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. • Detailed step-by-step guides to finding ancestors' 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

♦ 6" x 9" Paperback / Matte finish - soft cover ♦150 Pages ♦ Space for 148 entries Are you the designated family genealogist and historian working on your family tree by gathering information about your ancestors from their death and burial records? Or maybe you're a Taphophile, a Graver or Tombstone Tourist who loves to visit cemeteries and upload information to online data bases? Either way, this cool log book is for you! This handy 6" x 9" log book / journal guides you through documenting all the important genealogical information you can gather at the cemetery. Everything from names, dates and location to personal information like type of grave marker, epitaph, GPS coordinates and more. This 150 page book has space for 148 entries. If you're super ambitious or have a very large family, consider buying more than one. Our books make great gift ideas for the budding genealogist or grave hunter in your family.

California's Eastern Sierra region, encompassing Inyo and Mono Counties, is a paradise of striking contrasts and beauty. Early settlers came to this area--now known chiefly for recreational activities such as fishing, hiking, and skiing--for its mining and agricultural prospects. Towns like Bodie, Lundy, and Keeler rose with the promise of quick riches but failed when the promise dimmed. Throughout this unique landscape are sprinkled the poignant resting places of early pioneers. Reflecting the diversity of the natural setting, the area's cemeteries range from the Mono County Cemetery overlooking Mono Lake to the overgrown cemetery at the Civil War-era Fort Independence to the garden cemeteries of Bishop. The monuments in these cemeteries, along with the beautiful country that surrounds them, honor the men and women who once carved lives out of this rugged wilderness.

Celebrate Your Family Recipes and Heritage From Great-grandma's apple pie to Mom's secret-recipe stuffing, food is an important ingredient in every family's history. This three-part keepsake recipe journal will help you celebrate your family recipes and record the precious memories those recipes hold for you--whether they're hilarious anecdotes about a disastrous dish or tender reflections about time spent cooking with a loved one. The foods we eat tell us so much about who we are, where we live and the era we live in. The same is true for the foods our ancestors ate. This book will show you how to uncover historical recipes and food traditions, offering insight into your ancestors' everyday lives and clues to your genealogy. Inside you'll find: • Methods for gathering family recipes • Interview questions to help loved ones record their food memories • Places to search for historical recipes • An explanation of how immigrants influenced the American diet • A look at how technology changed the way people eat • A glossary of historical cooking terms • Modern equivalents to historical units of measure • Actual recipes from late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century cookbooks

The "Cemetery and Gravestone Handbook" gives genealogists and family historians insight into every aspect of discovering, understanding, and caring for important gravesites of family members, ancestors, and cherished friends. The complete reference for research, tracking & cleaning--finding illusive cemeteries -- locating and documenting a grave -- reading & deciphering gravestones -- understanding veteran and national cemeteries -- veteran benefits guidance -- photographing gravestones -- cleaning gravestones...and more.