Cemetery and Gravestone Handbook - For Genealogists & Family Historians

CEMETERY and GRAVESTONE HANDBOOK looks at a variety of topics that researches find difficult to master. Each and every one can enhance the history and story of your ancestors.

Discover how to:

• Find and document your ancestors
• Get the most out of cemeteries, safely.
• Decipher gravestones to reveal stories.
• Research veterans in national & local cemeteries.
• Photograph gravestones as records and art.
• Clean gravestones to preserve their image.

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Table of Contents

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Cemeteries and gravestones are as important to genealogy and family history as census data, vital records, and birth and death certificates, and other documents. Cemeteries give us a physical connection to our ancestors, a link sometimes more tangible than records..

See What's in the Book

• Chapter 1 ~ Finding Your Ancesters
  Chapter 2 ~ Visit the Cemetery
  Chapter 3 ~ Deciphering Gravestones
  Chapter 4 ~ Veteran and National Cemeteries
  Chapter 5 ~ Photographing Gravestones
  Chapter 6 ~ Cleaning Gravestones
  Appendix A ~ Emblems of Belief (VA)
  Appendix B ~ National Cemeteries
  Appendix C ~ State, Territory, Tribal Cemeteries
  Appendix D ~ CSA Cemeteries
  Appendix E ~ Branch and Service Abbreviations
  Appendix F ~ Resources and Links