Finding the Living Among the Dead
My daughter and I traveled to Wales in 2005 to find my third great grandfather’s grave. When we found it (after extensive research before our trip), we purchased some local flowers and left those flowers and a note attached to those flowers for anyone who might visit the grave later. If someone visited the grave, they may be a relative, even if distant.
Filed under: Cemeteries, Death & Dying, Death Practices, Graveyard Etiquette, History of Funerals, Talking with Children, Traditions on June 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment »