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The Family Tree cemetery field guide : how to find, record, & preserve your ancestors' graves / Joy Neighbors.
"Unearth clues to your past. Not all research can be done from home - sometimes you have to head into the field. Cemeteries are crucial for any genealogist's search, and this book will show you how to search for and analyze your ancestors' graves. Discover tools for locating tombstones, tips for traipsing through cemeteries, an at-a-glance guide to frequently used gravestone icons, and practical strategies for on-the-ground research. And once you've returned home, learn how to incorporate gravestone information into your research, as well as how to upload grave locations to BillionGraves and record your findings in memorial pages on Find A Grave. The Family Tree Cemetery Field Guide features: Detailed step-by-step guides to finding ancestor's cemeteries using websites like Find A Grave, plus how to record and preserve death and burial information ; Tips and strategies for navigating cemeteries and finding individual tombstones in the field, plus an at-a-glance guide to tombstone symbols and iconography ; Resources and techniques for discovering other death records and incorporating information from cemeteries into genealogical research." -- back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 1440352127
- ISBN: 9781440352126
- Physical Description: 239 pages : black and white illustrations, charts, genealogical tables, forms ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Blue Ash, Ohio : The Family Tree Books, an imprint of F + W Media, Inc., [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes black and white photos, sample genealogical charts, tables and sample worksheet forms. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Part 1, Planning your trip to the cemetery. 1. Why cemeteries ; 2. Cemetery records crash course ; 3. Finding your ancestors' graves -- Part 2, Researching on hallowed ground. 4. Cemetery research strategies ; 5. Reading headstones ; 6. Headstone iconography guide -- Part 3, Making sense of your research. 7. Next steps ; 8. Recording cemetery data online -- Part 4, Digging deeper. 9. Other records ; 10. Preserving cemeteries -- Appendix A: Worksheets -- Appendix B: More resources -- Index. |
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| Subject: | Cemeteries. Sepulchral monuments. Genealogy. Registers of births, etc. |
Available copies
- 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | K 929.5 N397f 2017 (Text) | 33126013417245 | KY Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Covington Branch | K 929.5 N397f 2017 (Text) | 33126013417260 | KY Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/30/2024 |
| Covington Branch | KR 929.5 N397f 2017 (Text) | 33126024417887 | KY Ref Nonfiction | Available | - |