Find a Grave is NOT a genealogy site, but you can go to Ancestry and link from there.

Please, don't take it personally, my message board is turned off because I'm getting edit requests, questions, etc., and they go directly to my trash/SPAM. To contact me, select a memorial I manage and go from there. This method alllows me to keep track of messages for future reference.

If you were not a witness you can only rely on sources, and a source doesn't mean it's accurate. Ancestry and Familysearch are not accurate sources, as they are in constant edit mode by others Use what you find as a hint, and continue your research. Scanned documents and other information will help support your findings.

Please, whenever possible take good quality photos. Don't crop it so closely that you can't tell if it's on a wall or in the ground. If it's an upright marker, bend down a little bit, and include what is behind it. It really makes a better picture.

Please don't criticize any member who has created thousands and thousands of memorials, that took time. Walking a cemetery and creating memorials from their photos is hard work (and hard on the back).

You found someone on Find a Grave because a volunteer(s) created a memorial from an obituary, an online source, or walked a cemetery. It's okay to bend down and gently brush off leaves (I'm just say'n).

Looking to get more involved? Consider stopping by a cemetery near you, and taking some quality photos to upload to Find a Grave. Who knows you might get hooked too!

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I WELCOME all edit requests.

One day it won't matter how many memorials we manage on Find a Grave, when the time comes our name will be added to this site, and the memorials we manage will eventually be managed by someone else.

I developed an interest in genealogy after a family reunion. It started with just my family and now extends beyond. In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined spending so much time in cemeteries photographing headstones throughout the United States.

Thank you to those of you who submit edit requests. Your time and effort are truly appreciated. I try to provide an explanation when I'm forced to decline an edit request, it just seems like the respectful thing to do.

Enjoy your Find a Grave experience!

Connie

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• Declining valid edit requests just because you can, or out of spite, are immediately reported to Find a Grave.
• When you post a photo please include who is in the photo. YOU may know, but when you are gone others may not, so let's not leave people guessing. This includes the name and date of the newspaper.
• Find a Grave is not a genealogy website, so "proper case" is considered correct, ALL CAPS is not correct.
• Former spouse's surname does not belong in the maiden or middle name fields. It's misleading and inaccurate.
• Alternate spellings are to be entered in the bio, not in one of the name fields.
• I follow Find-A-Grave's guidelines regarding the transfer of memorials.
• Transfer requests: Please explain exactly how you are related to the person.
• I do not transfer based on whether they are in 'your family line'. We ALL have a family line.
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Here's a tip
Find a specific grave at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, 1370 El Camino Real, Colma, California, 94014
https://cypresslawn.com/resources/memorial-park-resources/locate-a-gravesite/

Cemeteries:
Oak Mound Cemetery, Healdsburg, CA
https://www.healdsburgmuseum.org/healdsburg-cemetery

Find a Grave is NOT a genealogy site, but you can go to Ancestry and link from there.

Please, don't take it personally, my message board is turned off because I'm getting edit requests, questions, etc., and they go directly to my trash/SPAM. To contact me, select a memorial I manage and go from there. This method alllows me to keep track of messages for future reference.

If you were not a witness you can only rely on sources, and a source doesn't mean it's accurate. Ancestry and Familysearch are not accurate sources, as they are in constant edit mode by others Use what you find as a hint, and continue your research. Scanned documents and other information will help support your findings.

Please, whenever possible take good quality photos. Don't crop it so closely that you can't tell if it's on a wall or in the ground. If it's an upright marker, bend down a little bit, and include what is behind it. It really makes a better picture.

Please don't criticize any member who has created thousands and thousands of memorials, that took time. Walking a cemetery and creating memorials from their photos is hard work (and hard on the back).

You found someone on Find a Grave because a volunteer(s) created a memorial from an obituary, an online source, or walked a cemetery. It's okay to bend down and gently brush off leaves (I'm just say'n).

Looking to get more involved? Consider stopping by a cemetery near you, and taking some quality photos to upload to Find a Grave. Who knows you might get hooked too!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I WELCOME all edit requests.

One day it won't matter how many memorials we manage on Find a Grave, when the time comes our name will be added to this site, and the memorials we manage will eventually be managed by someone else.

I developed an interest in genealogy after a family reunion. It started with just my family and now extends beyond. In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined spending so much time in cemeteries photographing headstones throughout the United States.

Thank you to those of you who submit edit requests. Your time and effort are truly appreciated. I try to provide an explanation when I'm forced to decline an edit request, it just seems like the respectful thing to do.

Enjoy your Find a Grave experience!

Connie

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

• Declining valid edit requests just because you can, or out of spite, are immediately reported to Find a Grave.
• When you post a photo please include who is in the photo. YOU may know, but when you are gone others may not, so let's not leave people guessing. This includes the name and date of the newspaper.
• Find a Grave is not a genealogy website, so "proper case" is considered correct, ALL CAPS is not correct.
• Former spouse's surname does not belong in the maiden or middle name fields. It's misleading and inaccurate.
• Alternate spellings are to be entered in the bio, not in one of the name fields.
• I follow Find-A-Grave's guidelines regarding the transfer of memorials.
• Transfer requests: Please explain exactly how you are related to the person.
• I do not transfer based on whether they are in 'your family line'. We ALL have a family line.
----------------
Here's a tip
Find a specific grave at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, 1370 El Camino Real, Colma, California, 94014
https://cypresslawn.com/resources/memorial-park-resources/locate-a-gravesite/

Cemeteries:
Oak Mound Cemetery, Healdsburg, CA
https://www.healdsburgmuseum.org/healdsburg-cemetery