Tag Archives: Find-A-Grave

Find-A-Grave Record – March 28, 2021

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

Updated memorial was changed to the correct death date shortly after this post went live. Yesterday, someone added a new memorial to Find-A-Grave. Haven’t seen an obit yet, but the person adding them used the date as March 27, 2021. … Continue reading →

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Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – 24 March 2021

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

I checked recently and saw new updates – Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – 24 March, 2021: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates after 22 March, 2021. I try to check every day or two since they can … Continue reading →

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Manila American Cemetery – Tombstone Tuesdays March 23, 2021

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

I decided to focus this week’s Tombstone Tuesday post on Manila American Cemetery https://www.abmc.gov/Manila. It’s an American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) Cemetery in Manila. Temporarily closed due to COVID-19.  BillionGraves: https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Manila-American-Cemetery-and-Memorial/148374 CWGC: Not applicable https://www.cwgc.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Manila%20American%20Cemetery/119614674750771/; public group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/429765344261320 Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1976551/manila-american-cemetery-and-memorial (34 Famous memorials … Continue reading →

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Genealogy and DNA – March 22, 2021

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

Many doing DNA tests find unknown siblings, half-siblings, or one or both parents not matching them. They may find other relatives that aren’t known to them. Unfortunately, many times there’s a family secret that was never revealed to the child. … Continue reading →

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New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 15 March 2021

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this on FamilySearch today – New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 15 March 2021: . Over 500 words, but scroll through the list to see if something interests you. This week FamilySearch added 7M new indexed historical … Continue reading →

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Alamo Cat Graves — Blog Tombstone Tuesday March 2, 2021

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

Saw this posted last night – Alamo Cat Graves – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsyDsHTCDcg (around 31:12 minutes long). Here’s the Find-A-Grave link to the humans listed on the plaque – https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/298289/memorial-search?page=8#sr-125333944. Here’s more information: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/alamo-cat-graves. Ruby 1981 – 1986; C. C. 1996 … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Add People to Graving Sites Unless I Know Where They Are Buried – Tombstone Tuesday February 23, 2021

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

This is my personal preference. I don’t add people to graving sites unless I have proof where they are buried. A friend was added to Find-A-Grave back in 2011 after she died. Originally, the person adding her said the cremains … Continue reading →

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Father’s Death Anniversary – February 7, 2021

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

On February 7, 1977, my father died. He passed away around 9 P. M. at night. Mom called the ambulance and I remember they had trouble getting Dad out of the house as it was a 3 foot drop to … Continue reading →

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Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – 1 February 2021

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

I checked recently and saw new updates – Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – 1 February, 2021: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates after 29 January, 2021. New and Updated   UPDATED Sweden, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current … Continue reading →

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Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – 29 January 2021

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

I checked recently and saw new updates – Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – 29 January, 2021: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates after  28 January, 2021. New and Updated     UPDATED Global, Find a Grave Index … Continue reading →

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