I spent some time labeling headstone pictures [View all]

My husband and I went with his uncle to visit cemeteries a few years ago. My brother-in-law called it the Tombstone Tour. It was an informative trip, and even though visiting graves was the focus, Uncle Jack also showed us an early family home (belonged to his grandfather and grandmother), other places that the families were connected to, and of course, many resting places. We visited 5 cemeteries in WV, and one on Marietta, Ohio. We went with him 2 times. The 2nd time, I took notes and my husband took pictures of the headstones. Both sides of his family go way back, early immigrants from England, Scotland, The Netherlands and Germany. large families on his Mom's side.

I visited my mother-in-law's grave Friday and let Uncle Jack know that I had put flags and flowers on some of the graves. It was a spur of the moment visit, but I had a few flags and flowers on hand. I let him know through a relative. He lost his wife of 74 years recently and then had some health issues. I thought it would give him a lift to know I had made a visit. I talked to him a week after his wife passed away and he sounded so frail. He called me Saturday to thank me for visiting the graves. He sounded a lot better, so I passed the news along to the rest of the family. Many of them were interested in getting the information about the cemeteries, so last night and today, I edited the notes I took and then labeled the pictures by cemetery and shared them.

I felt pretty good about getting this done. It had been on my list for awhile.