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Ancestry Academy - Find A Grave ^FREE

Find A Grave is the world's largest website devoted to memorializing the loved ones who came before us and their graves. Come take a cemetery walk with Michael, learn how to further your family research and become an active contributor of Find A Grave.

Archaeology, Genealogy, and GIS Meet at Columbia Cemetery

Online article on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping of the Columbia Cemetery in Boulder, Colorado.

Cemetery Research and Gravestone Rubbings...a How To, Site

How to research cemeteries, care for tombstones and photograph the stones.

Cemetery Studies

Pictures of Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati Ohio and lesson plans for students.

Connecticut Gravestone Network - Cleaning Basics

Family Research - English, Scottish and Irish Genealogy - Welsh Words and Phrases on Gravestones

Family Tree Magazine - Go on a Cemetery Tour to Search for Family History Clues

FamilySearch Blog - Four Tips for Sleuthing in Cemeteries for Your Ancestors

FamilySearch Wiki - United States Cemeteries

Cemetery record types, locating cemeteries, address books, and other sources of cemetery records.

Genealogy.com - Tips for Photographing Gravestones

Genealogy.com - Using Cemeteries and Funeral Homes for Genealogy

GenealogyMagazine, Episode 11: Cemetery Records (YouTube)

In this episode, we compare a transcript of grave markers to photographs of the actual inscriptions and find surprising differences. Still, a published source may be the last link to the original if it becomes damaged or destroyed.

Gravestone Rubbing for Beginners

By Jessie Lie Farber.

How to Read A Graveyard

From DoHistory.

Occasional Genealogist - Cemetery Photography: The Best Supplies

OVS-Genealogy - Taking Photos of Cemeteries, Monuments, and Tombstones

Tips and suggestions, and examples for taking photos of tombstones.

Recording Cemeteries with Digital Photography

From the Cemetery Column.

Reproducing brasses and incised slabs

From the Monumental Brass Society.

Researching and Recording Civil War Veterans Burials in Michigan Cemeteries

Stones and Bones

A genealogical guide to researching cemeteries.