Bringing the past to life.

In life we associate cemeteries with our own losses and they are often regarded as gloomy and miserable places to be. Yet in my capacity as a Family History Researcher, I see these places in an entirely different light, not just associated to death.  In fact they help bring the past to life and my experience combined with good information on a headstone, can open the doors to a celebration of that life and the achievements of those that have gone before us.

Several visits to local cemeteries over the last few weeks have enabled me to select an excellent example of just that: 

Ernest Hibbard (1889 - 1952) 
Not only is this a great example of a 1950’s memorial headstone, it tells significant information about the lives of those buried here. Continued