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Dawn Pratt's Blog – January 2011 Archive (1)

Whispers from the Dust Cemetery Grant Program

While working to preserve my own family history, I realized how rare records were kept of our loved ones burials.  How markers became faded, obituaries lost, the footprint we leave on this world vanished.  My great great Grandfathers records were completely missing, and hours on the phone with the Catholic Church finally resulted in answers. There was no exact location outside of an old photograph my grandma kept of her, with her father, and brother standing by his copper marker. This…

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Added by Dawn Pratt on January 24, 2011 at 1:39pm — No Comments

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