Genealogy At A Glance: American Cemetery Research

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Genealogy at a Glance: American Cemetery Research
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
Laminated  Sheets  totaling
4
pages. Is in new  condition. Per the publisher;
Cemeteries are not just hallowed and mysterious places, they are  also repositories of genealogical knowledge, their tombstones providing crucial  information ranging from the name of the deceased and his birth and death dates  to a bonanza of biographical detail that often includes the names of parents,  children, and spouse. But tombstones are more like artifacts than documents, and  they require a different approach and give rise to different expectations. In  its now familiar format, this new "Genealogy at a Glance" publication addresses  these grave issues, expertly covering the unique aspects of cemetery research in  four specially laminated pages.
First--and here’s the most unusual aspect of this genealogical  research assignment--you need to locate your ancestor’s final resting place. The  date of death and place of death are important clues, but there’s much more to  it than that, as you’ll find out. Once you are familiar with the various methods  of tracking down a likely cemetery, you will be guided through the different  types of cemeteries, and how their records and maps of plots can make a  difference in your research. The rest of this guide describes how to take a  field trip to the cemetery to find the tombstone; transcribe the inscription;  take a photograph; note the stone’s location, composition, and artwork; and,  finally, note the names on the tombstones located near your ancestor for clues  to relationships.
But practical considerations trump everything, and you are  advised to wear protective clothing and boots, told how to take better  photographs with a mirror, and taught how to make tombstone rubbings with a  jumbo crayon. After all this fun you might want to consult some of the reference  books mentioned here, or you might want to visit the Databases of the Dead, Ms.  Carmack’s list of online cemetery transcription projects. Finally, you might be  lucky enough to find the living among the dead. Check out
American  Cemetery Research
and find out  how.
Just what you need  for genealogy research.
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Volume totaling
817
pages. Book is in new condition. Just  what you need for genealogy research.
This is the most important collection of Pennsylvania-German  source materials to appear since the publication of Strassburger and Hinke's   Pennsylvania German Pioneers over fifty years ago. Primarily a compilation of  Reformed Church marriage records (including some records from Lutheran and Union  churches), it provides documentation on some 50,000 persons of German origin or  descent. Based on records in the collection formed by Dr. William J Hinke--records  of approximately 100 churches in eastern Pennsylvania--the compiler has  developed herein not merely a list of marriages but a genealogical record of the  Pennsylvania Germans.
The records of actual marriages, which form the basis of the  work, generally give the names of the bride and groom, the date of marriage,  names of parents, place of residence, and sometimes place of origin, date of  birth, and previous marital status; while records of marriage deriving from  baptismal entries, burial records, etc., variously give names of parents  (usually the maiden name of the mother), names of grandparents and sponsors,  place and date of birth and/or baptism, names of children, and date of death.  Many of the records transcribed here are capsule pedigrees, some identifying  three or more generations in a direct line of descent. There is, besides, an  abundance of out-of-the-way and unexpected information. Considered as a whole, Pennsylvania German Marriages must rank as one of the premier  sources in all of Pennsylvania-German genealogy.
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