Some view FindAGrave as merely a catalogue of cemeteries and/or headstones. I don't.

Headstones in cemeteries represent more than merely marking the final resting place of individual. They also host some information, however, at times that information may merely be name, date of birth and date of death. The latter two bits are generally divided by a hyphen or a blank space. To me that hyphen, or space, between those dates represent more; they represent what the person may have done with their life. I feel FindAGrave provides a source to share what that person may have done in that hyphen or space between those two dates ... or a bit of history.

I feel FindAGrave agrees with my views, as they offer ability to link individuals to their parents and/or spouses plus a section titled Bio one can edit ... so goes far beyond sharing an individual's name, dates of birth and death, and what cemetery they are located in but offer the ability to fill in the hyphen between birth and death.

I am working on the family tree and sharing information, for linking family members together or more details, for existing memorials that I come across during that research. Even though the individuals, found on FindAGrave, are dead - there is no reason I can think of why they cannot be linked to those they once loved or shared a part of their life with before death. If I feel able to maintain a memorial page of a relation, I will request a transfer - but only if I feel I can do the memorial justice and/or share more about the person by doing so.

A small handful of memorials were transferred my way due to knowing the person's past, or family history, by the person who originally created the memorial page. Those were not requested, but handed over since I was able to fill in the dash between the dates, even though they may be related to me only through marriage somewhere along the way. I am happy, and honored, to maintain those memorial pages and add whatever information I come across along with those of closer, or more immediate, family members.

Surnames of interest when working on my family tree:

Paternal: Wampler, Steffy/Steffey, McCoskey, Curry, Campbell, Johns, etc.
Maternal: Palmer, Reed, Craddock, Hayes, Hess, Patterson, Lawson, etc.
Spousal: Perlaky, Smith, Wells, Flanary etc.

Some view FindAGrave as merely a catalogue of cemeteries and/or headstones. I don't.

Headstones in cemeteries represent more than merely marking the final resting place of individual. They also host some information, however, at times that information may merely be name, date of birth and date of death. The latter two bits are generally divided by a hyphen or a blank space. To me that hyphen, or space, between those dates represent more; they represent what the person may have done with their life. I feel FindAGrave provides a source to share what that person may have done in that hyphen or space between those two dates ... or a bit of history.

I feel FindAGrave agrees with my views, as they offer ability to link individuals to their parents and/or spouses plus a section titled Bio one can edit ... so goes far beyond sharing an individual's name, dates of birth and death, and what cemetery they are located in but offer the ability to fill in the hyphen between birth and death.

I am working on the family tree and sharing information, for linking family members together or more details, for existing memorials that I come across during that research. Even though the individuals, found on FindAGrave, are dead - there is no reason I can think of why they cannot be linked to those they once loved or shared a part of their life with before death. If I feel able to maintain a memorial page of a relation, I will request a transfer - but only if I feel I can do the memorial justice and/or share more about the person by doing so.

A small handful of memorials were transferred my way due to knowing the person's past, or family history, by the person who originally created the memorial page. Those were not requested, but handed over since I was able to fill in the dash between the dates, even though they may be related to me only through marriage somewhere along the way. I am happy, and honored, to maintain those memorial pages and add whatever information I come across along with those of closer, or more immediate, family members.

Surnames of interest when working on my family tree:

Paternal: Wampler, Steffy/Steffey, McCoskey, Curry, Campbell, Johns, etc.
Maternal: Palmer, Reed, Craddock, Hayes, Hess, Patterson, Lawson, etc.
Spousal: Perlaky, Smith, Wells, Flanary etc.