u/DCtheCemeteryMan

UPDATE: After very civil communication with this use he apologized, said it had been done when he first started with FG and has removed all the “generic” photos.

Original post:
I started reaching a historic cemetery (dates back to the late 1600’s) that we will be working in during late Sept-Oct. I looked on FG for grave photos in this cemetery and I came across one individual who posted a generic photo for 20% of the memorials in this cemetery. I sent him a message asking what was the scoop on this and his reply back was “If I remember correctly none of them are readable due to age so i just used one photo for all of them.”

This has to be against the terms of service. But at a minimum it’s extraordinarily misleading. So if I’m doing family history research and my 4th great-grandmother is one of these memorials, I’m going to think (incorrectly) that the picture attached to her memorial is her grave marker.

This has to stop. I have reported two users that do this to FG Support and so far no action.

Can someone explain to me why people do this? I assume this guy is just running up his stats as his profile says he has posted over 170,000 photos. Just imagine how much bad data that is and how many people out there have incorrect information on their family trees. This is just BS.

If anyone wants to check this particular cemetery here is the FG link https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1652365

I was out this morning taking pictures and I’ve noticed that when you upload a picture to a memorial that does not have GPS coordinates, the GPS is not updating as it has done previously.

In the attached pictures you can see the GPS did update when I added the picture. And in the 2nd attached picture you can clearly see the picture has the location.

I tried both adding the picture by taking it within the FG app. And I tried taking the picture with my phone and then adding the picture as Existing. Neither added the GPS.

WTF is going on lately? So many issues.

Yet again another issue with FG. What the heck is going on?

I have been working to update a local cemetery.  On the front of the cemetery page it states there are 28 photo requests.  But when you click in to get the list of requests it says there are 0 requests with 4 problems.  Goshen Cemetery (https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2203312/goshen-cemetery) in Belmont, North Carolina.

What is causing these dark “flairs” coming up from the bottom of my screen (see red arrows)? They are there all the time and in the same place. And what can I do easily and cheaply to fix (if anything).

This is a Sony XBR-75x900E manufactured in Jun 2017.

One last grave marker conserved in TN. This is the marker for husband and father James C. Karr. He is interred next to his wife Julia and his daughter Annie “Karr” Whiteside. @historicstoneconservation completed 90% of the work in this one.
📍Rest Haven Cemetery, Franklin, TN

I’ve been receiving many questions about how we reset these large stones. Unfortunately since we are always in action, it’s hard to get pictures of us in action. But thanks to our cemetery bud Chuck here are some shots of me and @historicstoneconservation resetting a double die on base.
📍Rest Haven Cemetery, Franklin, TN

Today’s conserved stone completed by myself and @historicstoneconservation, is that of Edward Thomas and Margaret Ann Wells. When it fell, it fell on the already down obelisk of his mom and dad, John and Catherine Wells. Luckily neither stone broke.
📍Rest Haven Cemetery, Franklin, TN

Another marker we completed yesterday (6/5) is that of John Wesley Neely, his wife Jane “House” Neely and their 19 y.o. daughter Paralee G. Neely. This one was over 7 ft tall and was in 7 separate pieces. @historicstoneconservation and I are rippin’ it.
📍Rest Haven Cemetery, Franklin, TN

Today’s conserved stone is the grave marker for 20 y.o. Sarah Florence “McEwen” Rosser. The McEwen family was very prominent in Williamson County, TN. She married William Rosser and had one child. Unfortunately Sarah did pass during childbirth.
This marker stands well over 8.5 feet. @historicstoneconservation and I are rippin’ it.

📍Rest Haven Cemetery, Franklin, TN

Today’s conserved stone is that of infant John Eldred Toon. He was the 4th child of Robert and Emma Toon. @historicstoneconservation did great mortar and infill. I’m not good at infill 😂
📍Rest Haven Cemetery, Franklin, TN

We completed the conservation of two markers today. First, the marker for Annie Whiteside. Second, the marker for W. O. Spencer. If anyone can find out WO’s full name I’d be appreciative.
📍Rest Haven Cemetery, Franklin, TN

Join Atlas Preservation and Historic Elmwood Pinewood Inc on Thursday, June 11th for a FREE hands-on gravestone preservation workshop. This will be held at Settlers Cemetery in Uptown Charlotte. Learn professional gravestone cleaning and repair techniques from Jonathan Appel, CEO of Atlas Preservation.

Whether you’re passionate about history, cemeteries or community service, this is a unique opportunity to gain valuable skills and help protect these sacred grounds for future generations.

Event details can be found here:
https://48statetour.com/calendar/charlotte-nc

And if you are not in Charlotte there are 26 events in total so check out https://48statetour.com/calendar

Last conserved stone from our adventure in SC. This is the grave marker for Irishwoman Elizabeth Graham and her three daughters Annie, Maggie and Elizabeth. This one too some effort. The stone was down and the tab had cracked (someone did try to repair). So we had to pour a new base to fit the width of the full stone, not just the tab. This stone was large enough that we had to use the tripod and hoist (sorry no better picture) and the @historicstoneconservation mortared it in place. I think it came out really nice.
📍Old Saint David’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cheraw, SC.

Today’s conserved stones belong to husband and wife, Edward (Edw’d on the stone) and Ellen Pegues. They both died relatively young with Edward passing at 44 but Ellen going at the young age of 26. They had two documented children, Abram and Eliza. The lions share of this beautiful work was completed by @historicstoneconservation. So great to work with him.
📍Old Saint David’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cheraw, SC.

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