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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Friday, November 16, 2012

Have you looked lately?

We have all heard of Find A Grave, and most of us have used it. Many of us have taken photos and entered them into that site. And because of our efforts, there are now 90 million grave records online, all searchable for FREE. I noticed this yesterday, and since I use that site every few days, it must have just turned 90. **

From the Find A Grave site:

Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave, etc.
 • Search 90 million grave records
 • Search for a cemetery
 • Add burial records
 • View recently added names
 • Stroll through our online cemetery
 • Join the Find A Grave Community
 • Top 50 Contributors
 • Link To Find A Grave
 • Surname index

The majority of my searches are positive finds, but the one below has me a bit confused with the three entries for the same person, in two different towns and different cemeteries. Since they aren't far from me, I hope to make a winter visit to find the correct one. My post for tomorrow is on this Edmund Goodenow's family. He was my 9th great-granduncle.

Goodenow, Capt Edmund 29452588
b. 1610 d. Apr. 5, 1688		North Cemetery
Wayland
Middlesex County
Massachusetts, USA
Goodenow, Capt Edmund 87227301
b. 1611 d. Apr. 5, 1688		North Cemetery
Wayland
Middlesex County
Massachusetts, USA
Goodenow, Capt Edmund 88975925
b. Apr. 11, 1611 d. Apr. 5, 1688		New Town Cemetery
Sudbury
Middlesex County
Massachusetts, USA

Follow-up. Midge Frazel told me they were buried at the North Cemetery in Wayland.

 ** While I was working with FindAGrave today, December 7, 2012, the total went to 91 million  grave records.

 ** The total is now 92 million grave records as of January 1, 2013!

 ** The total is now 93 million grave records as of January 22, 2013!

 ** The total is now 94 million grave records as of February 13, 2013!
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