Originally Posted by BeverlyH
I'm a genealogist. I respect the wishes of others but I cannot tell you the many heart felt times I have had when finding another relative in an old cemetery after hunting for them. You never know who in your family will get the "hunting bug." To explain what it felt like to be in the cemetery where my 7th grandfather back was buried in 1691 - would be more than you want to hear about. He was on the second ship after the Mayflower, The "Good Fortune" that landed in Plymouth in 1621. I guess what I am saying is - think it over - and leave a trail.
Exactly - and isn't that what quilters and crafters, painters and writers do? We leave a piece of ourselves when we go so others (if they care to look) will know we've been here and laughed, loved and lived.