Find A Grave web site: findagrave.com is a user friendly site where you can search for grave
'famous' individuals. With millions of names and photos, it is an invaluable tool for the
genealogist and family history buff. Find A Grave memorials can contain rich content including
photos, biographies and dates. Visitors can leave 'virtual flowers' on the memorials they visit,
completing the online cemetery experience.
Find A Grave's primary purpose is a grave registration website.
Find A Grave's secondary purpose is a memorialization/remembrance site.
Find A Grave's tertiary purpose is a genealogical resource.
If a listing or contribution corresponds with only the primary purpose, it has fulfilled its part of
Find A Grave's mission and is not required to correspond with the secondary and tertiary
purposes. Fulfilling the other two is welcomed, encouraged and deeply appreciated, but as far as
Find A Grave's purpose goes, a memorial page isn't lacking if it does not.
Find A Grave has grown to be a wonderful and valuable resource for genealogy and genealogists,
but that is adjunct to its main purpose.” (Copied from their web site.)
All information on the site is entered by volunteers, and the name you may be looking for may
not be there yet - please realize that Find A Grave is a work in progress waiting for volunteers
input. The site is free for perusal use but to edit/enter a person’s data you must become a
member. The membership is free requiring only a username, E-mail address and your zip code.
You can pay a token fee to have the advertisements removed from the memorial pages of your
loved ones. They also are very happy to receive donations.
Searching is rather straight forwarded, you can search for cemeteries by state and county, also
you can search by person’s name and any other information you may have. Remember, this is
not a complete cemetery listing (there are a few exceptions)! All information is entered by
volunteers from their own information. You can add your missing loved ones data to the site
including a memorial, photo of person, photo of stone, etc.
You can volunteer to take photos of grave markers near your home and enter it to the cemetery
listing. Also, if you are taking a trip, you can check nearby cemeteries to see if a request has
been made for a photo. When Fred and I are "cemetery hopping", I like to take photos of military
markers, and when we get back home I enter any that were not already posted. We also check to
see if there is a cemetery name photo, if not we will take it and post it. Remember, you can only
enter your loved ones burial data and photo’s once you become a member.
I find the site is well laid out (for a novice) and the Find A Grave FAQ are informing. Nosing
around the site you can enter the Forums section and maybe see something of interest. Click on
the “Military Discussion” and “Other Wars and Conflicts” forums and find more interesting
information. Hey, enter your favorite hero and see where he/she is buried……
Those of you who know of this site, spread the word, keep it building.
Patti Sanders
'famous' individuals. With millions of names and photos, it is an invaluable tool for the
genealogist and family history buff. Find A Grave memorials can contain rich content including
photos, biographies and dates. Visitors can leave 'virtual flowers' on the memorials they visit,
completing the online cemetery experience.
Find A Grave's primary purpose is a grave registration website.
Find A Grave's secondary purpose is a memorialization/remembrance site.
Find A Grave's tertiary purpose is a genealogical resource.
If a listing or contribution corresponds with only the primary purpose, it has fulfilled its part of
Find A Grave's mission and is not required to correspond with the secondary and tertiary
purposes. Fulfilling the other two is welcomed, encouraged and deeply appreciated, but as far as
Find A Grave's purpose goes, a memorial page isn't lacking if it does not.
Find A Grave has grown to be a wonderful and valuable resource for genealogy and genealogists,
but that is adjunct to its main purpose.” (Copied from their web site.)
All information on the site is entered by volunteers, and the name you may be looking for may
not be there yet - please realize that Find A Grave is a work in progress waiting for volunteers
input. The site is free for perusal use but to edit/enter a person’s data you must become a
member. The membership is free requiring only a username, E-mail address and your zip code.
You can pay a token fee to have the advertisements removed from the memorial pages of your
loved ones. They also are very happy to receive donations.
Searching is rather straight forwarded, you can search for cemeteries by state and county, also
you can search by person’s name and any other information you may have. Remember, this is
not a complete cemetery listing (there are a few exceptions)! All information is entered by
volunteers from their own information. You can add your missing loved ones data to the site
including a memorial, photo of person, photo of stone, etc.
You can volunteer to take photos of grave markers near your home and enter it to the cemetery
listing. Also, if you are taking a trip, you can check nearby cemeteries to see if a request has
been made for a photo. When Fred and I are "cemetery hopping", I like to take photos of military
markers, and when we get back home I enter any that were not already posted. We also check to
see if there is a cemetery name photo, if not we will take it and post it. Remember, you can only
enter your loved ones burial data and photo’s once you become a member.
I find the site is well laid out (for a novice) and the Find A Grave FAQ are informing. Nosing
around the site you can enter the Forums section and maybe see something of interest. Click on
the “Military Discussion” and “Other Wars and Conflicts” forums and find more interesting
information. Hey, enter your favorite hero and see where he/she is buried……
Those of you who know of this site, spread the word, keep it building.
Patti Sanders
| Find a Grave Another Genealogist Tool By Patti Sanders |
| Revised 01/31/2019 |