Bloxwich Cemetery Map
Cemeteries

Bloxwich Cemetery

Bloxwich is a town located in Walsall in the West Midlands of England with a rich heritage and history. Historically it was contained within the county of Staffordshire but in 1974 it was moved into the newly formed West Midlands county.1 Bloxwich Cemetery is located in the heart of Bloxwich and is full of history serving as the final destination for…

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Toowong Cemetery Rolling Hills
Cemeteries

Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane

I don’t know about you but I really enjoy walking around historical cemeteries like many genealogists do.  I’m fortunate that my daughter loves to do this as well. However she prefers the creepy aspect of it and the intricacies of the designs on the headstones.  My son is not so keen on this pastime but we feel that 2 out…

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Gravestone Photographic Resource Project

One of the greatest resources for genealogists are cemeteries – a link to our past.  A headstone can tell us so much about our ancestors – names, dates, relatives, others buried in the same grave.  Ornate ones will show our ancestors had money, no headstone shows they didn’t.  The biggest problem, though, for many of us is accessing these headstones.…

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Cemeteries

  A goldmine of information can be found in cemeteries and on gravestones.  Some headstones will have dates of birth and death, other family members interred there, spouse details.   There are many sites now where people have uploaded photos and transcriptions of headstones for people to access.  It is important to note that given the world contains billions of…

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