When I was an elementary school student, I sometimes accompanied my paternal grandfather when he visited cemeteries, and I loved hearing him talk about the people buried there. From those seeds, my interest in cemeteries began.

I am trying to create complete records for my family; the surnames I am most familiar with are Hardy, Winkelmann, Rousselle, Bischoff, Romine, Angermeir, Fortkamp, and Satterthwaite.

In addition, I am interested in the rural cemeteries that are near the farm where I grew up in Eden Precinct in the northwest corner of Hitchcock Country, Nebraska. So far, these include Eden Cemetery, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, and Ough Cemetery. I am trying to ensure that all graves in these cemeteries are documented, and to the extent that I can, I have tried to link these people to their spouses, parents, and children. I have also tried to find their obituaries and add them to their FAG memorial. Much of the time, those buried in these cemeteries are people whom I have never met nor heard of, but I still enjoy doing what I can for their memorials. I hope that my efforts will not only make them live on but will also someday benefit their family members and other researchers.

Many of the profiles I manage are those created by someone who either passed away or who gave up management of them. Most of these are burials in southwest Nebraska (Hitchcock, Dundy, Chase, and Hayes counties). I am happy to transfer any non-family members' memorials to any other member. If you have a connection with someone I manage and you want to take on management, please request the transfer.