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Virginia Family Tree - a genealogy resource
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This is my Virginia genealogy blog, nothing fancy, just a way to share what I have found in my research over the years. Most of the information is from my own family tree. I include some general resources and information but most of it is specific
Recent Posts Tagged With 'cemetery preservation'
Cemetery preservation conversation with Brad Manzenberger of Stone Revival Cemetery Restoration, Inc.
I had a great set of communications with one of my genealogy lesson readers, Brad Manzenberger of Stone Revival Cemetery Restoration, Inc. With his permission, I wanted to post the set of emails that went between us over the past few days. I think...
Cemetery workers accused of digging up graves, reselling plots (CNN)
There was an article on CNN's website this morning about cemetery workers digging up graves and reselling the plots. The cemetery in question was Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, located about 20 miles south of Chicago, a historic, African-Ame...
Can a cemetery refuse you the right to publish tombstone information?
This is a question in reference to an article I found online, you can follow the link below to check it out. In short, a man went through a local church cemetery and took photos of the stones. He then made a website about the cemetery and put the p...
Cemetery Mapping Opportunity
I wanted to pass along a "press release" of sorts from Grave Mappers:"At Grave Mappers, we are always looking for ways to help preserve small, obscure cemeteries and their vital records – and we are announcing a great opportunity to do just that...
Cemetery Database update
I went to the state archives last Saturday and added a bunch of names to my Virginia cemetery database. I am up to 617 names now, mostly burials from Oakwood and Riverview cemeteries of Richmond. You can search the database at the bottom of my blog...
Names in Stone & Grave Mappers
I was introduced to a website today called Names in Stone. According to one of its team members, they are "creating online interactive cemetery maps...this is a great place to preserve the records of small and abandoned family cemeteries. The maps ...
Virginia Cemetery Transcription Project Update
This update has been a long time coming. I have finally added some records to what I was calling my "Oakwood Cemetery" database. There are now about 500 total entries, including a small amount of Civil War burials. All of the records included at t...
How to Restore an Abandoned Cemetery
I have been a little bit out of the loop lately. I took the weekend off and did not even turn my computer on (other than to check on my fantasy football league!) I have not checked my e-mail in about five days so I am sure there are loads there for...
