{"id":2185,"date":"2015-07-15T07:30:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T12:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/?p=2185"},"modified":"2019-05-09T05:43:43","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T10:43:43","slug":"packing-for-the-cemetery-genealogy-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/packing-for-the-cemetery-genealogy-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Packing for the Cemetery: Genealogy Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just LOVE visiting cemeteries. My mom would just laugh if she were alive to hear that. Grow-ing up, my mom and aunt would take my grandma to three cemeteries every year. They made a day of it. I would go sometimes too. My grandma loved it, but I\u2019m not so sure about my mom and aunt! My mom\u2019s gone (d 2003); my grandma\u2019s gone (d 2007, age 101); now I visit the cem-eteries alone and remember those special days.<\/p>\n<p>My purpose for visiting cemeteries as a genealogist is more than just paying my respects, but also research: respectful research. For cemetery research, I need tools. I pack these tools in my cemetery bag in the early spring, and they are ready any time I need them!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tool Bag: Light brush, jug of water, scissors, clippers, trowel, weeder, digging tool, bug spray, sunscreen, towel, gloves<\/li>\n<li>Camera with reflector<\/li>\n<li>Metal stick with a pointy end<\/li>\n<li>Divining rods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let me explain\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear1\"><!--clear--><\/div>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2190\" src=\"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/packing-cem1-1.jpg\" alt=\"tools for genealogy cemetery visit\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/packing-cem1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geneosity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/packing-cem1-1-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Tools:<\/strong> How many times have you had to dig a stone out of the dirt and grass or clean climbing weeds from the face of a stone? Trowels, weeders, scissors and a digging tool are needed. Sometimes I just want to lightly brush off the dried grass and dirt to make the stone look nicer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bug spray:<\/strong> Many of the cemeteries I visit are rural. I hate those horseflies that circle your head and dive for the bite. Don\u2019t you? A hat works well too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Camera:<\/strong> I take pictures of the whole cemetery, stones I am targeting, and their neigh-boring stones. I put these pictures on Find A Grave with permission to use on my bio page. Some of you might post tombstone pictures on Billion Graves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear1\"><!--clear--><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2192\" src=\"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/packing-cem2-1.jpg\" alt=\"water to clear cemetery grave stone\" width=\"251\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/packing-cem2-1.jpg 251w, https:\/\/geneosity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/packing-cem2-1-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><strong>Jug of water:<\/strong> The newest addition to my cemetery bag allows me to reveal details in some stones with just a splash of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Metal pole:<\/strong> One of the cemeteries I frequent has many missing stones. My husband made a pole for me with a pointed end so that I can stick the pole in the ground to find missing stones. Rocks or tombstones? I\u2019m about 50\/50 so far! Just so you know, I also use the pole to chase away snakes. EEEK! I hate cemetery snakes!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2186\" src=\"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/packign-cem3.jpg\" alt=\"genealogy divining rods dowsing\" width=\"204\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/packign-cem3.jpg 204w, https:\/\/geneosity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/packign-cem3-100x82.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><strong>Divining rods:<\/strong> One of my genealogy friends just showed me how to \u201cwitch\u201d for un-marked graves using 2 brass rods (also known as dowsing). I carry those in my bag now. They\u2019re fun and add a different \u201cdimension\u201d to cemetery research. \u00a0For more information and to prove I\u2019m not the only one:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dowsing\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dowsing<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.genealogy.com\/forum\/general\/topics\/cemetery\/5118\/\">http:\/\/www.genealogy.com\/forum\/general\/topics\/cemetery\/5118\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are you ready for your next genealogy road trip? What do you keep in your cemetery bag?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just LOVE visiting cemeteries. My mom would just laugh if she were alive to hear that. 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