The Family Tree cemetery field guide : how to find, record, & preserve your ancestors' graves

The Family Tree cemetery field guide How to find, record, & preserve your ancestors' graves

Joy Neighbors

Book - 2017

"Unearth clues to your past. Not all research can be done from home - sometimes you have to head into the field. Cemeteries are crucial for any genealogist's search, and this book will show you how to search for and analyze your ancestors' graves. Discover tools for locating tombstones, tips for traipsing through cemeteries, an at-a-glance guide to frequently used gravestone icons, and practical strategies for on-the-ground research. And once you've returned home, learn how to incorporate gravestone information into your research, as well as how to upload grave locations to BillionGraves and record your findings in memorial pages on Find A Grave. The Family Tree Cemetery Field Guide features: Detailed step-by-step guides... to finding ancestor's cemeteries using websites like Find A Grave, plus how to record and preserve death and burial information ; Tips and strategies for navigating cemeteries and finding individual tombstones in the field, plus an at-a-glance guide to tombstone symbols and iconography ; Resources and techniques for discovering other death records and incorporating information from cemeteries into genealogical research"--Back cover.

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Subjects
Cemeteries > United States.
Genealogy.
Cemeteries.
Registers of births, etc.
United States > Genealogy > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Handbooks and manuals.
Genres
Handbooks and manuals
Published
Cincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Books [2017]
Language
English
Main Author
Joy Neighbors (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-231) and index.
ISBN
9781440352126
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. Planning Your Trip to the Cemetery
  • 1. Why Cemeteries?
  • Journey to the past! This chapter covers the history and cultural importance of cemeteries.
  • 2. Cemetery Records Crash Course
  • Learn what ancestral secrets graveyards hold with this guide to the records you can find in cemeteries.
  • 3. Finding Your Ancestors' Graves
  • Pinpoint graves before even setting foot in the cemetery with this chapter's guides to online databases like Find A Grave and BillionGraves.
  • Part 2. Researching on Hallowed Ground
  • 4. Cemetery Research Strategies
  • Maximize your time in the graveyard with these tips for having a successful cemetery trip, plus a collection of facts to look for while on the ground.
  • 5. Reading Headstones
  • Uncover the family secrets on your ancestor's grave. This chapter discusses some best practices for reading headstones, including how to safely enhance inscriptions, overcome weathering, and read old script.
  • 6. Headstone Iconography Guide
  • Decipher the words and symbols on your ancestor's grave with this guide to tombstone symbols.
  • Part 3. Making Sense of Your Research
  • 7. Next Steps
  • Put your research to use! This chapter will give you tips for applying your cemetery findings to genealogy research, plus a guide for digitally enhancing photos and case studies that demonstrate cemetery research in action.
  • 8. Recording Cemetery Data Online
  • Preserve your research for other genealogists and for future generations with this chapter's guides to uploading and transcribing tombstone data.
  • Part 4. Digging Deeper
  • 9. Other Records
  • Take your family history to the next level. This chapter highlights genealogy records that you probable can't find in the cemetery.
  • 10. Preserving Cemeteries
  • Learn the do's and don'ts of conserving cemeteries and the tombstones in them.
  • Appendix A. Worksheets
  • Appendix B. More Resources
  • Index
Review by Booklist Review

Cemeteries are crucial for genealogy research, and this solid, compact, one-stop book shows how to search for and analyze ancestors' graves. It provides tools for locating tombstones, tips for traipsing through cemeteries, and a guide to frequently used gravestone icons, with many examples shown in helpful, clearly identified photos. The author also provides practical strategies for on-the-ground research and suggests sound use of modern technology. This field guide explains clearly how to incorporate gravestone information into family-history research and offers helpful tips on reading, interpreting, and preserving deteriorating tombstones, uploading grave locations to BillionGraves, and recording findings in memorial pages on Find A Grave. This excellent work is enhanced with an array of additional resources and an accurate index.--Meyers, Arthur Copyright 2017 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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