Cemeteries

DIY Cemetery Field Research Supply Kit Checklist

Visiting your ancestor's grave? Here's a list of everything you need to take with you during a cemetery field research trip.

Finding the Final Resting Place Premium

Want to get really close to your ancestors? Head for the cemetery. Here's how to find your ancestors' final resting places and what you can learn from tombstones.

Cemeteries and Death Records Premium

African-American Cemeteries Online www.prairiebluff.com/aacemetery Dig into the tombstone transcriptions at African-American Cemeteries Online to search for black ancestors' burials. Each state has a page listing the cemeteries that volunteers have recorded, with links to the data—usually names, dates and the cemetery's location and condition. The...

Now What? Access Granted Premium

If a cemetery is in a gated community, what rights do relatives have to visit the graves?

Now What? Cryptic Situation Premium

What happens to the uprooted graves and crypts in hurricane-ravaged cemeteries?

Restoring and Preserving Historic Cemeteries in Your Community Premium

Are your ancestors safely at rest? We examine the state of historic cemeteries. Plus, discover resources can help you save cemeteries in your community.