I once read about a researcher leaving their name, address and connection in a pint jar at the tombstone. He/she, too, had had results. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosanne Vrugtman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 9:09 AM Subject: [TNSMITH] (no subject) >A suggestion for finding family through visits to cemeteries: > > A distant Goad cousin recently took a tour of cemeteries in several > states where known family members were interred. When she found a > family grave, she left a silk rose and her business card. On the back > of the card, she indicated her relationship to a family patriarch, and > invited others related to the family to contact her. She had no idea > whether this would yield any results or not, but she has since been > contacted by several members of her extended family who have helped her > to locate other living family and fill in some of the remaining blanks > on her family tree. > > I thought this was a great idea for others who are searching for > extended family but have hit the proverbial brick wall. > > Rosanne (Goad) Vrugtman > St. Louis, MO > [email protected] > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1464 - Release Date: > 5/24/2008 8:56 AM > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message