January 8 Genealogy Club

We had a wonderfully large group at the first meeting of 2019. Next week we'll have enough tables for everyone to be able to use a computer! We will cross our fingers that the internet will be more readily available.

Fellow genealogists

Vanessa Spahan talked about the free website FindAGrave. (www.findagrave.com) You'll also find a link to the website in the menu at the right. FindAGrave is useful to a beginning genealogist because it is easily searched if you know a name, possible dates and location. Many people have posted obituaries and other information that will help you find related ancestors.

Vanessa showed different features of the website, such as adding memorials (photos of gravestones), requesting photos, editing information and adding virtual flowers. She also explained virtual cemeteries where you can group relatives who might be buried in different parts of the country. This would be particularly helpful for possible connections with distant family members.

Vanessa Spahan