Genealogy… Tombstone Tuesday: Got that Sinking Feeling? 20 Nov 201222 Jan 2018 Woodland Cemetery Burlington, Halton Co, Ontario, CANADA This stone is the burial location of my maternal grandmother's parents -- or my great-grandparents. The picture was taken 17JUL2003. I did not…
Genealogy… Tombstone Tuesday: the Star Man of Burma 13 Nov 201228 Jan 2018 I was working on Remembrance Day (11/11) memorial pages for my relatives who fought in WWI and WWII, but I only got two done; so, even though it's late
Genealogy Tombstone Tuesday: Through the Ages 8 Oct 20128 Oct 2012 I know there are some genealogists out there that read these occasional messes I attempt to pass off as blog posts. This is for them: Have you ever tried to…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit Tombstone Tuesday – Got That Sinking Feeling? 10 Jul 201210 Jul 2012 Lake Saskatoon Cemetery near Grande Prairie, AB Photo courtesy of: the Grande Prairie & District Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society
Genealogy… Tombstone Tuesday – Stayner Union Cemetery, ON 3 Jul 20123 Jul 2012 Ada Jane (ATKINSON) LAWSON was a daughter of William ATKINSON and Sarah "Catherine" SCHELL; a granddaughter of John ATKINSON and Jane WATSON. George was a son of Alfred LAWSON and…
Genealogy Tombstone Tuesday – Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erie Co, NY 26 Jun 201218 Apr 2018 This find was a goldmine: The stone was originally listed as ATKINSON, but BEYER was added later. Close ups for the four burials listed: And that makes up the front…
Rock of Ages Can You See What I See? 22 May 20126 May 2018 This beautiful picture is courtesy of the Grande Prairie Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society. The photo is linked to their website
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit Tombstone Tuesday – To Everything … 3 Jan 201231 Dec 2011 Looks like engraving, but up close ... it's wood! Fort Saskatchewan Cemetery Ft. Saskatchewan, Alberta
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit Tombstone Tuesday – Could We Interest You in Our Bed Turndown Service? 12 Dec 201112 Dec 2011
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit Tombstone Tuesday: Gravestone Goldmine 20 Sep 20112 Dec 2011 A burial from 1758 and this year is 2011 -- that is 253 years. This aged stone has been braving the elements, mosses and lichen in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. (Although…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit Tombstone Tuesday: Great Depression 23 Feb 201112 Mar 2011 The Canadian prairie provinces were severely hit financially during the Great Depression, but they were also knocked down further agriculturally. This most evident in the burying grounds, graveyards and cemeteries…