Someone once asked me "Why do you submit so many photo requests?" Here's why ...

The mission of Find A Grave is "to find, record and present final disposition information as a virtual cemetery experience." Its not about reproducing long lists of deceased people with unknown disposition. Its not about how many photos or newspaper clippings you can add. Its not about adding census records, marriage records, military records or obituaries. Its not even about linking all the family members, although the linking feature is a great perk!

Its about final disposition. Period. A memorial might have only a name, dates and location (usually a cemetery but sometimes a National Monument site), and it would fulfill the Find A Grave mandate. A photo brings it all together; it's the visual representation of the final disposition. So if you see a memorial without a photo of the gravestone, cenotaph stone or memorial panel - go ahead, request one. Doing so will help others and you'll be using the site in the way it is intended.

Someone once asked me "Why do you submit so many photo requests?" Here's why ...

The mission of Find A Grave is "to find, record and present final disposition information as a virtual cemetery experience." Its not about reproducing long lists of deceased people with unknown disposition. Its not about how many photos or newspaper clippings you can add. Its not about adding census records, marriage records, military records or obituaries. Its not even about linking all the family members, although the linking feature is a great perk!

Its about final disposition. Period. A memorial might have only a name, dates and location (usually a cemetery but sometimes a National Monument site), and it would fulfill the Find A Grave mandate. A photo brings it all together; it's the visual representation of the final disposition. So if you see a memorial without a photo of the gravestone, cenotaph stone or memorial panel - go ahead, request one. Doing so will help others and you'll be using the site in the way it is intended.