User:Bloosgrl/sandbox/1

Project Instructions
Step 1: Go to the task list choose a state from the United States tab. Put your name under 'completed by' to claim it. Step 2: Create a sandbox page. Step 3: Copy and paste the following code into the sandbox page for your state. ==Online Resources== *United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969 == Jewish Cemeteries == ==Military Cemeteries== == Individual Cemeteries == == Additional Resources at the Family History Library == == Additional Resources == *DAR Library Catalog has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for STATE cemetery. *Worldcat.org- Do a search for STATE Cemetery.

Step 4: Replace STATE with the name of your state. Step 5: Check the existing state cemetery page for resources to move to your sandbox page. Please check the resources on the page for quality before moving them to the sandbox. c Step 6: Locate resources using the instructions under each heading on this page. Step 7: Delete any headings you have no resources for. Step 8: Save in sandbox and share or copy/paste on the page? Step 9: When completed, put the date in the 'date completed' column and link to the sandbox page in the 'link to sandbox column'.

Online Resources
Check the following for resources for your state and link to them where appropriate.
 * BillionGraves Page - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
 * Find A Grave page - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
 * Death Indexes.com- link to the appropriate state on this site.
 * Go to US GenWeb Tombstone Project. Click on your state. Include the link for that state in the online resources.
 * Google search for cemeteries in your country to find additional online resources.

Jewish Cemeteries

 * JewishGen has a list for every country. Go to USA. Click the file folder. Then go to Region: STATE.

Military Cemeteries

 * Use Google search with the state name followed by military cemeteries to find them.

Individual Cemeteries

 * Using Google search for cemeteries in the state
 * Using Wikipedia search for cemeteries in the state compare any cemeteries you find to those in Find A Grave. Only link to those in Wikipedia and not Find A Grave.

Additional Resources at the Family History Library
To find cemetery records for STATE NAME in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps: To search for cemeteries at the county level, follow directions above, adding the steps below.
 * 1) Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
 * 2) Enter: STATE NAME in the Place box
 * 3) Click on: Search
 * 4) Click on: Cemeteries
 * 1) Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
 * 2) Enter: STATE NAME in the Place box
 * 3) Click on: Search
 * 4) Click on: Cemeteries
 * 5) Click on: Places within STATE NAME
 * 6) Click on the county you want to search
 * 7) Click on: Cemeteries

Additional Resources

 * DAR Library Catalog has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for STATE cemetery.
 * Worldcat.org- Do a search for STATE Cemetery.