There is no need to add another picture of a tombstone if one is already there.

I'm happy to update memorials, but, if you have it, PLEASE provide proof for any suggestions. I spend a lot of time double checking suggestions, but don't always find it. I prefer not to add stuff if I'm not sure of it's accuracy.

Some of my preferences-

**I prefer not to add additional surnames for multiple marriages as it gets confusing. I list the marriage surname at the time of death.

**It's perfectly acceptable to omit a period (.) after a middle initial.

**I'm not going to repeat information in the "tombstone inscription" field that is the usual information found on tombstones. That should be reserved for things like, "mother," "loving son," etc.

**I prefer to list information in the cemetery plot line and not gravesite details. No need to repeat information. It's okay to do this.

**It's okay to list a an infant burial as "baby girl," "infant," "daughter," etc. Either way is correct per Find-A-Guide guidelines.

** I'm not a fan of adding census records as they're easily available.

**Many early burials have no records - just because a record can't be found doesn't mean there is no burial. Old records have been lost, traveling pastors omitted entering records. I have seen very old records listing burials, but in transcribing to a recent book, it was overlooked. And even as recent as in the 1950s, I have a funeral home record listing a burial in a specific cemetery, but it was never recorded by the cemetery. However, one has to believe a burial occurred even with no record by the cemetery and no tombstone.

**Adding obituaries is perfectly acceptable per Find-A-Guide guidelines. In recent obituaries I do omit names of surviving family members which is also per Find-A-Grave guideline. I list the name of the newspaper or funeral home that provided the obituary.

**If you're requesting a transfer of a memorial, please provide the memorial number and your Find-A-Grave membership number. If the person(s) you're requesting are my family, I probably won't transfer. But, you're always welcome to send additional information.

Find-a-Grave very helpful, and I contribute what I know about individuals, most are family members. If you find a memorial that needs updates, corrections, etc., please contact me through the "EDIT" function on the individual memorial. The new edit program is so much easier. And please provide proof!

Thank you for your contributions and for your understanding my position.