Welcome to the April 2024 program - Joy Neighbors, the Tombstone Tourist

On Saturday, April 27, 2024, we were pleased to present a joint Program with the Saint Joseph County Public Library. Our guest speaker was Joy Neighbors. The sessions were not recorded

As well as a genealogy lecturer, Joy is the author of The Family Tree Cemetery Research Field Guide and maintains a long-running blog about cemeteries called A Grave Interest.

Presentation #1: Leave No Stone Unturned
Saturday, April 27, 2024 10:00-11:00am @ Main, Classroom D
“Tombstone Tourist” Joy Neighbors will share advice for locating and learning from ancestors’
graves. The program will also cover finding cemetery records and sharing your discoveries.

Presentation #2: The Victorian Celebration of Death
Saturday, April 27, 2024 1:00-2:00pm @ Main, Leighton Auditorium
Edwina, an Edwardian librarian, will take the stage to explain the rigid rules and customs of
mourning during the Victorian Age that turned grief into a social status.