Comments on: Guest Post: The Pine Cone Story

By: Lynne W

Lynne W — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:03:07 +0000

Anne, what an inspiration to go exploring. Most people would be extremely grateful to find just one grave in such conditions, so to have found two was definitely not just luck!

Unfortunately, living in New Zealand, it is not likely we will ever get to see the graves you managed to find. George and Elizabeth were my children’s 6th GG grandparents too. I love the photo with your children, they look so unimpressed, but I was wondering if there is any possiblity you would be able to post a little closer view of the graves? And the one of John Jezzard in Sturry too please.

Thanks for sharing your amazing story.

By: Ranolph

Ranolph — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:19:30 +0000

what a moving story, glad you managed to find what you were looking for

By: elise trigg

elise trigg — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:19:11 +0000

Hello,
I was delighted to find your story while I was searching for information on my ancestors. My great grandparents x5 were Anne Jezard and Edward Finch. The family and I come from Thanet in kent uk. Mainly from St Nicholas -at-Wade, Chislet and nearby villages.I would welcome and be grateful for any further information about them that you may have .

Kind Regards
Elise

By: John Kimber

John Kimber — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:29:44 +0000

Anne, this is fascinating.I came across the site this morning purely by accident

George Jezzard is my GGGG Grandfather and I have quite an extensive tree on Genes Reunited.

I am not sure if our paths have crossed in that site, but I would be pleased to discuss the history with you if you have a mind to.

Equally great that there are some brilliant pictures in both of your blogs.

I assume my Email address will be released to you but just in case I will keep an eye on this site

I have never done any searching of cemeteries, but however time consuming it may be, it is certainly a way of adding further information to the research. I now live in Cornwall, so visiting Kent is not a regular thing.

Keep up the search

Kind Regards
John

By: Bookslinger

Bookslinger — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:39:59 +0000

Here’s another recommendation for genealogists who own a GPS: In addition to the address of the cemetery, include the lattitude/longitude coordinates of the gravestone in your paper records, electronic notes, and whatever web-pages you post the genealogy info to.

My belief is that most cemeteries don’t have grid maps where visitors can look up the grave location from knowing the names. But with GPS coordinates, you can send other people have have portable GPSs right to it, or within 20 feet or so.

Anne, you’ve inspired me to add a new twist to BoM-slinging with the kids on family vacations. As children absorb more of the lesson, and take it more to heart if they see the parents actually doing it, it theoretically should also hold true with missionary work. If the child never sees the parent doing it, how can the parent assume the child will consider it important?

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:48:55 +0000

You met Ardis while sitting on a gravestone?

Not quite, but he had a virtual pine cone, which he used to scrape some virtual lichen.

By: m&m

m&m — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:12:40 +0000

All sorts of WOW.

And Anne, one thought that comes to mind is how weakness can be turned to strength. For all that the method you used was actually a no-no, I have a hard time thinking anything but that as far as heaven was concerned, your experience was a yes-yes. Too “serendipitous” to be just chance, imo.

That said, I LOVE the tips given here by an expert. It’s so good for inexperienced people like myself to know those kinds of things.

I hope someday I can walk through cemeteries in England and find some of my ancestors’ history as well.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:38:10 +0000

You met Ardis while sitting on a gravestone?

By: Stephen Taylor

Stephen Taylor — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:30:51 +0000

Thanks for this beautiful story. Reminds me of how I came to meet Ardis.

By: Bill Gurney

Bill Gurney — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:10:06 +0000

I enjoyed the story, more so, because I do believe that these 2 Jezards are probably long lost relatives of ours. I would like to see pictures of the stones, as Chislet is a long way from Canada, to go to the cemetery to see them.