Episode 285 - Cemetery research, tombstones and stories

AUDIO PODCAST SHOW NOTES: Cemeteries have some of the most intriguing stories to tell us about our ancestors. In this episode, Joy Neighbors (The Tombstone Tourist), author of the book The Family Tree Cemetery Field Guide joins me to discuss:
How to prepare for a successful cemetery research trip The meaning behind tombstone symbols The most surprising things she has discovered at cemeteries This episode is also available in video form on the show notes page on our website.
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[@rustygenealogy5706]

Parking right next to ancestors happened to me and my mom so many times. So rule of thumb we had developed was search around the vehicle first then fan out lol.

[@GenealogyGems]

Brilliant, love it!

[@lsamwarriner3736]

I went to the cemetery in Bowmanville, Ontario to search for my aunt and uncle only to find out that they and 3 of their children are buried there but none have tombstones. I went to the city hall and they confirmed that they were definitely buried there and they had a worker at cemetery to show me where they were and there wasn’t a tombstone or marker to be found. I have never ran into this before!

[@lionheart830]

Strange that my response was deleted.