Cemeteries
Cemeteries
What You Can Find On BillionGraves.com
Visit the free BillionGraves cemetery record website to search for tombstone images and burial information for ancestors from around the world.
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Find a Grave: Optimize Your Search Results
Find a Grave is home to the world’s largest free collection of gravestone records. Learn how to make the most out of your searches for ancestor tombstones.
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Free Cemetery Transcription Form Download
Log locations, inscriptions and descriptions for family tombstones.
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How to Take Better Tombstone Photographs
Take clearer, more legible photos of your ancestors' graves with these easy tips.
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Gravestone Symbols and Their Hidden Meanings
Gravestone symbols can contain clues about your ancestor’s life and death. Discover the meaning behind common (and several uncommon!) gravestone symbols.
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Cemetery Records Online: Find Your Ancestors’ Tombstones
Cemeteries are critical genealogical resources, but they're often miles and miles from where you live. Cemetery websites can help you virtually visit.
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An Interview with Cemetery Research Expert Joy Neighbors
Do you love everything about doing genealogy in cemeteries? Learn secrets of cemetery research with "tombstone tourist" Joy Neighbors.
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Using Cemetery Plot Maps in Your Genealogy Research
Cemeteries are some of genealogists' favorite haunts. Learn about cemetery plot maps and how they can help your research there.
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Top 5 Best Cemetery Apps for Locating Ancestors
Take your genealogy research into the field with these great cemetery apps. They include maps, gravesite location and more!
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9 Things You Can Learn About Your Ancestors From the Cemetery
Seeing the gravestone and viewing records in the cemetery office may yield ancestry information you won't find in an online database of burials. Here are nine things you can learn.
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