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Because so many people live hundreds or thousands of miles from their 18th or 19th century ancestral homes, on-site cemetery research often has to wait for a family vacation or business trip. How frustrating to find a clue about a family homestead, only to be prevented by distance to visit in person.
For genealogists, cemeteries can contain a treasure house of clues for further research. The inscription on just one stone can contain a maiden name, a place of birth, the names of children or wives, and cause of death. The carvings on the stone, themselves, can symbolically reflect religious beliefs or the family’s expression of grief.
Today, thanks to the Internet, the possibility of locating family burial sites without leaving home is excellent. Instead of indefinitely postponing cemetery research, you can now search the Web for cemetery transcriptions, headstone records, and even photographs.
For genealogists, cemeteries can contain a treasure house of clues for further research. The inscription on just one stone can contain a maiden name, a place of birth, the names of children or wives, and cause of death. The carvings on the stone, themselves, can symbolically reflect religious beliefs or the family’s expression of grief.
Today, thanks to the Internet, the possibility of locating family burial sites without leaving home is excellent. Instead of indefinitely postponing cemetery research, you can now search the Web for cemetery transcriptions, headstone records, and even photographs.
