Overview & Purpose
We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. This scavenger hunt will occur during the month of June and will include daily prizes for a lucky winner who gets all the answers correct in the allotted time.
The clues will be posted each morning on the Indian River Genealogy Conference Facebook page (www.facebook.com/IRGConf), Friends of Vero Beach Family History Center Facebook group (www.facebook.com/159642411143167) and my Facebook page for genealogy (www.faccebook.com/milesgenealogy).
The tasks will introduce you to a variety of online sources and help you learn new research sites and how to use them effectively to discover your ancestors. Those who get the answers correct will be entered into the daily drawing for prizes.
Join in the fun, discover new sites, and learn how to research on sites that you may have never used before.
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/RphpwJCfibaBGrUH7.
Today’s Challenge
Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) is a great website to discover burial information for your ancestors. For this task, you will need to find the memorial for Vernon Westerheide and answer the following questions.
Questions
- In what branch of the military did Vernon enlist?
- What is the name of the cemetery where he is buried?
- What was his infant daughter’s name?
- What was his father’s name?
- What war was he a veteran of?
Bonus Points (Optional)
- Which of his siblings was the leader of Minster Little Women 4H Club?
Hints
- Find A Grave can be found at www.findagrave.com.
- Make sure you look at information for other family members.
Action
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/RphpwJCfibaBGrUH7. All answers received before 8:00 pm on June 2 will be considered for the prize. Today’s prize is a 1-year subscription to Billion Graves (www.billiongraves.com).
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