Genealogy Insider. Cemetery Superstitions, Little- Known Facts and Genealogy Secrets. Posted by Diane. Do you love everything about cemeteries—finding family. Then you'll love our new book, The. Windows-based genealogy program geared to users with large databases. Extensive reporting features.Family Tree Cemetery Field Guide, coming in September. Family Tree Books. Joy: It all began with a picnic. I was on a date with a. He spread out a blanket. I. forgot I was in a cemetery. I was just sitting outdoors having an. We married two years later and we’ve been visiting cemeteries ever since. Discover your family history and start your family tree. Try free and access billions of genealogy records including Census, SSDI & Military records.
It was more than 2. I decided to write A Grave Interest. Joy Neighbors. Me: How many cemeteries have you've visited during your. Joy: I’ve visited everything from huge city cemeteries to a cemetery. Brian (my husband) is on. We. spot one from the highway and we’ll detour off. Every cemetery is. Let’s just say I’ve been to thousands of cemeteries, but I’m. Me: When I was young, my sisters and I would hold our breath. Mom or Dad's car. What strange. cemetery superstition have you encountered? Joy: As a child, I was told not to count the cars in the funeral. I. was a kid who counted everything: steps, train cars, clouds, so. Here are. just a few that I’ve come across: Never point at the funeral. If it rains in an open grave. Flowers and grass grow on the. Only weeds or mud. Never whistle in a. Devil. Never take anything from a. If there is. thunder following a burial, the deceased has reached heaven. Me: What's your favorite cemetery (and why)? Joy: It’s so difficult to choose. If I narrowed it down by. Cave Hill in Louisville. Ky. The artwork there is phenomenal and the history is. It’s an older cemetery that has maintained a modern edge. Plus, it’s very. haunted. Highland Lawn has great symbolism. Most of the. town’s historical figures are buried there. The Civil War burial ground is one of the. I’ve seen. I love small cemeteries because they're so intimate. You really. have time to get to know who’s buried there, and I like to read. Me: Could you share something surprising about cemeteries that. Joy: A cemetery is one of the most exquisite (and inexpensive) places. The grounds are beautifully landscaped and. It is truly like getting married in an outdoor art. If the cemetery has a chapel, there’s also the advantage of having. Cemeteries are just. Joy: Never stop digging! I loved Nancy Drew mysteries when I was a. I approach cemetery research. It’s all a. mystery; I just have to figure out how to find the clues. And those clues could be hidden in records. Bibles, photographs, or symbols on stones. Even the people. themselves may hold the answers—or the clues. I hope that the Cemetery. Field Guide inspires others to become Tombstone. Tourists and enjoy all the history and art that our cemeteries. Me: You wrote on your blog that. You explain everything in the Cemetery. Field Guide, but can you give us a hint about. Me again: I'm gonna make you wait for this answer—and to. Joy's favorite tombstones of all of her cemetery. Stay tuned for more from Joy Neighbors! And of course you. The Family Tree Cemetery Field Guide. Shop. Family. Tree.
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