KMS

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This is an excellent resource for Champaign County, Illinois:
https://https://urbanafreelibrary.org/local-history/using-the-archives
A library card is not needed to access the on-line catalog or some of the references listed on-line. Be sure to explore all this unit has to offer. It's amazing!

The Champaign County Historical Archives is housed in the library and maintains a research-level collection on the history and genealogy of Champaign County and its residents. Come explore our rich holdings of archives and special collections that document local life from the 1830s through the present day.
The above material was taken from The Urbana Free Library website. From me: If you use their resources consider donating a little cash. They have a lot of material they need to catalog. Your ancestor could be sitting in a box waiting for someone to get around to opening it. Help them help you.

TLDR: Ask if you want the page. If you send me edits I'll cite you as the source. Despite my wishes and efforts I'm not an award winning photo journalist, it's me and a Samsung phone. If you don't like a photo I post on your page send me a note and I'll delete. No reason required. Finding old headstones is my favorite part of Find A Grave but sometimes it's just an excuse to get outside.

Longer version of above:

1. I don't adhere to the Find A Grave transfer policy. If you have an interest in the person and are willing to add more information to their life story I'm happy to consider transferring. Don't be shy-ASK.
2. I consider myself like the lost and found of undocumented headstones that I come across. I'm not interested in collecting memorial pages but I am willing to hold them in hopes their family or friends find them and take them over. If you send me edits, especially a lot of them on a particular person, don't be surprised if I message you back asking if you'd like to have the page. Despite the length of the bio-I'm a minimalist at heart. Page numbers are not my goal.
3. I add short bits of local historical information to memorial pages to make it easier for a researcher to quickly figure out if this is the person they are looking for. I try to make the information as accurate as possible but I'm not going to lie-I'm not spending days researching one person. If I jack it up send me an edit request. Don't be surprised if I ask for some form of verification. I'm not questioning you. I just want to know where I went wrong.
4. Headstone photos- I'm respectful of the cemetery and the burial place but I also hate pictures that show headstones that are covered by bushes, grass, dirt and garbage. If I can't see the name or dates there is no use in taking a photo. Meaning-I'm probably going to clean the mold/dirt off if I can't see important information. If you want the stone left as it is-message me! FYI-I almost always post a picture of the lot/surrounding area where the person is buried and I've been known to post a photo of the back of the headstone. Some people like it, some hate it. If I post photos you hate send me a message and I'll delete them. It's your page. Do what makes you happy.
5. I consider epitaphs an important part of the headstone. They reflect the feeling /beliefs of the person who died or their families. I spend a lot of time recording them as written so when I send you an edit to include them please add them to the page.

This is an excellent resource for Champaign County, Illinois:
https://https://urbanafreelibrary.org/local-history/using-the-archives
A library card is not needed to access the on-line catalog or some of the references listed on-line. Be sure to explore all this unit has to offer. It's amazing!

The Champaign County Historical Archives is housed in the library and maintains a research-level collection on the history and genealogy of Champaign County and its residents. Come explore our rich holdings of archives and special collections that document local life from the 1830s through the present day.
The above material was taken from The Urbana Free Library website. From me: If you use their resources consider donating a little cash. They have a lot of material they need to catalog. Your ancestor could be sitting in a box waiting for someone to get around to opening it. Help them help you.

TLDR: Ask if you want the page. If you send me edits I'll cite you as the source. Despite my wishes and efforts I'm not an award winning photo journalist, it's me and a Samsung phone. If you don't like a photo I post on your page send me a note and I'll delete. No reason required. Finding old headstones is my favorite part of Find A Grave but sometimes it's just an excuse to get outside.

Longer version of above:

1. I don't adhere to the Find A Grave transfer policy. If you have an interest in the person and are willing to add more information to their life story I'm happy to consider transferring. Don't be shy-ASK.
2. I consider myself like the lost and found of undocumented headstones that I come across. I'm not interested in collecting memorial pages but I am willing to hold them in hopes their family or friends find them and take them over. If you send me edits, especially a lot of them on a particular person, don't be surprised if I message you back asking if you'd like to have the page. Despite the length of the bio-I'm a minimalist at heart. Page numbers are not my goal.
3. I add short bits of local historical information to memorial pages to make it easier for a researcher to quickly figure out if this is the person they are looking for. I try to make the information as accurate as possible but I'm not going to lie-I'm not spending days researching one person. If I jack it up send me an edit request. Don't be surprised if I ask for some form of verification. I'm not questioning you. I just want to know where I went wrong.
4. Headstone photos- I'm respectful of the cemetery and the burial place but I also hate pictures that show headstones that are covered by bushes, grass, dirt and garbage. If I can't see the name or dates there is no use in taking a photo. Meaning-I'm probably going to clean the mold/dirt off if I can't see important information. If you want the stone left as it is-message me! FYI-I almost always post a picture of the lot/surrounding area where the person is buried and I've been known to post a photo of the back of the headstone. Some people like it, some hate it. If I post photos you hate send me a message and I'll delete them. It's your page. Do what makes you happy.
5. I consider epitaphs an important part of the headstone. They reflect the feeling /beliefs of the person who died or their families. I spend a lot of time recording them as written so when I send you an edit to include them please add them to the page.

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