The Year Ahead – April 6

In the January/February 2024 issue of Family Tree Magazine, they have introduced The Year Ahead, 366 genealogy tips will make 2024 your best research year yet by Lisa A Alzo. Lisa mapped out a day-by-day research plan.

April 6 – Search for images of your ancestors’ gravestone at Find a Grave www.findagrave.com or Interment.net www.interment.net.

Photo added by Steve Seim

You could also try Billion Graves https://billiongraves.com/search too.

I love the clues you can find at Find A Grave. Not only an image of your ancestors’ gravestone, you might find pictures of them too. Some memorial pages even has their obituary included.

Keep in mind that the links to their parents, spouse, children and siblings are only hints. These are suggested by users and I have found some with errors. I recently found that a couple had two of their grandchildren attached as children. This is because mom’s name and grandma’s name were the same. I easy made a suggested edit, with a free account, and change the suggested link to grandma’s memorial to their mother’s memorial. Within 24-48 hours I received an email confirmation that the edit was approved.

Remember to have fun and Just do Genealogy!