(Since the body was not buried in the cemetery, the stone is only a cenotaph and should be marked as such. We have therefore marked Archie's memorial as a cenotaph per Find a grave. )
What is a cenotaph? How do I designate a memorial as a cenotaph?
A cenotaph is a marker within a cemetery placed in honor of a person whose remains are elsewhere. It may also be the original marker for someone who has since been reinterred elsewhere.
It is possible for a deceased person to have multiple memorials due to having cenotaphs. Each headstone or marker (in different cemetery locations) should have its own memorial. If there is a cenotaph within a cemetery and the remains were 'not buried in a cemetery' (having an other burial type), then the cenotaph in the cemetery should be the only memorial on Find a Grave. The information about the other burial type can be added to the cenotaph page in the biography (e.g. cremated, ashes scattered).
You can designate a memorial as a Cenotaph when adding a memorial and also editing or suggesting edits for a memorial. On the Add Memorial page, you will see other options as you scroll down under Gravesite Details. Open 'Additional grave marker options.' Label the memorial as a Cenotaph by using the toggle switch. When you have filled out all known fields, select Add Memorial.
It is similar on the Edit or Suggest Edits page for a memorial. Select Edit or Suggest Edits. Scroll down and you will see other options under Gravesite Details. Open 'Additional grave marker options.' Label the memorial as a Cenotaph by using the toggle switch and save your changes.
When both a cenotaph and the actual burial exist, only add relationship links to the actual burial memorial. When a memorial with the actual burial location doesn't exist and there are multiple cenotaph locations or cenotaph and monument locations, add relationship links to one of the memorials and then hyperlink to the other memorials through the biography.
Memorial plaques, memorial bricks, roadside accident memorials, and state and local service monuments are not considered cenotaphs and are not allowed.
PER FIND A GRAVE
(Since the body was not buried in the cemetery, the stone is only a cenotaph and should be marked as such. We have therefore marked Archie's memorial as a cenotaph per Find a grave. )
What is a cenotaph? How do I designate a memorial as a cenotaph?
A cenotaph is a marker within a cemetery placed in honor of a person whose remains are elsewhere. It may also be the original marker for someone who has since been reinterred elsewhere.
It is possible for a deceased person to have multiple memorials due to having cenotaphs. Each headstone or marker (in different cemetery locations) should have its own memorial. If there is a cenotaph within a cemetery and the remains were 'not buried in a cemetery' (having an other burial type), then the cenotaph in the cemetery should be the only memorial on Find a Grave. The information about the other burial type can be added to the cenotaph page in the biography (e.g. cremated, ashes scattered).
You can designate a memorial as a Cenotaph when adding a memorial and also editing or suggesting edits for a memorial. On the Add Memorial page, you will see other options as you scroll down under Gravesite Details. Open 'Additional grave marker options.' Label the memorial as a Cenotaph by using the toggle switch. When you have filled out all known fields, select Add Memorial.
It is similar on the Edit or Suggest Edits page for a memorial. Select Edit or Suggest Edits. Scroll down and you will see other options under Gravesite Details. Open 'Additional grave marker options.' Label the memorial as a Cenotaph by using the toggle switch and save your changes.
When both a cenotaph and the actual burial exist, only add relationship links to the actual burial memorial. When a memorial with the actual burial location doesn't exist and there are multiple cenotaph locations or cenotaph and monument locations, add relationship links to one of the memorials and then hyperlink to the other memorials through the biography.
Memorial plaques, memorial bricks, roadside accident memorials, and state and local service monuments are not considered cenotaphs and are not allowed.
PER FIND A GRAVE
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