Find a Grave

Any genealogist worth their salt will tell you one of the most thrilling things to do in researching your ancestors is to visit a cemetery.

Of course, those who haven't been bitten by the bug think salty genealogists are just plain crazy.

Or, morbid.

But, it's fun to don your Indiana Jones hat and treat the visit as an expedition into the past.

And, the more remote or overgrown the cemetery is, the better. It's like you're re-discovering something that the rest of the world has forgotten. Kinda like that archaeologist guy on The History Channel.

Anyway, if you're like me, you'd have a pretty difficult time trying to track down the final resting places for everyone appearing in your family tree. Mostly because they weren't laid to rest within easy driving distance. Selfish of them, no?

Well, despair no more! The internet is coming to the rescue . . . at least in this instance . . . with a web site dedicated to creating virtual online versions of real bone yards around the world:

www.findagrave.com

Check it out . . . if you dare! And, if you feel up to it, try contributing a few records yourself. I did.