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Old Tombstones Tell Stories

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There are many things that you can learn from the dead. This is why genealogists spend time in cemeteries, searching for the gravestones of their ancestors. Every so often, you can find some fascinating stories in the news about cemeteries, or parts of them, that genealogists have found. Sometimes, those stories can be quite bizarre! There are tombstones surfacing on Ocean Beach in San Francisco, California. Imagine, walking down the beach and finding a large, intact, tombstone sitting on the sand! It seems that, every so often, the shifting sands on the beach uncover some tombstones. Everyone talks about them … Continue reading →

Halloween Vandals Caused Damage to Historic Graves

A really old graveyard, located in San Luis Obispo, California, was vandalized right around Halloween of 2011. Destruction of gravestones, especially old ones, make it very difficult for genealogists to do their research. Recently, more has been revealed about the gravestones that were damaged by the Halloween pranksters. There are people who use Halloween as an excuse to go out and cause vandalism. This year, some vandals damaged several of the headstones in the San Luis Cemetery, which is located in San Luis Obispo, California. The cemetery had gravestones that dated as far back as the 1800’s, and that ranged … Continue reading →