I reside in Greece, NY, and slowly, over the years, I have become more and more interested in my history and also that of others.
My father, George B. Stone, was killed in a car accident before I was born, and for a great number of years, I had no idea where his grave was located. Finding it early in my adult life was one of the best moments for me.
My father is buried at Mount Albion Cemetery, located in Orleans County, NY. One day on a weekend, I made the long drive there in the hopes of finding his grave. The cemetery was extremely large, and unless there was a directory to get access to, there would be no possible way of finding him. I was just about to leave and was crushed, thinking that I had come all that way to leave with no answers. This was all before the computer age, cell phones, etc. Just as I was getting in my car, a very old gentleman pulled up in a work truck for the cemetery. He looks at me and asks if I am trying to find someone. I said yes, my father. He stated that the office was closed and that he did not have access to any information. But then he asked who my father was. I stated, George B. Stone. He quickly smiled and said, " You mean the man with the flying machine?". I said yes!!. You see, my father was a pilot and did crop dusting for local farms. He was also a Marine Corps veteran and was around planes for much of his life. The old man knew my father and told me he had a very large group of family and friends at his funeral. He then showed me exactly where my father's grave was, and I will remember that moment for the rest of my life. Our family plot, "STONE" is very large within that cemetery. The history of those buried there goes way back in time. And many of those same members stood right where I was standing for other members that died before them. There is so much history and so many shadows. I am hoping to pass this down to loved ones when I am gone as well.
I started to realize that perhaps there are others out there who live a great distance from family and loved ones and do not have the option to visit and see their graves. I would, when able, like to help those same people by providing what I wish I could have had. And that is the means of taking pictures and finding the locations within area cemeteries.
I love the outdoors and spending time with my grandkids.

When they get older, I will sit down and show them where they came from in history.

Note: The profile picture you see is that of my brother, "Georgie" Stone. He died very young, and that was after the loss of his father and mother. His memorial number is 188205957 . He was not buried in the Stone family plot and is all alone in Lockport, NY. Please visit his memorial and leave him a flower.

I do not care about getting credit for a memorial. I do not hoard memorials just to make it difficult for others to obtain. The ONLY reason I do this is to help others and to make sure I have the correct information about my history. I see people on here with thousands of memorials and do not understand why. most have little to no information added, and when you request a transfer to add data for a searching family, they take forever to transfer or do not reply at all. To them, its a competition. And that is very sad. These memorials have a story behind each one. Do not make someone's grief a game.

I reside in Greece, NY, and slowly, over the years, I have become more and more interested in my history and also that of others.
My father, George B. Stone, was killed in a car accident before I was born, and for a great number of years, I had no idea where his grave was located. Finding it early in my adult life was one of the best moments for me.
My father is buried at Mount Albion Cemetery, located in Orleans County, NY. One day on a weekend, I made the long drive there in the hopes of finding his grave. The cemetery was extremely large, and unless there was a directory to get access to, there would be no possible way of finding him. I was just about to leave and was crushed, thinking that I had come all that way to leave with no answers. This was all before the computer age, cell phones, etc. Just as I was getting in my car, a very old gentleman pulled up in a work truck for the cemetery. He looks at me and asks if I am trying to find someone. I said yes, my father. He stated that the office was closed and that he did not have access to any information. But then he asked who my father was. I stated, George B. Stone. He quickly smiled and said, " You mean the man with the flying machine?". I said yes!!. You see, my father was a pilot and did crop dusting for local farms. He was also a Marine Corps veteran and was around planes for much of his life. The old man knew my father and told me he had a very large group of family and friends at his funeral. He then showed me exactly where my father's grave was, and I will remember that moment for the rest of my life. Our family plot, "STONE" is very large within that cemetery. The history of those buried there goes way back in time. And many of those same members stood right where I was standing for other members that died before them. There is so much history and so many shadows. I am hoping to pass this down to loved ones when I am gone as well.
I started to realize that perhaps there are others out there who live a great distance from family and loved ones and do not have the option to visit and see their graves. I would, when able, like to help those same people by providing what I wish I could have had. And that is the means of taking pictures and finding the locations within area cemeteries.
I love the outdoors and spending time with my grandkids.

When they get older, I will sit down and show them where they came from in history.

Note: The profile picture you see is that of my brother, "Georgie" Stone. He died very young, and that was after the loss of his father and mother. His memorial number is 188205957 . He was not buried in the Stone family plot and is all alone in Lockport, NY. Please visit his memorial and leave him a flower.

I do not care about getting credit for a memorial. I do not hoard memorials just to make it difficult for others to obtain. The ONLY reason I do this is to help others and to make sure I have the correct information about my history. I see people on here with thousands of memorials and do not understand why. most have little to no information added, and when you request a transfer to add data for a searching family, they take forever to transfer or do not reply at all. To them, its a competition. And that is very sad. These memorials have a story behind each one. Do not make someone's grief a game.