Cemeteries ~ Resources

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that blow
I an the diamond glints on snow
I am the sunlight on ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush;
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circling flight
I am the soft star that shines at night
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there
I did not die.
~ Unknown ~ 




RESOURCES: Includes several links for cemeteries and tombstones that I have found useful. They include Canada, USA and a few other countries. 

ET CETERA: Includes unusual, interesting and sometimes a little strange!


CANADA

OntarioObits "Where every little Obit helps."
Access to over 633,000 obituaries.

Ontario Cemetery Resources
This site includes "Field of Stones" listed by County, with tombstone photos.Very useful.

StonePics ~ Newfoundland Canada After the completion of their unique project to photograph and index all headstones, cemeteries and monuments in the Province of Newfoundland, StonePics.com is proud to be the first state/province in North America to have such a comprehensive database. The only date found on the site is 2005, partial completion.

Free Online Cemetery: Tombstone Transcriptions and Burial Registers"
Includes Canada and the United States. An extensive site, however, there are a few broken links. Still worth checking out.

UNITED STATES

Find A Grave ~ excellent example of using foil to read an inscription.

ObitsArchive.com
Extensive site, search by State. I haven't used this site yet. Still worth checking out.


IOWA ~
Iowa-Work Projects Administration-1930's Graves Registration
A Project from the Great Depression. Interesting and useful.

Respect Our Dead Inspired by a neglected cemetery in Iowa. Also has a lost and found.

KANSAS ~
Nemaha County, Kansas ~ Photos There are several links here, scroll down to find the "Cemetery Photos" link. Goes to a page with a long list of cemeteries. Very useful.

New York GenWeb
Several listing with links. Includes the Cemetery listing above.

NORTH CAROLINA ~
New Hanover County Cemeteries ~ North Carolina On the top of the right sidebar is a link to an article: "Safe solutions for hard to read tombstones"


PENNSYLVANIA ~
Cambria County, PA Genealogy ~ Cemetery Index Extensive site. Links to the new "Cambria County Burial Index." Very useful.

UNIQUE ~ CELEBRATION OF CEMETERIES!

To Die For!
A Celebration of Cemeteries and the Lighter Side of Death.

A "gallery" site. Last updated July 2007, but still functioning. Interesting, a little scary! Worth a visit.