About this item
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.Detailed step-by-step guides to finding ancestors' cemeteries using websites like Find A Grave, plus how to record and preserve death and burial informationTips and strategies for navigating cemeteries and finding individual tombstones in the field, plus an at-a-glance guide to tombstone symbols and iconographyResources and techniques for discovering other death records and incorporating information from cemeteries into genealogical research
About the Author
Joy Neighbors is an avowed "Tombstone Tourist" with an avid interest in cemeteries, history, writing, theatre and travel. Her cemetery blog, A Grave Interest, began in 2011, and Joy's Joy of Wine started in 2012. Joy speaks about cemeteries, genealogy, and graveyard symbols around the US. She also has a passion for wine and has worked in the industry for close to 20 years. Joy writes for several magazines, and is currently writing a full-length play about a Kentucky pioneer heroine.
