Genealogy Jottings

Last Saturday we went on the first leg of the road trip and visited Lakeside Cemetery in Canon City, CO. I thought I went prepared (I had a camera, good shoes, rain gear, grass clippers, and a stiff brush) but as usual, I overlooked something. This cemetery has over 1500 graves, and I had no idea where to find my great aunt and uncle, Hettie and Thomas Reed. I had planned to check in with the cemetery office on arrival to get the location, but the office was closed, and there was not a cemetery worker anywhere. I should have called ahead. Luckily, my ever-resourceful husband was able to zero in on the likely grave location, and he found the spot. We took photos of the Reed graves, and then we went on to fulfill some FindAGrave requests for that cemetery. We posted those as soon as we got home, and one of the recipients sent us a very nice thank-you message.

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