I wanted to get away from everything today and be by myself so I grabbed my digital camera and off I went to the cemetery. The cemetery where alot of my relatives are buried is literally like 2 minutes from my house. I think that I took pictures of every headstone and marker there. I just walked up and down the rows. Found a lot of family that I didn't realize was there and some of course that I always knew were there. Going to the cemetery always gives me peace, its a final resting place that ought to be tended to and preserved.
I am starting my genealogy journey.. The surnames I am researching are Lemons, Keel, Brady, Reed, Cunningham, East, Newport, Rittenberry, Mccloud, and several more.
There is nothing that I would love more than to go up and down the rows of a cemetery and take photos of everyone. Unfortunately, that will never happen though.
ReplyDeleteMy family comes from a tiny island (pop. ~40 in winter)with four small churches and their obvious cemeteries. There are also plots located on private properties and the history these histories provide is priceless.
Please lend a hand to genealogists everywhere by adding your photos to the BillionGraves project so that others may also find their loved ones. I don't want to be spammed out, but you can find that site easily on Google or just add a "com" to the name of the site.