Backroads Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 I've begun doing this, and I hope I am not running into any weird laws. In order to confirm some relations, dates, etc, I've been taking photos of gravestones of whom I know/think to be relatives (I figure it's quicker than rubbings). So... is this legal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rameumptom Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Of course it is legal, as long as you are not trespassing on anyone's property, that is. Gravestones are not proprietary, nor private, information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted February 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Good to know. I just remember when there was a big hullaballo about rubbings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Good to know. I just remember when there was a big hullaballo about rubbings.My understanding is such is an issue because of potential damage to the grave stone. Cameras avoid that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 My dad did this for years. I've started doing it when I go to grave sites that have ancestors buried. As Ram mentioned..as long as you aren't trespassing there is nothing illegal about it. Keep in mind though..that headstones are not always accurate. I know of two in my own family that are wrong. One the spelling of the name is incorrect and the other they have the year of death wrong. This info still needs to be followed up by good ol' fashioned research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted February 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 My dad did this for years. I've started doing it when I go to grave sites that have ancestors buried. As Ram mentioned..as long as you aren't trespassing there is nothing illegal about it. Keep in mind though..that headstones are not always accurate. I know of two in my own family that are wrong. One the spelling of the name is incorrect and the other they have the year of death wrong. This info still needs to be followed up by good ol' fashioned research.Oh, yes, of course. But it works great for comparing-n-contrasting. I was telling the lady who designed my wedding dress about this, and she says her people are buried in one of the small cemetaries I study. Turns out we're distantly and uselessly related! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrence Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 there is a website called findagrave.com people take photos of pictures in cemeteries. I added photos there once. Stopped because some lady got ticked because I added a photo of an alive person. I knew she had passed on because I was there when she passed and I was at the funeral. Woman still thinks she is alive. Anyway, have fun searching enough of my tangent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkOnslow Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 yup that would be legal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applepansy Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Pics of gravestones are important genealogy documents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckabecka Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Find a Grave has been extremely helpful to me in finding my ancestors and their information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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