User:Bloosgrl/sandbox/1

Project Instructions
Step 1: Go to the task list and choose a country. Put your name under 'date completed' to claim it. Step 2: Create a sandbox page. Step 3: Copy and paste the headings into the sandbox page for your country starting with 'Online Resources' and ending with 'Additional Resources'.You may have to create a cemeteries page for the country.If there is an existing page, please check the resources there and keep where appropriate. Step 4: Check the existing state cemetery page for resources to move to your sandbox page. Please check the resources on the page for quality before moving them to the sandbox. Step 5: Locate resources using the instructions under each heading on this page. Step 6: Delete any headings you have no resources for. Step 7: Save in sandbox and share or copy/paste on the page? Step 7: When completed, delete your name and put the date in the 'date completed' column.

==Online Resources== Always include the code for these resources: *United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969 *US GenWeb Archives. Select STATE and Cemeteries. Check the following for resources for your state and link to them where appropriate.
 * BillionGraves STATE Page - photos and GPS locations of grave markers Navigate to a country page and change the website link
 * Find A Grave STATE page - photos and GPS locations of grave markers Navigate to a country page and change the website link
 * Death Indexes.com- link to the appropriate state on this site.
 * Google search for cemeteries in your country to find additional online resources.

Jewish Cemeteries

 * JewishGen has a list for every country. Go to USA. Click the file folder. Then go to Region: STATE.

Military Cemeteries

 * Use Google search with the state name followed by military cemeteries to find them.

Individual Cemeteries

 * Using Google search for cemeteries in the state
 * Using Wikipedia search for cemeteries in the state compare any cemeteries you find to those in Find A Grave. Only link to those in Wikipedia and not Find A Grave.

Additional Resources at the Family History Library
To find cemetery records for STATE NAME in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps: To search for cemeteries at the county level, follow directions above, adding the steps below.
 * 1) Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
 * 2) Enter: STATE NAME in the Place box
 * 3) Click on: Search
 * 4) Click on: Cemeteries
 * 1) Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
 * 2) Enter: STATE NAME in the Place box
 * 3) Click on: Search
 * 4) Click on: Cemeteries
 * 5) Click on: Places within STATE NAME
 * 6) Click on the county you want to search
 * 7) Click on: Cemeteries

Additional Resources
Always include these resources:
 * DAR Library Catalog has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for STATE cemetery.
 * Worldcat.org- Do a search for STATE Cemetery.