There is a sad beauty about cemeteries that has always drawn me.

I officially began researching my family tree in 2007 but was always interested in family stories and old photos. I remember sitting on a small footstool as a child in my beloved Grandparents' living room in Ohio just mesmerized by the stories of their lives. All of my life experiences and personal convictions led me to the deep belief that NO ONE should be forgotten.

If I can aid in someone's research or make someone feel closer to a departed loved one, I am more than happy to do so.

"The gravestones are like rows of books bearing the names of those whose names have been blotted from the pages of life; who have been forgotten elsewhere but are remembered here.”
― Dean Koontz, Fear Nothing

“The graveyard is not the final resting place of our dear departed but an ephemeral repository of their remains. The real graveyard, however, is somewhere deep in our heart, where we can always visit them at any time of the day, talk about some unforgettable summers, or cry in solitude as if they were always there for us to stay. And should our twilight come, when we can no longer see the light of the day, some people dear to us will build a graveyard in their hearts. They will let us stay for a while or perhaps longer, as long as they continue to remember, but it does not matter anymore. What is comforting to know, no matter how tragic or tranquil our death may be, somewhere somehow someone will always build a sublime place for us to stay." --Danny Castillones Sillada, The Graveyard In Our Heart

There is a sad beauty about cemeteries that has always drawn me.

I officially began researching my family tree in 2007 but was always interested in family stories and old photos. I remember sitting on a small footstool as a child in my beloved Grandparents' living room in Ohio just mesmerized by the stories of their lives. All of my life experiences and personal convictions led me to the deep belief that NO ONE should be forgotten.

If I can aid in someone's research or make someone feel closer to a departed loved one, I am more than happy to do so.

"The gravestones are like rows of books bearing the names of those whose names have been blotted from the pages of life; who have been forgotten elsewhere but are remembered here.”
― Dean Koontz, Fear Nothing

“The graveyard is not the final resting place of our dear departed but an ephemeral repository of their remains. The real graveyard, however, is somewhere deep in our heart, where we can always visit them at any time of the day, talk about some unforgettable summers, or cry in solitude as if they were always there for us to stay. And should our twilight come, when we can no longer see the light of the day, some people dear to us will build a graveyard in their hearts. They will let us stay for a while or perhaps longer, as long as they continue to remember, but it does not matter anymore. What is comforting to know, no matter how tragic or tranquil our death may be, somewhere somehow someone will always build a sublime place for us to stay." --Danny Castillones Sillada, The Graveyard In Our Heart