Find a Grave
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| URL | www.findagrave.com |
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| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Online database |
| Registration | Optional |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Owner | Jim Tipton |
| Created by | Jim Tipton |
| Launched | 1995 |
| Current status | Active |
Find A Grave is a website providing access and input to an online database of cemetery records.
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[edit] History
According to the founder, Salt Lake City resident Jim Tipton,[1] the website was developed in 1995 to address the lack of any existing site that catered to his hobby of visiting the graves of celebrities. After some time, an online forum was created on the site.[2] As of July 2009, the site claims to host 34 million records.[3]
[edit] Content and features
The site's FAQ states that the site strives for a comprehensive listing of the burial places of everyone in the world.[4]
The website contains listings of cemeteries and graves from all around the world. American cemeteries are organized by state and county, and many cemetery records contain Google Maps (with GPS coordinates supplied by contributors and the U.S. Geological Survey) and photographs of the cemeteries. Individual grave records contain some or all of the following data fields: dates and places of birth and death, biographical information, cemetery and plot information, photographs (grave marker, the individual, etc.), and contributor information.
Members are allowed to place on-line memorials for relatives and friends for no cost. Users receive editing privileges over the memorials. Members may also request photos of graves which Find A Grave volunteers can fulfill.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Find A Grave Contributor: Jim Tipton". Find A Grave. 2007. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=1. Retrieved on 2008-12-28.
- ^ "City Pages - Grave Matters". http://www.citypages.com/2000-02-16/books/grave-matters/. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ "Find A Grave". http://www.findagrave.com/. Retrieved on 2009-4-15.
- ^ "Find A Grave FAQ". Find A Grave. 2007. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/faq.cgi?faqMode=non#1. Retrieved on 2008-12-28.
[edit] References
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- Colker, David, Web site answers grave concerns about stars, Los Angeles Times, 26 August 1997
- Johnstone, Nick, Why I love ... findagrave.com, The Guardian, 14 July 2004
- Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, Web site attracts millions of grave-seekers, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2001
- Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, Find VIPs (and others) who R.I.P. through online cemetery, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1 August 2005
