I began contributing to Find a Grave in 2018 after the death of my father-in-law. I had used the site as a genealogy tool for several years before that. I generally try to add family and friends that have passed away. Occasionally, I will add someone not known to me personally if I come across a grave, or find out that a memorial hasn't been added. I try to complete as many family links as I can if the information is available. I believe that everyone deserves to be remembered after their time on earth, not only so as to not be forgotten, but also to hopefully help others in their search for information about their heritage. I add information and photos from different sources, usually published or publicly accessible information and photos. However, I try to be considerate of family wishes, so if a family member wishes to have a memorial, or photo that I've added removed, send me a message with the memorial ID and the reason for removal. Find a Grave has provided me with some surprises along the way. I have found two friends and coworkers that I had no idea that I was actually kin to. Since I have recently retired, I hope to have more time to dig deeper into my family history, as well as contribute what I can to link other families together as well. I will try and respond to edit requests as soon as possible.

I began contributing to Find a Grave in 2018 after the death of my father-in-law. I had used the site as a genealogy tool for several years before that. I generally try to add family and friends that have passed away. Occasionally, I will add someone not known to me personally if I come across a grave, or find out that a memorial hasn't been added. I try to complete as many family links as I can if the information is available. I believe that everyone deserves to be remembered after their time on earth, not only so as to not be forgotten, but also to hopefully help others in their search for information about their heritage. I add information and photos from different sources, usually published or publicly accessible information and photos. However, I try to be considerate of family wishes, so if a family member wishes to have a memorial, or photo that I've added removed, send me a message with the memorial ID and the reason for removal. Find a Grave has provided me with some surprises along the way. I have found two friends and coworkers that I had no idea that I was actually kin to. Since I have recently retired, I hope to have more time to dig deeper into my family history, as well as contribute what I can to link other families together as well. I will try and respond to edit requests as soon as possible.