For years, I have been going through cemeteries individually, camera in hand, to photograph every headstone when possible - creating memorial pages for those who do not have one, adding gps coordinates or additional photos & asking for corrections or updates on any who may need it. This hobby combines my interest in photography, history & genealogy.

This site is used for a multitude of reasons - not just to note where a grave is located. I feel that each page should have as much information as possible on each memorial, making the site useful for a larger variety of researchers. I request a lot of edits for this reason.

My reasons for edits on the following fields:

Names - Full names, rather than solely what is written on the headstone, give more possibilities for researchers to find or narrow down the correct person. The inscription field is the proper place to show the name exactly as it reads on the headstone.

Inscription - Some people only add the epitaph or anything other than name & dates to this section. However, I feel the exact inscription from the headstone(s) should be transcribed in this field as closely as possible for multiple reasons. 1. Someone took the time to write out the information as it was printed on the stone - with spacing, punctuation & style copied as closely as possible while there at the stone. Deleting half of that information wastes the effort put into accurate transcription. Indexers & those who transcribe historical works don't just skip portions of the document because it is listed elsewhere. Just because one person doesn't use this for historical research doesn't mean someone else won't - either now or in the future. 2. Some say that you can look at the picture and see what is on the stone. What happens if a photo is deleted or blurry? With current technology, text in the inscription field is much easier to search or convert to speech than a photo is. 3. Old stones are harder & harder to read as time takes its toll. A photo is not generally as easy to read as looking at the inscription in person. If historians in the past wouldn't have copied headstone data from old stones, all of that information would now be lost. Taking down everything on the stone is helpful for future researchers.

Photos - All photos I have submitted to this site can be used for personal family trees with proper credit. Copying my photo to add to this or another site without credit is not only disrespectful but against copyright laws.

All edits I request are verified from sources - whether it be a photo or personal view of the headstone, articles in newspapers.com, or research found in historical records on familysearch.org. I feel it is a memorial manager's obligation to make each memorial as accurate as possible & review all requested edits.

For years, I have been going through cemeteries individually, camera in hand, to photograph every headstone when possible - creating memorial pages for those who do not have one, adding gps coordinates or additional photos & asking for corrections or updates on any who may need it. This hobby combines my interest in photography, history & genealogy.

This site is used for a multitude of reasons - not just to note where a grave is located. I feel that each page should have as much information as possible on each memorial, making the site useful for a larger variety of researchers. I request a lot of edits for this reason.

My reasons for edits on the following fields:

Names - Full names, rather than solely what is written on the headstone, give more possibilities for researchers to find or narrow down the correct person. The inscription field is the proper place to show the name exactly as it reads on the headstone.

Inscription - Some people only add the epitaph or anything other than name & dates to this section. However, I feel the exact inscription from the headstone(s) should be transcribed in this field as closely as possible for multiple reasons. 1. Someone took the time to write out the information as it was printed on the stone - with spacing, punctuation & style copied as closely as possible while there at the stone. Deleting half of that information wastes the effort put into accurate transcription. Indexers & those who transcribe historical works don't just skip portions of the document because it is listed elsewhere. Just because one person doesn't use this for historical research doesn't mean someone else won't - either now or in the future. 2. Some say that you can look at the picture and see what is on the stone. What happens if a photo is deleted or blurry? With current technology, text in the inscription field is much easier to search or convert to speech than a photo is. 3. Old stones are harder & harder to read as time takes its toll. A photo is not generally as easy to read as looking at the inscription in person. If historians in the past wouldn't have copied headstone data from old stones, all of that information would now be lost. Taking down everything on the stone is helpful for future researchers.

Photos - All photos I have submitted to this site can be used for personal family trees with proper credit. Copying my photo to add to this or another site without credit is not only disrespectful but against copyright laws.

All edits I request are verified from sources - whether it be a photo or personal view of the headstone, articles in newspapers.com, or research found in historical records on familysearch.org. I feel it is a memorial manager's obligation to make each memorial as accurate as possible & review all requested edits.