Water and towels for cleaning gravestones (I’m talking about cleaning stones intact and fairly modern – old sandstone stones are an entirely different animal.)

Camera. Flash. Batteries. (After taking this picture, I drove 2 hours, forgot to charge my camera and it died after I took the first picture at the cemetery.)

Paper and something to make rubbings with (I have crayons.)

Knife/scissors – something sharp to cut plants.

Map/directions. Something written down – GPS will only get you so far when searching for country cemeteries. If it’s a large cemetery, a map of it and a general location may be needed to make your trip worthwhile. (Yes, I had to go back into the house to get my written directions after I forgot to put them in the bag.)

Bag to hold everything in.

]]> http://snowfamilygenealogy.com/supplies-for-cemetery-hunting/feed/ 0 http://snowfamilygenealogy.com/clinton-county-kentucky/ http://snowfamilygenealogy.com/clinton-county-kentucky/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:57:31 +0000 admin http://snowfamilygenealogy.com/?p=689 February 20, 1835, Clinton County was formed from Cumberland and Wayne counties in southern Kentucky. This has caused some confusion for me when birthplaces are listed as different counties depending on the record.

For a full formation map of Kentucky see here – The Clinton addition is visible when 1834 and then 1836 are clicked.

The county seat of Clinton, Kentucky is Albany.

A fire in 1864 and another in 1980 have destroyed most vital records from the county. (reference)

There is record of a Snow, Kentucky – map here and information here.

updated 7 January 2008