I was born and raised in Newhall, California and started doing genealogy research with my Aunt Nelle in the 1980's. I also love antiques and usually take a camping trip in the summer to do research work and search for treasures. Both are never ending projects and lots of fun. Am happy to take photos of headstones in the Tehachapi area.

Please email me with any corrections to the information that I post on memorials. Most of the memorials I post are not my direct family, and I will happily transfer memorials that are unrelated to me to ANY family member that requests it. I do not "own" these memorials, and love to see them connected to the families they belong with.

*** While I love photos of people added to the memorials, I prefer not to add a copy of the death certificate. I usually have looked at the certificates and have added any information found there to the memorial and don't see a need for a photo of that to be posted. Thank you for understanding and not adding photos of the certificates to memorials I have posted. Missouri death certificates are free on the Missouri State site and are easily referenced.***

I have also noticed lately that duplicate headstone photos are being added to memorials I have created. While I admit I am not the best photographer (!) ~ please only add another headstone photo if it is better than the one already there. Two or three just make the memorial a bit cluttered looking, and particularly now that the grass has died at Eternal Valley, I feel the photos surrounded by grass are better looking! Thank you for understanding.

I also give my permission for the genealogical use of any headstone photos I have taken.

Find A Grave is a wonderful site, and I am so grateful that it exists so we can share information with each other!