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Carved in Stone: Clues in the Graveyard

By Karen Frisch

Imagine a crisp, autumn day when the sun’s rays are falling on leaves that carpet the ground in red and gold. There’s no better day than this to visit a cemetery—it is likely to beckon even the library-bound genealogist to walk and to reflect.

But the true value of a cemetery visit lies beyond an appreciation of the aesthetics of a headstone and graveyard. Cemeteries play a significant role in genealogical research. Gravestones are an immediate and generally reliable source of information about our ancestors. Of course, gravestones contain discrepancies, just as public records do. You might find that the names of individuals buried in a plot are not included on the headstone, or that a name is carved on a headstone when the individual is buried elsewhere. And frequently, the information that is not carved on a gravestone is more important than what appears. The stories gravestones tell or don’t tell can be a major help in moving your genealogical research forward. 
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