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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: | ||
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*Online Records<br> <br>*Published Records<br> <br>*Visit the Cemetery<br> | *Online Records<br> <br>*Published Records<br> <br>*Visit the Cemetery<br> | ||
===== Online Records: ===== | ===== Online Records: ===== | ||
With the explosion of family history research, there are a number of internet sites which can help you find the cemetery where your ancestors are buried. These online sources will usually have information from the actual gravestone but may also have photographs of the stones. Helpful sites are: | With the explosion of family history research, there are a number of internet sites which can help you find the cemetery where your ancestors are buried. These online sources will usually have information from the actual gravestone but may also have photographs of the stones. Helpful sites are: | ||
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave]<br> <br>*[http://www.webcemeteries.com/ Webcemeteries]<br> <br>*[http://billiongraves.com/ Billion Graves]<br> <br>*[http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb]<br> <br>*[http://www.interment.net/ Interment.net]<br> | *[http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave]<br> <br>*[http://www.webcemeteries.com/ Webcemeteries]<br> <br>*[http://billiongraves.com/ Billion Graves]<br> <br>*[http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb]<br> <br>*[http://www.interment.net/ Interment.net]<br> | ||
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<br> Tombstones | |||
<br> 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]. | |||
For further reading on researching cemeteries see [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705324329/Genealogical-research-in-cemeteries.html?pg=2 Genealogical Research in Cemeteries]. | For further reading on researching cemeteries see [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705324329/Genealogical-research-in-cemeteries.html?pg=2 Genealogical Research in Cemeteries]. | ||