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Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade; Wikimedia Commons.

For Genealogists: Cemetery Photo Tips

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 27, 2025

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for taking better cemetery photos to help document your family history... (Read More)

Photo: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California. Credit: Abi Skipp; Wikimedia Commons.

Cemetery Types: The Memorial Park

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 19, 2024

Gena Philibert-Ortega describes the creation of a new type of cemetery: the memorial park, focusing on Forest Lawn in Glendale, California... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: Finding an Ancestor’s Burial Using Interment.net

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 23, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a free, worldwide online cemetery database to help you find your ancestor’s burial place... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: 3 Reasons You Can’t Find Your Ancestor’s Grave

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 15, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives search tips and possible reasons for why you can’t find your ancestor’s grave... (Read More)

Photo: the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier located in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Credit: Raul654; Wikimedia Commons.

Not All Soldiers Are Buried in a National Cemetery

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 20, 2024

In this article – to help commemorate Memorial Day next Monday – Gena Philibert-Ortega describes where your veteran ancestor might be buried... (Read More)

Photo: potter's field graves in Dunn County, Wisconsin. Credit: Bstaab22; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: Is Your Ancestor Buried in a Potter’s Field?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 13, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a possible burial place for your ancestor: the local “potter’s field.”.. (Read More)

Photo: Allegheny Cemetery entrance. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Cemetery Tour: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 6, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the U.S.: Allegheny Cemetery in Pennsylvania... (Read More)

Illustration: a grave

Genealogy Tips: Not Every Burial Can Be Found

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 21, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for what to do when you simply cannot find your ancestor’s burial site or grave marker... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

Cemetery Etiquette for Genealogists

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 7, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega suggests common-sense rules for something genealogists love to do: visit cemeteries... (Read More)

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