Monday, August 17, 2009

World Burial Index

I'm finally cleaning out all the piles in my office and adding articles to this blog! There is a relatively new website focused on burial records from around the globe. World Burial Index only launched last summer. Search their database of gravestone inscriptions and see what turns up. I typed in "Taylor" and found hits for records from England, Ghana and South Africa. Searching is free, but in order to look at the hits you need to join or sign up for a free trial. Since it's based in England, the cost of an annual membership is 22.95 English pounds not dollars. There are images of church memorials, war memorials and cemeteries. You can add your own material to the site, including family photographs. Bookmark and Share

2 comments:

Melissa Barker said...

Maureen, I didn't see a link to the World Burial Records site that mentioned in this blog post? Did I miss something? Can you please pass along the link?

Thanks for all you do!!

Melissa Barker
Professional Genealogist for Tennessee and Kentucky

Justine said...

This is wonderful! I want to do some online work before I board a plane and try to do the ground work. Thank you for the link!

Justine @ http://justnibbles.blogspot.com/

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