About me
I currently live in Northern Virginia and work in the DC area. I take great pride in updating/maintaining memorials of veterans both to honor their service and preserve their legacies. If you have similar interests and live nearby, I'd be interested in chatting over a cup of coffee.

My email is not listed above to avoid bot spam, but feel free to reach out to me by leaving a message here or sending to my first name [dot] my last name [at] gmail [dot] com.

Genealogy
Just started my genealogical journey in late 2022. Surnames of particular interest to me:

Ikeler (Columbia Co, PA/Milwaukee Co, WI/Germany)
Smith (Columbia Co, PA)
Eves (Columbia Co, PA)
McHenry (Columbia Co, PA/Ireland)
Metz (Northampton Co, PA)
Shook (Northampton Co, PA)
Shelling (Lehigh Co, PA)
Ernst (Lehigh Co, PA)
Erdman (Ford Co, KS)
Cornelius (King Co, WA)
Lervold (Snohomish Co, WA/Norway)
Gaare (Snohomish Co, WA/Norway)
Keefe/O'Keefe (Snohomish Co, WA)
Freeman (Snohomish Co, WA)

Photograph permissions
I release all of my *original* grave photos into the Public Domain. They are free to use in a tasteful manner at your discretion. If you use my photos elsewhere, sending me a message on Find a Grave to let me know is greatly appreciated, but not required.

The following applies to the public domain *ANC Explorer* photos I've uploaded which bear an attribution to the US Army, current as of 8 January 2023:
"Photographs on [the Arlington National Cemetery] site are in the public domain unless a copyright is indicated. Only public domain photos can be reproduced without permission. Citation of this source is appreciated. Permission to reproduce copyrighted photos must be sought from the original source."

About me
I currently live in Northern Virginia and work in the DC area. I take great pride in updating/maintaining memorials of veterans both to honor their service and preserve their legacies. If you have similar interests and live nearby, I'd be interested in chatting over a cup of coffee.

My email is not listed above to avoid bot spam, but feel free to reach out to me by leaving a message here or sending to my first name [dot] my last name [at] gmail [dot] com.

Genealogy
Just started my genealogical journey in late 2022. Surnames of particular interest to me:

Ikeler (Columbia Co, PA/Milwaukee Co, WI/Germany)
Smith (Columbia Co, PA)
Eves (Columbia Co, PA)
McHenry (Columbia Co, PA/Ireland)
Metz (Northampton Co, PA)
Shook (Northampton Co, PA)
Shelling (Lehigh Co, PA)
Ernst (Lehigh Co, PA)
Erdman (Ford Co, KS)
Cornelius (King Co, WA)
Lervold (Snohomish Co, WA/Norway)
Gaare (Snohomish Co, WA/Norway)
Keefe/O'Keefe (Snohomish Co, WA)
Freeman (Snohomish Co, WA)

Photograph permissions
I release all of my *original* grave photos into the Public Domain. They are free to use in a tasteful manner at your discretion. If you use my photos elsewhere, sending me a message on Find a Grave to let me know is greatly appreciated, but not required.

The following applies to the public domain *ANC Explorer* photos I've uploaded which bear an attribution to the US Army, current as of 8 January 2023:
"Photographs on [the Arlington National Cemetery] site are in the public domain unless a copyright is indicated. Only public domain photos can be reproduced without permission. Citation of this source is appreciated. Permission to reproduce copyrighted photos must be sought from the original source."