We’re hanging out in the cemetery this month, with advice on doing tombstone rubbings and info on a great cemetery website.

Ep. 24: May 2010

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In this episode:

The Editor’s Desk with Allison Stacy

LisLisa chats with Allison about the upcoming book Grave Humor. You can submit your own photos of funny headstones at the Funny Gravestone Photos group pool on Flickr.

News from the Blogosphere with Diane Haddad

Diane shares news from the recent NGS conference held in Salt Lake City.

• A Celebration of Family History
• Genealogy News Corral April 26-30 
• Three New Announcements from Ancestry.com

Top Tips: Tombstone Tales

Sunny Morton and Lisa discuss the questions we should be asking about cemetery records from Sunny’s article Tombstone Tales in the July 2010 issue of the magazine. Family Tree Magazine Plus members can read the article here.

Here are some websites that Sunny recommends:

• The Department of Veterans Affairs lists American military cemeteries around the country as well as military cemeteries created by states
• American Battle Monuments Commission maintains 24 cemeteries for US soldiers who died in battles overseas

Best Websites: Names in Stone

Lisa talks with David Day of the Names in Stone website, which is in the 10 Best Places to See Dead People section of the 101 Best Web Sites list from the September 2009 issue.

Safe Keeping: Tombstone Rubbings

Grace provides safe keeping tips for doing tombstone rubbings.

Get more great advice here:

• Tombstone Rubbing Step by Step
• Talk about tombstones in our forum
• Don’t Get Arrested Doing a Tombstone Rubbing!

Your Host: Lisa Louise Cooke

Listen to Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems and Genealogy: Family History Made Easy podcasts in iTunes and visit her website for great research ideas, podcast episodes and videos.

Have fun climbing your family tree!