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4 Levels of Cemetery and Headstone Research for Genealogy

September 21, 2023 by Melissa - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 2 Comments

cemetery and headstone genealogical research

Have you had to figure out cemetery and headstone research for genealogy on your own? It can be a bit overwhelming! In this article, we'll help you find new depths to your cemetery research.  Most genealogists seek to find each ancestor's birth, marriage, and death information. Headstone and cemetery records can provide our ancestors' death date and final resting place. However, if we dig deeper into cemetery records, we may find so much more information!  Level 1: Online Sites like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Records and Resources, genealogy research Tagged With: cemetery, Graveyard, headstone

Details in the Graves: Using Tombstone Symbolism to Unlock your Ancestor’s History

October 23, 2020 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 3 Comments

"What does the symbol on my ancestors' gravestone mean?" Our guide to gravestone symbols may just contain the answer you're looking for! This time of year, cemeteries hold a certain appeal due to their association with the macabre, but for the dutiful family historian, the tombstones of our ancestors can provide leads to untapped records.  If you have yet to go and search for the physical gravestone of an ancestor and know where they might be buried, the effort spent locating them could be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Records and Resources Tagged With: cemetery, Christian symbols, family history, fraternal symbols, genealogy, grave, gravestones, Jewish symbols, masonic symbols, military, records, religious symbols, shriners, symbolism, symbols, tombstone

A Horrific Headstone on Halloween

October 29, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 1 Comment

As the Halloween tradition highlights the eerie scares of death, this is a story of a broken headstone, and how a family rallied together to bring dignity to a fascinating life.  Halloween in the U.S. means stories of ghouls and ghosts and terrifying nightly jaunts through haunted cemeteries filled with shadowy grave markers rising above black grass. It evokes a picture of the cold night air filled with howling wolves and screeching bats flying under an icy blue moon. Speaking of scary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Onsite Tagged With: Ancestor, cemetery, family, halloween, headstone, highlights, scare, scary, tradition

Tracking Your Irish Ancestor Across the Ocean

November 12, 2013 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

Researching your immigrant genealogy can be daunting, especially when you're tracking your Irish ancestor across the ocean. Here's some advice! Finding an Irish immigrant’s area of origin can be challenging, but there are several Irish, U.S., and Canadian records that may give you this information. This article will discuss civil registration, immigration, church, vital, and cemetery records and how these records can assist you in finding your ancestor’s place of origin. Civil … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Immigration, Irish Ancestors Tagged With: advice, Ancestor, cemetery, church, civil, Documents, family history, genealogy, immigrant, Ireland, Irish, professional, records, research

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