My cousin stated this so well .. so I am copying her!

Thank you to all the volunteers, (myself included), who have taken headstone photos, added GPS coordinates, even manage a cemetery (Smith Cemetery, outside Teeswater ONT for me) and have added them to FindaGrave.

"I have been working on our family genealogy for quite some time, and Find A Grave is on my Favourites because it is such a great tool. I am grateful to all the contributors who have allowed me access to places that I may never have been able to see in person. "

Note: If I request a memorial transfer of a family member/ relative, it is NOT because I think the person who creates many, many memorials is a HOARDER of those memorials. But because I have the connection to my own family. Please respect that request, rather than denying transfer. (Yes, I have had this happen to me)

All of us volunteers understand the work that goes into creating a memorial. Not all of us truck countless hours (and years) through different cemeteries cataloging headstones and connections on the stones themselves. We appreciate those who do. But we all have a love of history and the connection to our roots.

I am also the Sexton-Admin for Smith Cemetery. I have transfered management of my family members who are buried in this cemetery over to the Smith Cemetery Admin account for legacy purposes.