October 17th - Are you a participating genealogist?

Are you a participating genealogist? Today FindAGrave and Ancestry have teamed up for Community Day. Lots of genealogists will be out and about at cemeteries today - on their own, through meet-ups, as part of a planed genealogy or historical society event, or as part of a school or civic organization. What are we doing? We are gathering more photos and entries for FindAGrave's website. Last year on Community Day over 250,000 photos were added. Perhaps one of those photos helped you find an extended family member. 

Whether you work on your own or as part of a group, why not "pay it forward" and add some photos to FindAGrave (or BillionGraves, or any other tombstone or cemetery website). We all benefit when we join together to add to these online databases.

Today I am returning to my local cemetery to gather photos in the Guardian Angels section (all those infants). And I have certainly benefited from FindAGrave as I have 579 entries in my Legacy family file courtesy of some wonderful volunteers. Those entries have answered questions, directed me towards additional family members, confirmed certain information, raised questions and have added detail to my family history. 

Do you use FindAGrave? Have you uploaded photos and information as a volunteer? Have you entered FindAGrave information to your Legacy family file? Why not join in Community Day as part of our celebration of Family History Month.

http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2015/09/21/join-us-for-find-a-graves-community-day-on-october-17th/