Cemeteries
Cemeteries
Using Photo Software to Read an Ancestor’s Headstone
Learn how to use photo-editing software to read your ancestors' illegible gravestones.
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When Tombstones Talk: QR Codes on Headstones Premium
QR codes on headstones are transforming cemeteries into digital memorials. Scan to discover photos, stories and family histories—bringing ancestors’ legacies to life beyond the dash between their dates.
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How to Rejuvenate a Gravestone with Poultices Premium
For stubborn stains, experts turn to poultices, or pastes made by combining cleaning solution with a white absorbent material such as plaster of Paris or kaolin. Plus: Resources and websites for cemeteries and gravestone care.
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Tips for Tombstone Care Premium
Do your ancestors' tombstones look worse for wear? Give them a facelift with these simple care and repair tips.
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History Heaven Premium
When Cincinnati merchant Peter Neff’s wife died in 1844, he wouldn’t bury her in the city’s crowded, dismal graveyards. A year later, Neff was among the founders of Spring Grove Cemetery, which would become a model for cemetery design and a National Historic Landmark.
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Use these sources to discover your ancestors’ final resting places.
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4 Questions to Help You Find Genealogy Details in the Cemetery Premium
These four questions will make your ancestral grave markers and cemeteries come alive with family history.
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Websites and Books for Researching Tombstone Symbols Premium
Discover the meanings of symbols used on tombstones with the books and websites listed here.
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AncestorNews: Cemetery Photos from Afar Premium
Over the past several months, I've had the opportunity to take tombstone photos for family researchers. Oftentimes, we live hundreds or thousands of miles away from where our ancestors lived, and traveling to get photos of the old homestead or cemetery can be difficult. Thankfully, there are hundreds of...
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Photographing Headstones Premium
Several months ago, I contacted a volunteer at a headstone photography projects about getting a photo of my third great-grandfather's tombstone, outside Atlanta. Grandpa was a Union soldier who died of disease in the closing months of the Civil War, and was buried far from his Missouri home. I...
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