At first, I became interested in find a grave as a research tool for genealogy, which is my passion. But soon, I started seeing find a grave as an endeavor to record final resting places and prevent graves from being "lost" as my great-grandmother's is. I would like to express appreciation for those on this site who spend countless hours recording this information.

As most anyone interested in genealogy will tell you, one can very easily become entwined with our ancestors as we learn more and more about them. In a way, they become part of our lives almost as if we'd known them. Knowing where that ancestor now rests becomes important to us.

I have encountered two types of contributors when it comes to memorial transfers; those who will gladly transfer your family member's memorial to you, regardless of the relation, as long as they are not also related and those who strictly follow the transfer guidelines, which I cannot grasp at all. After all, they are just that, guidelines. I believe anyone with a familial connection to a person that I am not related to should have the honor of managing that memorial. It does, after all, have meaning to them that it does not have for me. At any rate, I deeply appreciate those from the first school of thought and commend those from the second for their tireless efforts and contributions. And I hope they come to realize the sentiment of transferring someone's relative to them so they can manage it, be it grandparents, aunts, uncles, whatever.

While I am currently related to all memorials that I manage, it is my standing policy now and in the future to transfer any memorials that I do not have a family connection to. I will even consider transferring some that I am related to if the requestor is closer. It never hurts to ask.

At first, I became interested in find a grave as a research tool for genealogy, which is my passion. But soon, I started seeing find a grave as an endeavor to record final resting places and prevent graves from being "lost" as my great-grandmother's is. I would like to express appreciation for those on this site who spend countless hours recording this information.

As most anyone interested in genealogy will tell you, one can very easily become entwined with our ancestors as we learn more and more about them. In a way, they become part of our lives almost as if we'd known them. Knowing where that ancestor now rests becomes important to us.

I have encountered two types of contributors when it comes to memorial transfers; those who will gladly transfer your family member's memorial to you, regardless of the relation, as long as they are not also related and those who strictly follow the transfer guidelines, which I cannot grasp at all. After all, they are just that, guidelines. I believe anyone with a familial connection to a person that I am not related to should have the honor of managing that memorial. It does, after all, have meaning to them that it does not have for me. At any rate, I deeply appreciate those from the first school of thought and commend those from the second for their tireless efforts and contributions. And I hope they come to realize the sentiment of transferring someone's relative to them so they can manage it, be it grandparents, aunts, uncles, whatever.

While I am currently related to all memorials that I manage, it is my standing policy now and in the future to transfer any memorials that I do not have a family connection to. I will even consider transferring some that I am related to if the requestor is closer. It never hurts to ask.