Think you know everything about Find a Grave? Think again!
In this video, I’ll show you several free Find a Grave tips and tricks that can make your genealogy research more accurate, more organized, and more productive. Whether you’re brand new to Find a Grave or have been using it for years, there are features you may have overlooked.
You’ll learn how to:
• Suggest corrections to memorials
• Add valuable information for future researchers
• Use flowers as a personal research marker
• Search entire cemeteries for relatives
• Find clues from other researchers
• View memorial photos more effectively
• Create and use Virtual Cemeteries to organize your ancestors across multiple burial locations
• Keep better research notes with Find a Grave memorial IDs
Along the way, I’ll use one of my own ancestors as a real-world example to demonstrate these techniques and explain why documenting your sources is just as important as finding them.
If you’re serious about genealogy research, these simple tips can save time, uncover new clues, and help preserve accurate family history for everyone.
Resources Mentioned
• Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com
• FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org
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