I got involved in Findagrave in December 2021 when looking up information for an ancestor but got interested as I noticed some relatives were not linked. The volunteers I have encountered through the website are very helpful with ideas - thanks to all. And thanks to all the picture takers.

Pictures that I have added may be used by others.

Hint: It is important that every memorial have either a grave plot or grave stone photo to help ensure that the cemetery is correct on the memorial. Sometimes there are cemeteries of the same name nearby or an obituary may claim burial in one cemetery but burial actually occurs in another for some reason.

I am not a good researcher for obituaries, etc., so I don't spend a lot of time doing that. I merely set up grave memorials on FAG.

Here is some information copied from FAG volunteers' bio which might be helpful:

"Membership in many genealogical groups and societies requires primary sources of proof. Secondary sources of proof are tombstone photos and obituaries. Typing out an obituary is time consuming and is not acceptable proof for genealogists approving applications for The Mayflower Society or the Daughters of the American Revolution. It is also not helpful for researchers trying to link DNA evidence. Many people typing obits leave off the source and/or pertinent info and it creates more work for investigators to have to locate the original source of the obit."

Grave locations at Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic cemeteries can be determined by going here: https://www.catholiccemeterieschicago.org/Burial/Access

I got involved in Findagrave in December 2021 when looking up information for an ancestor but got interested as I noticed some relatives were not linked. The volunteers I have encountered through the website are very helpful with ideas - thanks to all. And thanks to all the picture takers.

Pictures that I have added may be used by others.

Hint: It is important that every memorial have either a grave plot or grave stone photo to help ensure that the cemetery is correct on the memorial. Sometimes there are cemeteries of the same name nearby or an obituary may claim burial in one cemetery but burial actually occurs in another for some reason.

I am not a good researcher for obituaries, etc., so I don't spend a lot of time doing that. I merely set up grave memorials on FAG.

Here is some information copied from FAG volunteers' bio which might be helpful:

"Membership in many genealogical groups and societies requires primary sources of proof. Secondary sources of proof are tombstone photos and obituaries. Typing out an obituary is time consuming and is not acceptable proof for genealogists approving applications for The Mayflower Society or the Daughters of the American Revolution. It is also not helpful for researchers trying to link DNA evidence. Many people typing obits leave off the source and/or pertinent info and it creates more work for investigators to have to locate the original source of the obit."

Grave locations at Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic cemeteries can be determined by going here: https://www.catholiccemeterieschicago.org/Burial/Access