Cathy, I was interested to see your idea. Just this past weekend I met a 4th cousin I'd never known who called me when she found a genealogy-in-a-jar I left on her g-g-grandfather's grave. She was able to fill me in on the descendants in her line, and I was able to give her ancestral information she was unaware of. And we both were invited to tour an old home where her g-g-grandparents lived in the 1870s-1880s. Good luck with your laminated cards. Understandably, some cemeteries won't allow this sort of thing, but it's worth a try. CAnne16560@aol.com wrote:I don't know if any of you have tried this before or not. Since I am soon going to visit NYC and several cemeteries of my ancestors in Queens, the Bronx, Kings, and Bergen and others, I am going to design in advance of my trip some 3X5 cards with my name (not my real name), relationship to deceased, telephone number, and an email address. I am going to write it in indelible ink, and laminate it. Then I am going to secure it somehow on, at, or very near the gravesite. I'm thinking it might be a good way of finding cousins, friends, etc. Comments welcome - anyone?? Thank you, Cathy in sunny Tampa, FL Native of Brooklyn, NY Ongoing Surname Research as of January 2005 AUSTIN, BALLIN, DRISCOLL, FAVOURE, FULLER, HRADEL, KOZISKI, KUPECZ, McLENDON, MURPHY, NAGLE, RYAN, SOBOL, STEPHENS, WALLA, WILLIAMS ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx ========================== Mary Thiele Fobian Genealogical & Historical Research Pacific Grove, California
If I may ask, what is "Genealogy-In-A-Jar"? Thanks! -------Original Message------- From: Mary Thiele Fobian Date: 05/19/05 13:52:18 To: NYQUEENS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: clues on gravesites Cathy, I was interested to see your idea. Just this past weekend I met a 4th cousin I'd never known who called me when she found a genealogy-in-a-jar I left on her g-g-grandfather's grave. She was able to fill me in on the descendants in her line, and I was able to give her ancestral information she was unaware of. And we both were invited to tour an old home where her g-g-grandparents lived in the 1870s-1880s. Good luck with your laminated cards. Understandably, some cemeteries won't allow this sort of thing, but it's worth a try. CAnne16560@aol.com wrote:I don't know if any of you have tried this before or not. Since I am soon going to visit NYC and several cemeteries of my ancestors in Queens, the Bronx, Kings, and Bergen and others, I am going to design in advance of my trip some 3X5 cards with my name (not my real name), relationship to deceased, telephone number, and an email address. I am going to write it in indelible ink, and laminate it. Then I am going to secure it somehow on, at, or very near the gravesite. I'm thinking it might be a good way of finding cousins, friends, etc. Comments welcome - anyone?? Thank you, Cathy in sunny Tampa, FL Native of Brooklyn, NY Ongoing Surname Research as of January 2005 AUSTIN, BALLIN, DRISCOLL, FAVOURE, FULLER, HRADEL, KOZISKI, KUPECZ, McLENDON, MURPHY, NAGLE, RYAN, SOBOL, STEPHENS, WALLA, WILLIAMS ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx ========================== Mary Thiele Fobian Genealogical & Historical Research Pacific Grove, California