Grave Marker Symbols

The Hidden Meaning of Grave Marker Symbols Explained

Grave marker symbols can provide a fascinating look at your ancestors’ lives. This guide will help you decipher what they mean.

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When Was This Picture Taken? The New PhotoDater Tool Can Tell You

When Was This Picture Taken? The New PhotoDater Tool Can Tell You

What Kind of a Cousin Are They? How to Make Sense of These Boggling Relationships

What Kind of a Cousin Are They? How to Make Sense of These Boggling Relationships

Put to the Test: Is the New MyHeritage Reimagine App Worth a Try?

Put to the Test: Is the New MyHeritage Reimagine App Worth a Try?

Feeling a Bit Overwhelmed by Your Research? Here’s Why

Feeling a Bit Overwhelmed by Your Research? Here’s Why

10 Things Family Historians Find the Most Annoying

10 Things Family Historians Find the Most Annoying

Why Local Libraries and Archives Are Still Vital to Your Research

Why Local Libraries and Archives Are Still Vital to Your Research

How to Preserve Your Own Life Story, and Why You Should

How to Preserve Your Own Life Story, and Why You Should

Stop Spending Hours Looking for Nonexistent Records: Do This Instead

Stop Spending Hours Looking for Nonexistent Records: Do This Instead

Use This Search to Access 1960-2010 Census Details

Use This Search to Access 1960-2010 Census Details

How a Research Log Will Transform Your Family History Research

How a Research Log Will Transform Your Family History Research

10 Ways to Improve Your Family Tree in 10 Minutes or Less

10 Ways to Improve Your Family Tree in 10 Minutes or Less

Finding the Hidden Clues in First Names: A Starter Guide

Finding the Hidden Clues in First Names: A Starter Guide

Old Map Collections That Every Family Historian Should Know About

Old Map Collections That Every Family Historian Should Know About

Every Family History Record Type You Need to Know + Free Checklist

Every Family History Record Type You Need to Know + Free Checklist

The 15 Minute Plan for Achieving Your Genealogy Goals in 2021

The 15 Minute Plan for Achieving Your Genealogy Goals in 2021

Siblings Are Likely the Key to Solving Your Family History Riddles

Siblings Are Likely the Key to Solving Your Family History Riddles

When No Records Exist: Ten Strategies to Help You Find a “Missing” Ancestor

When No Records Exist: Ten Strategies to Help You Find a “Missing” Ancestor

Illogical Dates, Missing Parents, Bastardy Bonds: What to Do If Your Ancestors Were Born Out of Wedlock

Illogical Dates, Missing Parents, Bastardy Bonds: What to Do If Your Ancestors Were Born Out of Wedlock

7 Expert Ancestry Hacks You Need to Try Today

7 Expert Ancestry Hacks You Need to Try Today

How to Find and Use the Unique, Early U.S. Censuses of 1790 to 1830

How to Find and Use the Unique, Early U.S. Censuses of 1790 to 1830

10 Things You Should Never Do With an Old Photo + What to Do Instead

10 Things You Should Never Do With an Old Photo + What to Do Instead

Can You Find Your Ancestors in These Old Post Office Records?

Can You Find Your Ancestors in These Old Post Office Records?

New Tool is Changing the Way We See Old Photos: Here’s How to Use It

New Tool is Changing the Way We See Old Photos: Here’s How to Use It

Can Your Family Tree Pass the 5 Step “Proof” Test?

Can Your Family Tree Pass the 5 Step “Proof” Test?

These Are Some of the Rarest Last Names in the US: Do You Have One in Your Tree?

These Are Some of the Rarest Last Names in the US: Do You Have One in Your Tree?

8 Genealogy Podcasts That Will Make You a Better Researcher

8 Genealogy Podcasts That Will Make You a Better Researcher

Are Ancestry’s Hints Helping or Hurting Your Research? The Dos and Don’ts You Need to Know

Are Ancestry’s Hints Helping or Hurting Your Research? The Dos and Don’ts You Need to Know

You Can Now Use Your Phone to Turn Old Negatives and Slides Into Photos

You Can Now Use Your Phone to Turn Old Negatives and Slides Into Photos

How to Build the Ultimate Genealogy Travel Kit for $25

How to Build the Ultimate Genealogy Travel Kit for $25

Why You Need to Quit Attaching Records to Your Family Tree, and What to Do Instead

Why You Need to Quit Attaching Records to Your Family Tree, and What to Do Instead

Can’t Find Great-Great-Grandma? Pro Tips for Researching the Women in Your Tree

Can’t Find Great-Great-Grandma? Pro Tips for Researching the Women in Your Tree

The Simple Dos and Don’ts for Preserving Old Family Photos at Home

The Simple Dos and Don’ts for Preserving Old Family Photos at Home