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<nowiki>*[http://billiongraves.com/ BillionGraves COUNTRY Page] - photos and GPS locations of grave markers ''Navigate to a country page and change the website link''</nowiki> | <nowiki>*[http://billiongraves.com/ BillionGraves COUNTRY Page] - photos and GPS locations of grave markers ''Navigate to a country page and change the website link''</nowiki> | ||
<nowiki>*[http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave COUNTRY page] - photos and GPS locations of grave markers ''Navigate to a country page and change the website link''</nowiki> | <nowiki>*[http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave COUNTRY page] - photos and GPS locations of grave markers ''Navigate to a country page and change the website link''</nowiki> | ||
<nowiki>*Google search for cemeteries in your country to find additional online resources. You may need to use a [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Word_List</nowiki> <nowiki>genealogical word list] to find the word in that language for cemetery and search using it to find them. For example, the word for cemetery in French is cimetière. You might search for France cimetière.</nowiki> | <nowiki>*Google search for cemeteries in your country to find additional online resources. You may need to use a [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Word_List</nowiki> <nowiki>genealogical word list] to find the word in that language for cemetery and search using it to find them. For example, the word for cemetery in French is cimetière.</nowiki> <nowiki>You might search for France cimetière.</nowiki> | ||
==Jewish Cemeteries== | <nowiki>==Jewish Cemeteries==</nowiki> | ||
*Use Google search with the country name followed by Jewish Cemeteries. | <nowiki>*Use Google search with the country name followed by Jewish Cemeteries.</nowiki> | ||
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen] has an inventory you can check. | <nowiki>*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen] has an inventory you can check.</nowiki> | ||
==Military Cemeteries== | <nowiki>==Military Cemeteries==</nowiki> | ||
*Use Google search with the country name followed by military cemeteries to find them. | <nowiki>*Use Google search with the country name followed by military cemeteries to find them.</nowiki> | ||
==Individual Cemeteries== | <nowiki>==Individual Cemeteries==</nowiki> | ||
*Using [https://www.google.com/ Google] search for cemeteries in the country | <nowiki>*Using [https://www.google.com/ Google] search for cemeteries in the country</nowiki> | ||
*Using [https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] search for cemeteries in the country | <nowiki>*Using [https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] search for cemeteries in the country</nowiki> | ||
==Additional Resources at the Family History Library== | <nowiki>==Additional Resources at the Family History Library==</nowiki> | ||
To find cemetery records for ''COUNTRY NAME'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br> | <nowiki>To find cemetery records for ''COUNTRY NAME'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br></nowiki> | ||
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] | <nowiki>#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']</nowiki> | ||
#Enter: '''COUNTRY NAME''' in the Place box | <nowiki>#Enter: '''COUNTRY NAME''' in the Place box</nowiki> | ||
#Click on: '''Search''' | <nowiki>#Click on: '''Search'''</nowiki> | ||
#Click on: '''Places within COUNTRY NAME''' | <nowiki>#Click on: '''Places within COUNTRY NAME'''</nowiki> | ||
#Click on: '''Cemeteries''' | <nowiki>#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''</nowiki> | ||
If you don't find an entry for Cemeteries, you may need to go to a smaller jurisdiction by using Places within... a second time. | <nowiki>If you don't find an entry for Cemeteries, you may need to go to a smaller jurisdiction by using Places within... a second time.</nowiki> | ||
<nowiki>==Additional Resources==</nowiki> | |||
==Additional Resources== | <nowiki>Include any other resources you find. Include [https://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat.org]. Search by country name followed by cemeteries.</nowiki></pre> | ||
Include any other resources you find. Include [https://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat.org]. Search by country name followed by cemeteries. | |||
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Step 3: Locate resources using the instructions under each heading on this page.<br> | Step 3: Locate resources using the instructions under each heading on this page.<br> | ||