{"id":2604,"date":"2016-05-17T08:43:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T13:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2016-05-17T08:43:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T13:43:05","slug":"dig-past-using-findagrave-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/dig-past-using-findagrave-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Dig Up Your Past for Free Using FindaGrave.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best free resources for finding burial records, obituaries, and more is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findagrave.com\">FindAGrave.com<\/a>.  The entries come from predominantly North American cemeteries, but there are a handful of records from around the world: over 132 million total records are currently available.<\/p>\n<p>The site allows you to search by name, with the option to include maiden names as well, or by cemetery.  You can also choose to do a partial name search using the last name.  For instance, if you know that the person you\u2019re researching had a last name that was something like \u201cJohanson\u201d, you can look for names that contain all or part of that spelling.<\/p>\n<p>One of the truly remarkable resources available through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findagrave.com\">FindAGrave.com<\/a> is the ability to request the help of a researcher located near a cemetery that interests you &#8211; at no cost to you.  Some of the entries on the site are text-only, so you can request that a local volunteer take a photo of the headstone or other memorial at the actual location of the burial site.  You will need to register for a free account in order to make the request, but the sign-up process is very simple.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the entries are submitted by volunteers as well; they may enter obituaries from their local newspapers as part of the record, leaving you with a wealth of information that goes far beyond a birthdate, death date, and cemetery location.<\/p>\n<p>Who knows?  You could even decide you want to become a volunteer yourself! <\/p>\n<p>If you do receive requests for photographs of a cemetery in your area, you are always welcome to decline.  In our experience, however, most of the requests received have been &#8220;claimed&#8221; by another volunteer before having a chance to read the email!<\/p>\n<p>However you choose to use it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findagrave.com\">FindAGrave.com<\/a>could become the next valuable tool in your research toolbox. <\/p>\n<p>Happy hunting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best free resources for finding burial records, obituaries, and more is FindAGrave.com. 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