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“Written in Stone: When Gravestones Lie” with Janette Silverman

Dec 12, 2021 - Dec 12, 2021 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Virtual Program by the Heinz History Center

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As genealogists, we depend on gravestones to give us at least basic information about a decedent: name, for example, and perhaps years of birth and death. What happens when the gravestone doesn’t match other documents – how do you discover the facts? How do you interact with a cemetery to find graves when the gravestone isn’t in their database?