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June 5th, 2021 - Fayetteville First Ward JustServe Project at Northside Cemetery.
Pictured: Tim Thomas and his grandaughter at Northside Cemetery. Others pictured are volunteers from the Fayetteville First Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Tim Thomas is the Temple and Family History leader for his local church congregation in Fayetteville, North Carolina. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Tim's passion for researching and preserving family history information blossomed after his call to serve. According to the Church's General Handbook, one of Tim's primary responsibilities includes coordinating temple and family history efforts with ward organization leaders, including youth quorum and class presidencies.
After a few weeks of coordination and planning, Tim organized an activity for his congregation's youth and adults to participate in a JustServe project sponsored by Billion Graves.
"Each grave represents a real person whose lives need remembering," Tim stated to the volunteers after an opening prayer. "What we do today will help digitize and preserve vital information that is critical for genealogical and family history research."
In today's activity, volunteers captured 931 new photos of gravestones at Northside Cemetery that can be transcribed into digital information.
Pictured: Northside Cemetery digital gravestone markers representing images captured by volunteers.
As mentioned on the project's page, BillionGraves' goal is to preserve cemetery data and make it readily available for genealogical research to honor our ancestors and loved ones. Then, even if a loved one's gravestone is damaged or worn by time, the invaluable information recorded at their final resting place will still be available.
BillionGraves is the world's largest GPS-linked cemetery data resource. As you take photos with the BillionGraves app, each gravestone is automatically marked with a GPS location. The data is then made readily available at BillionGraves.com for free for millions of families around the globe for generations to come.
Learn more by watching this video:
Finding your family has never been easier. Explore the world's cemeteries from the comfort of your home with the free tools provided at https://BillionGraves.com.
Project Information
JustServe.org. “Take Photos of Gravestones at Northside Cemetery.” JustServe, www.justserve.org/projects/5e9c1e84-ed13-4abb-b7c4-c8ced3150efc. Accessed 5 June 2021.
“Northside Cemetery, Cross Creek, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States | BillionGraves Cemetery and Images.” BillionGraves, billiongraves.com/cemetery/Northside-Cemetery/158487/volunteer. Accessed 5 June 2021.
“Finding Your Story with BillionGraves.” YouTube, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyk7810JyeQ.
“25. Temple and Family History Work in the Ward and Stake.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/general-handbook/25-temple-and-family-history-work?lang=eng. Accessed 5 June 2021.
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