I'm a public librarian and history researcher. I started volunteering here because Find a Grave was incredibly helpful for my genealogy research. Now I'm obsessed!

I'm all about helping others find the people they care about so I focus primarily on raising the percent of memorials with GPS as close as possible to the percent photographed in various cemeteries. To that end, I do add duplicate photos to memorials. I can photograph anywhere from 500-1000 graves in an hour (depending on terrain, how close the memorials are to one another, etc.), which is much more efficient than searching names in Find a Grave while at a cemetery.

I've turned off messages because I just couldn't keep up with them. If you'd like a memorial I've created transferred to you, click on "Suggest Edits," scroll all the way down to "Other," and click "Contact Manager." I won't ask you to justify your request with details about your relationship to the person!

If you'd like to use one of my photos for any reason, go for it. No need to ask for permission. Crediting me for the photo isn't necessary, but it's appreciated.