At this time of great tension in the world, PLEASE BE KIND when making suggestions to F.A.G. memorials.

I try to keep in mind when I am creating a memorial, that someone will come across a memorial for their own family and they will feel many things in seeing their loved one's name.

When you see a Find A Grave Member with their messages turned off there is definitely a reason. That reason may be that they have had less than kind comments or suggestions made for memorials they manage. There may be another reason that they do not feel they need to explain.

Everyone here is giving their time to the memory of those who passed away.

QUOTATION "marks" are automatically added by Find A Grave when you place a name in the nickname spot - Not added by the memorial manager.

What is a VETERAN TAG? - Find A Grave created the Veteran tag so that members could search for people who served in the military. Even if the person died in service, it is easier for members to find people for their research purposes if the veteran designation is used on the memorial.

To all the volunteers - Keep up the good work!!

I try to research as much as possible, as time permits, to make sure the memorials are as accurate as possible and I have also assumed memorials that were no longer managed by the creator of the memorial. I am working on adding information to those memorials as time permits as well.

If a memorial already has 1 or more head stone photographs I feel it does not mean you shouldn't post another photograph, instead, it gives a history of the head stone or grave stone. It shows that someone has stood at the foot of that grave and are honoring that person in the same way that others have. Many stones deteriorate and some are sadly vandalized. Each photo of the grave honors the person through the years.

Thank you to all who have taken gravestone photographs for the memorials I manage. They are very, very appreciated.