I'm at the point in my research that I really can't add new information very easily (well except when someone dies). I have 2 very think brick walls that don't want to come down and some family members who aren't too keen on sharing current information.

Going back beyond my g-grandparents is difficult because I would have to make the leap across the Atlantic to Eastern Europe. Most of my relatives came from Russia, Prussia, Poland, Lithuania, etc. Well you get the picture. I neither speak the local language nor Latin in which most of the Catholic church records were kept.

Of course the other stumbling block is even if I could find the correct reels of microfilm at the Family History Center at LDS--I would have to try and find time to examine and try and figure out the records during the local LDS location's hours and my free time. Free time is at a premium now that I'm working as a contractor after being laid off for a year. LOL I guess that's why so many people who do genealogy research are retired. They have more free time to do the research.

I have turned my research outward for that reason and am an active volunteer for both Find A Grave grave photo requests and Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK). If I can't go forward on my research--maybe I can help someone else get on with their's. I volunteer to do obit look ups in the 2 local papers and also take grave marker photos in my local area. To date, I've taken over 120 grave photos and found obits for 87 individuals. Of course, some requestors make multiple requests.....

Hopefully, the information I provided knocked down some brick walls for those I have helped.

One of my fellow RAOGK volunteers sent me a link to this website. Ohio Genweb is sponsoring space to add photos and transcriptions of grave markers to their server. The URL is: http://ohiogravestones.org/

I've added a few of my relatives and will be adding more in the coming weeks. I also want to add a few old cemeteries I've photographed in Summit county. The markers in these older cemeteries are getting very worn--no telling how much longer they will be able to be read. If you have photos of any Ohio gravermarkers--now is your chance to ad them and help fellow genealogists find their family members.