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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Iowa|Iowa]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Iowa_Cemeteries|Iowa Cemeteries]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Iowa|Iowa]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Iowa_Cemeteries|Iowa Cemeteries]]'' | ||
=== Finding Cemetery Records === | === Finding Cemetery Records === | ||
Cemetery records can be found in various places, but the most common are: | Cemetery records can be found in various places, but the most common are: | ||
*Online Records | *Online Records | ||
*Published Records | *Published Records | ||
*Visit the Cemetery | *Visit the Cemetery | ||
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*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-IA-001.html Cemetery Junction] | *[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-IA-001.html Cemetery Junction] | ||
*[http://www.interment.net/ Interment.net]<br> | *[http://www.interment.net/ Interment.net]<br> | ||
*[http://iowagravestones.org/ IowaGravestonses.org] | *[http://iowagravestones.org/ IowaGravestonses.org]<br> | ||
*[http://iowajones.org/cemetery.htm/ IowaJones.org]<br> | |||
*[http://iowawpagraves.org/index.php Iowa WPA Graves Registration]<br> | *[http://iowawpagraves.org/index.php Iowa WPA Graves Registration]<br> | ||
*[http://www.savinggraves-us.org/ia/index.htm Saving Graves] | *[http://www.savinggraves-us.org/ia/index.htm Saving Graves] | ||
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*[http://www.webcemeteries.com/ Webcemeteries]<br> | *[http://www.webcemeteries.com/ Webcemeteries]<br> | ||
===== Published Records===== | ===== Published Records ===== | ||
These records can be found in book form or on the Internet. To locate cemetery books visit the library in the county or town where your ancestor died. A good source to locate published cemetery records is the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] and [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat]. | These records can be found in book form or on the Internet. To locate cemetery books visit the library in the county or town where your ancestor died. A good source to locate published cemetery records is the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] and [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat]. | ||
Cemetery [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone tombstones], or [[Sexton Records|sexton's records]], may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse, names of children, and maiden names. Less often, they contain birth places. Tombstones may have [http://genealogy.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.angelfire.com%2Fky2%2Fcemetery%2Freid.html symbols] or [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave.shtml insignias] indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. There are also [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave_symbols.shtml abbreviations] that gives clues when deciphered. Also family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby. [http://www.gravestonestudies.org/faq.htm The Association of Gravestone Studies (AGS)] has recommendations on the treatment and care of tombstones when needing to make inscriptions more visible. There are several major collections of [[Iowa]] cemetery records created by various organizations that transcribed tombstones and sexton’s records. Not all cemetery records are computerized and the records may be recorded on [http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/articles/cards.html "lot" cards]. | Cemetery [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone tombstones], or [[Sexton Records|sexton's records]], may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse, names of children, and maiden names. Less often, they contain birth places. Tombstones may have [http://genealogy.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.angelfire.com%2Fky2%2Fcemetery%2Freid.html symbols] or [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave.shtml insignias] indicating military service and social or religious affiliations. There are also [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/grave_symbols.shtml abbreviations] that gives clues when deciphered. Also family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby. [http://www.gravestonestudies.org/faq.htm The Association of Gravestone Studies (AGS)] has recommendations on the treatment and care of tombstones when needing to make inscriptions more visible. There are several major collections of [[Iowa]] cemetery records created by various organizations that transcribed tombstones and sexton’s records. Not all cemetery records are computerized and the records may be recorded on [http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/articles/cards.html "lot" cards]. | ||