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*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 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. | *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 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. | ||
==Instructions for Jewish Cemeteries== | ===Instructions for Jewish Cemeteries=== | ||
*Use Google search with the country name followed by Jewish Cemeteries. | *Use Google search with the country name followed by Jewish Cemeteries. | ||
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen] has an inventory you can check. | *[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen] has an inventory you can check. | ||
==Instructions for Military Cemeteries== | ===Instructions for Military Cemeteries=== | ||
*Use Google search with the country name followed by military cemeteries to find them. | *Use Google search with the country name followed by military cemeteries to find them. | ||
==Instructions for Individual Cemeteries== | ===Instructions for Individual Cemeteries=== | ||
*Using [https://www.google.com/ Google] search for cemeteries in the country | *Using [https://www.google.com/ Google] search for cemeteries in the country | ||
*Using [https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] search for cemeteries in the country | *Using [https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] search for cemeteries in the country | ||
==Instructions for Additional Resources== | ===Instructions for Additional Resources=== | ||
Include any other resources you find. Include [https://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat.org]. Search by country name followed by cemeteries. | 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 9: When completed, put the date in the 'date completed' column and link to the sandbox page in the 'link to sandbox column'.<br> | Step 9: When completed, put the date in the 'date completed' column and link to the sandbox page in the 'link to sandbox column'.<br> | ||
==Instructions for Online Resources== | ===Instructions for Online Resources=== | ||
Check the following for resources for your state and link to them where appropriate. | Check the following for resources for your state and link to them where appropriate. | ||
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*Google search for cemeteries in your state to find additional online resources. Combine other terms with the state's name: burials, cemeteries, tombstones. Include any statewide burial sites you find. | *Google search for cemeteries in your state to find additional online resources. Combine other terms with the state's name: burials, cemeteries, tombstones. Include any statewide burial sites you find. | ||
==Instructions for Jewish Cemeteries== | ===Instructions for Jewish Cemeteries=== | ||
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen] has a list for every country. Go to USA. Click the file folder. Then go to Region: STATE. | *[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen] has a list for every country. Go to USA. Click the file folder. Then go to Region: STATE. | ||
==Instructions for Military Cemeteries== | ===Instructions for Military Cemeteries=== | ||
*Use Google search with the state name followed by military cemeteries to find them. | *Use Google search with the state name followed by military cemeteries to find them. | ||