Cemeteries are a valuable source of information to those researching genealogy. Graves are a semi-permanent record that is easily accessible to anyone who visits a cemetery.

At Gravestone Archives, you will find thousands of transcriptions from cemeteries that I have visited. My day job allows me to travel often, and when I travel, I take time out of my schedule to visit local cemeteries. Once there, I attempt to transcribe and photograph as many grave markers as time allows. I then post these transcriptions and pictures here for genealogy researchers.

If you find a transcription you like while browsing my site, click the "View Picture" link on any transcription to view the picture of that gravestone. In some cases, you will find that the quality of the online picture is not the best. This is because of the cost of storage space, and therefore I need to compress the files on the web server. I may have a better copy of the picture on file, so I have provided a link right above every picture for you to send me an instant request for a better picture. Be sure to include a valid e-mail address, and if you do not receive a timely response, feel free to contact me via the Contact Me page.

Transcribing gravestones is an enjoyable and addicting hobby, with potential to help people with genealogy research. Carved stone fades with time, and engraved metal corrodes. Your effort to record information from your local cemetery could help in preserving that information for years.