For almost two months so far, excavators in Denmark have been uncovering the remains of hundreds of warriors who died violently about 2,00...

Mary Brand Died Dec 17 - 93 Aged 63 years 10 months and ? days I went and had a look for Mary in the 1880 Census. 1880 United...

Archaeologists have found evidence of grave robbing while digging at a 19th Century burial ground in West Bromwich. A team working at the ...

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Caroline G Gripton Died July 8th 1890 Aged 29 yrs 3 mos 4 days  I have over 500 coffin plates at    http://ancestorsatrest.com/

Visitors to Marietta's Mound Cemetery are often curious about a large, weathered sandstone structure that stands to the left of the wa...

This Coffin Plate for Nancy B Hopkins is interesting as it may not be as old as the date would make one think it is. The plate gives the d...

Exciting news! Leicester University scientists confirm the remains found in an unmarked grave are Richard III's   Conducted a ran...

Funeral Card  for David S. Zimmer died 1892 age 74 years For more Funeral Cards see AncestorsAtRest

Wonderful news for thosewith early Dutch ancestors in New Netherland (present day New York)! Thanks to Terry Vanderhoof, a translation and...

This Coffin Plate is for Julia Thompson who died in 1876 at the young age of 35.  I did a little digging to see if I could find out someth...

Two New Video Releases in Voices of Genealog y Series Donna Valley Russell, FASG “ Becoming a Genealogist and an Editor” and Donna Vall...

We don't often think of a cemetery as being a great place for wildlife but life can thrive in the most unexpected places. The rare Orb W...

 The Challenge of Finding Our Black Ancestor's Origins Francis X. Schumacher & Mary Butler This is a photo of my  2nd gr...

We may never know how the grave of John Murphy in Knockainey came to say he was 219 years old when he died. A mistake on the part of the Tom...

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My 23andMe DNA kits arrived yesterday. I already had my Y-DNA tested at Family Tree DNA but wanted to try another company and see what...

Stories of ancient Indian settlement, colonization and frontier communities, slavery and war, early industry and intensive farming permea...

Today we have the Coffin Plates of Isaac Monk and Anna Monk. Anna died in 1874 but the plate for Isaac has no date of death. However it look...

CRUMBLING cliffs above ancient Whitby are causing grave concern after landslips uncovered human bones in an old cemetery. Read More