Find a Grave: Difference between revisions

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Find A Grave is a free website providing access and input to an online database of cemetery records.
It was founded in 1995 by Salt Lake City resident, Jim Tipton.

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Find A Grave

Genealogy data can be searched for by entering the name of a person to find where that person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
It is also possible to search for a cemetery by entering the name of a city. When the search is started this way it brings up

First A list of known cemeteries in that town.

And by clicking on the desired cemetery you can access an alphabetical list of tombstone information that has been contributed.

FindAGrave Index (FamilySearch Historical Records) -- online record collection

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 *Genealogy data can be searched for by entering the name of a person to find where that person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave. <br>
-*It is also possible to search for a cemetery by entering the name of a city. When the search is started this way it brings
+*It is also possible to search for a cemetery by entering the name of a city. When the search is started this way it brings up
-up an .......
+::First A list of known cemeteries in that town.
-::A list of known cemeteries in that town.
+::And by clicking on the desired cemetery you can access an alphabetical list of tombstone information that has been contributed.
-::And under each cemetery an alphabetical list of tombstone information that has been contributed.
 *[[FindAGrave Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] -- online record collection
 [[Category:Major Genealogy Websites]]