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Comment by Rachel on July 28, 2009 at 9:07am

Don't always assume that just because there is not a death date for one of the people on the stone is not gone because the date of death is not on there. My parents have a double stone and it has been 2 years since my Mom passed. The date of death has not been put on there yet. Dad's death date is there but not my Mom's. And yes I do show the stone for my parents.

Comment by Charlie Vines on July 28, 2009 at 8:51am

Darlene,

Personally, I take a closeup of half of the stone so that the living person is omitted. I do this out of respect for the living person. I have seen folks to show the double stone. I don't suppose it matters since the same information is on the obituary and death certificate. I have heard the info would be considered public domain in the same sense as the obit and the d.c.

Comment by Darlene Krause on July 28, 2009 at 7:39am

I am starting to feel like a pest. I have another question. When we are putting pictures of gravestones on FindAGrave. What if it is for a husband and wife and only one of them has died. But has the date of birth for the spouse. You know the privacy act thing.

Comment by Betty Jo Blevins on July 27, 2009 at 4:43pm

I have found the best way to find out all the information on an old headstone that does no damage to the stone is what they call rubbings. You use pellon and crayons and masking tape(I use the painter's tape). You tape the pellon on the stone and rub a crayon over the pellon. It will bring up all the lettering (even those you couldn't read with the naked eye) and any other designs on the stone. We have done these to alot of the family headstones in VA.

Comment by Rebecca Poertner on July 27, 2009 at 10:54am

Fluttergirl, no, I'm not put out with you. Why should I be? Water misting is the first one I listed because I use it the most, followed by aluminum foil. Chalking is a last resort, and you can see how carefully I worded it "use a light coloured chalk (don't use the Hot Pink or the Blue) and rub GENTLY over the marker. Then, take your school eraser (chalkboard eraser) and act like you are erasing the chalk off the marker. It actually smooths out the chalk and makes the marker easier to read. Lighter colours come off easier when it rains than the bright colours." Though I know it's not the best idea to use chalk, sometimes it's all I can do to read it. I lay (usually a light gray) on it's side, and just chalk just past the name. With the eraser, I "spread" the rest of the colour on the marker, I take the pic, and then spray it off. The way I do it, when I go back to the cemetery the next day after a big rain, the chalk is all gone. Hey, I'm not out to damage anything, especially a grave marker. If I thought chalk would hurt the marker the way I use it, I wouldn't do it. But again, I only use it as a last ditch effort.

Comment by Fluttergirl on July 27, 2009 at 8:40am

Oh, Rebecca, please don't use chalk on grave stones. The Find A Grave FAQ specifically requests that people should not use chalk on grave stones:

Never apply bleach, ammonia, shaving cream, chalk, firm pressure or...

Even the tiniest bit can cause erosion. If you visit the Find A Grave discussion forums (specifically the Cemetery Preservation section) you'll see how much "chalking" is frowned upon. There are two or three professionals who clean/create/maintain stones and they all say that any kind of chalk is bad. Here is a link to a chalking thread, which contains more information on why we shouldn't use chalk on stones:
Cemetery Preservation: Another Chalker!

I hope you're not put out with me for posting this. I had no idea how bad chalk was for stones until I started reading the discussion boards. :)

Comment by Darlina Shaw on July 27, 2009 at 2:03am

I use Picasa to tweek my photos, it is so easy to use, and it is free. Here's the link: http://picasa.google.com/

Comment by Donna LaVonne Senff-Mata on July 26, 2009 at 7:28pm

You have to downsize those photos to 250 kb or less in order for FAG to accept them. You can do that in Corel, or download MS Power Toys for Win XP, then scroll to Image Rezier Powertoy Setup. Run. Once it is in your computer, you can open a photo, click on File and go to the Resizer, click on it change the size to Small. It should work.

Comment by Emiko Lanier on July 26, 2009 at 7:15pm

I am doing the ancestry study so that if I find the people in my study, I request the original owner of the FAG, to transfer the Ownership to me. I had not had any problem getting transfer. All information can be corrected after you gain the ownership.

Comment by Darlene Krause on July 26, 2009 at 7:10pm

I am having trouble getting the pictures they I have taken to upload to FAG. I have cropped as much as I dare and they are still too big any suggestions out there. I have a digital camera.

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