Category Index
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How to Read a Hebrew Tombstone
Information on reading Hebrew tombstones, including the Jewish calendar, numbers, common phrases, and special symbols.
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J. Henry Brown Monuments, Inc.
Richmond, Virginia. In the Virginia State Library and Archives.
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Jacksonville Monument Sales Records
Jacksonville, Illinois. From the Morgan Area Genealogical Association.
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Living Headstone™ | A Living Memorial | Quiring Monuments
Quiring Monuments can add a link onto the memorial which enables users of smart phones to scan and automatically connect to a personalized website, which contains family information in a virtual archive that will remain accessible for future generations. It can be viewed on the phone as visitors wander through the cemetery or by simply typing in a unique web address into your computer internet browser.
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Weather resistant stainless steel encased silicon chip allowing the storage of multiple pages of text and digital images. Does not require its own power source. Suitable for attaching to tombstones or other memorials.
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Rowe Granite Company 1912-1914
Jacksonville, Illinois. From the Morgan Area Genealogical Association.
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Sickness and Death in the Old South
While focusing on the south eastern United States, this provides excellent resources such as glossaries and scanned images of cemeteries and monuments.
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Spanish American War - Understanding Military abbreviations on Grave Stones
This page provides a glossary for abbreviations found on military gravestones from the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Survey of Iron Cross Cemeteries in North Dakota
A survey of cemeteries in North Dakota containing iron cross grave markers.
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Blacksmiths represented in the continuing survey of iron cross cemeteries, 1998-99.
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The Cemetery Column - A Tombstone in Your Palm
Article by Steve Paul Johnson about using your Palm Pilot to record tombstone details in a database.
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The Gravestone Gallery: Cemetery Curiosities and Tombstone Tributes -- Then, Today and Tomorrow
An article for new and experienced roots-seekers, accompanied by a photo tour that is being expanded regularly, on the role of cemeteries in genealogical research and in our culture.
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A look at the stories behind the stones, symbolism, funerary architecture and news about cemeteries and graveyards from around the world.
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Endeavours to procure a photograph of each and every Canadian War Grave from the South African War (1899-1902), World War 1 (1914-18), World War II (1939-45), Korean War (1950-52) and all United Nations Peacekeeping Missions to the present day.
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Transcribing Monumental Inscriptions
Suggestions & Ideas on how to record graveyards.
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Ultimate Tributes is today's answer to archiving the memories of our loved ones. Your archive is custom designed by you and can include photos, poems, stories and news clippings. You owe it to your future generation to provide insight into the character, personality and accomplishments of their family members. Our core product is our 'ultimate tribute memorial site' and it is basically a digital version of a scrapbook or photo album you have cherished through the years.We connect family, friends and generations by memorializing the life, history and spirit of those that have gone before us.
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From the North Dakota State University's Germans From Russia Heritage Collection.
