I started getting interested in my genealogy when I realized that the people around me who knew the past would not be around forever. There are a few that I would like to go back and talk to now.

Please give credit for any photos I've taken if you link them elsewhere. Please put a reference to "Find a Grave" and include at least my name and if you can, my member number. Thank you.

In most cases the sun can illuminate faded writing on old stones, if you catch it at the right time of day, usually around noon during the summer. Other times of the year you may need to get them near dusk or dawn. Some need a little artificial light, especially if they're in the shade, sometimes a mirror helps. In a few years some of those faded stones will be unreadable, photograph them now!

Sometimes the facts that are presented to people aren't what they expect. Keep an open mind, pictures usually don't lie.

I do check facts before I approve suggestions. If it can't be proven with documents I'll put a note on the memorial, referencing who suggested it. So read the bio information, it may already be there.

I started getting interested in my genealogy when I realized that the people around me who knew the past would not be around forever. There are a few that I would like to go back and talk to now.

Please give credit for any photos I've taken if you link them elsewhere. Please put a reference to "Find a Grave" and include at least my name and if you can, my member number. Thank you.

In most cases the sun can illuminate faded writing on old stones, if you catch it at the right time of day, usually around noon during the summer. Other times of the year you may need to get them near dusk or dawn. Some need a little artificial light, especially if they're in the shade, sometimes a mirror helps. In a few years some of those faded stones will be unreadable, photograph them now!

Sometimes the facts that are presented to people aren't what they expect. Keep an open mind, pictures usually don't lie.

I do check facts before I approve suggestions. If it can't be proven with documents I'll put a note on the memorial, referencing who suggested it. So read the bio information, it may already be there.