FindaGrave.com is a website that offers a vast database of gravesite information. It provides users with the ability to search for a specific gravesite or cemetery, add memorials, and contribute photos and information about gravesites. The website was founded in 1995 by Jim Tipton and has grown to include over 190 million grave records. Visitors can also leave virtual flowers and messages for loved ones and share memories with others. The site offers tools for genealogists and families looking to research their ancestors and connect with others who share common interests. FindaGrave.com is a free resource that offers an invaluable service to its users.

Add or edit. Yes! When you’re visiting a cemetery, the app lets you upload inscription data and photos of graves you visit, and fulfill others’ requests for pictures of their ancestors’ gravesites.familytreemagazine.comOne little-known Find a Grave feature is the ability to create your own virtual cemetery by gathering several burials onto a single landing page.

ancestry.comFind a Grave volunteers both make and fill requests for headstone images. You can become a “Graver” yourself with the Find a Grave mobile app.

Yes! Add or edit. To show you’ve come by, leave a virtual flower and note: it’s free (click Flowers > Leave a Flower). It’s not quite the same as visiting in person, but it’s surprisingly satisfying.familytreemagazine.comIn Find a Grave’s virtual cemeteries, flowers never wilt, photos never fade and you don’t have to travel any distance to honor the past, connect and share.