Using Gravestones to Trace Your Ancestors MD26 Through a series of personal

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Hitler committed suicide in April 1945

Using Gravestones to Trace Your Ancestors MD26 Through a series of personalEveryone dies, its the one certainty in life. Whilst burials have been taking place for thousands of years, the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw the start of the gravestone boom as public graveyards became commonplace and personalised gravestones became more financially viable. The information provided on gravestones and monuments make them a valuable primary source for anyone wanting to trace their family history. They can provide details that