FootNote
The new kid on the block, FootNote is known for digitizing historical
documents... many of which are genealogical gems. With naturalizations,
city directories, war records, newspapers, town records, etc... this new
kid is quickly being recognized as an alternative to Ancestry.
While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies
and cremated remains are buried. The term cemetery (from
Greek: sleeping place) implies that the land is specifically
designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western
world are the place where the final ceremonies of death are
observed. These ceremonies or rites differ according to
cultural practice and religious belief.
While uncommon today, family (or private) cemeteries were a
matter of practicality during the settlement of America. If
a municipal or religious cemetery had not been established,
settlers would seek out a small plot of land, often in
wooded areas bordering their fields, to begin a family plot.
Sometimes, several families would arrange to bury their dead
together. While some of these sites later grew into true
cemeteries, many were forgotten after a family moved away or
died out. Today, it is not unheard of to discover groupings
of tombstones, ranging from a few to a dozen or more, on
undeveloped land.
Cemeteries in cities use valuable urban space, which could
become a problem, especially in older cities. As historic
cemeteries begin to reach their capacity for full burials,
alternative memorialization, such as collective memorials
for cremated individuals, is becoming more common. Different
cultures have different attitudes to destruction of
cemeteries and use of the land for construction. In some
countries it is considered normal to destroy the graves,
while in others the graves are traditionally respected for a
century or more. In many cases, after a suitable period of
time has elapsed, the headstones are removed and the now
former cemetery is converted to a recreational park or
construction site. complete indices at
the time of transcription, however, in some
cases we provide a partial
listing.
