Recently, I became interested in my family lineage and have been striving to fill in the blanks. Someone pointed me to FindaGrave.com to find where a distant relative was buried. I submitted a request and within a couple of days, I had a photo of the marker that showed me that the relative was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart in WWII. With this information, I was able to determine where he served and other information about him.

Since a FindaGrave contributor made the effort to acquire the photo that provided me with so much information, I felt that I needed to pay it forward in order to help others in their searches.

Hopefully, my efforts will help others who will volunteer and the Find a Grave community will grow.

Recently, I became interested in my family lineage and have been striving to fill in the blanks. Someone pointed me to FindaGrave.com to find where a distant relative was buried. I submitted a request and within a couple of days, I had a photo of the marker that showed me that the relative was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart in WWII. With this information, I was able to determine where he served and other information about him.

Since a FindaGrave contributor made the effort to acquire the photo that provided me with so much information, I felt that I needed to pay it forward in order to help others in their searches.

Hopefully, my efforts will help others who will volunteer and the Find a Grave community will grow.