Kade McKean's Eagle Scout project involves photographing headstones at local cemeteries and uploading the photos and genealogical information to an online database. Volunteers are needed to take clear photos of headstones, including the entire stone and legible text, and submit them online or via other means. The project aims to make cemetery records more accessible globally by digitizing them. Participants are encouraged to create a free account on FindAGrave.com to help identify photos and accept requests from genealogy researchers.

1. Kade McKean’s Eagle Scout Project

2. This project collects and shares critical genealogical
information from cemeteries local to you and provides that
information globally.
Contributions to this important project will provide unique
and valuable information to those people who can not gather
this information themselves, yet it is simple and fun to do.
This project involves the photographing of headstones and
uploading the photos along with recording the information
gathered onto an online database.

3.  How can you help?
 By being the photographer of the project.
This project would go no where without your photos.
 All I need you to do is…
 Go to Headstone Project 2013 Facebook page for further
details.
 Go to your local cemetery and photograph as many
headstones as possible.
 follow the steps provided in this PowerPoint to get the
needed information to me.

4. The following slides will show you proper photographing
techniques along with examples of what you should not
do.

5. • Text is clear and legible
• Entire headstone is in picture
• No distracting or obstructing objects
• No shadows are being cast unto headstone
• Headstone is centered in the picture

6. Shadows are bad

9. Options
 Post them to Headstone Project 2013 Facebook Page
(instructions on page, https://www.facebook.com/headstoneagleproject)
 Email
(Kademckn@gmail.com)
 CD
 Flash drive
When sending photos, Make Sure that you include which cemetery the
photos were taken.
For any questions you may have, send me, Kade, a message on Facebook page or
send me an email.

10.  The minimum requirement for this project is that people send in
photos.
 …and that they get uploaded to the online database (Find a Grave) so
that the photos and the data from them may be used by people around
the world.
 While I do have a second group of volunteers organized to do this
addition part of the project, I, personally, would feel it a missed
opportunity if people were not to create an account with
Findagrave.com.
 There are so many great service opportunities that come with
creating an account…

11.  When you sign up, you will be notified via email when
someone is looking for a photograph or for
information from a headstone in your area. You can
fulfill these requests and they will directly benefit the
person looking for the information.
 There is a lot of value in the work being done for this
Eagle Project, but aside from creating the amount of
response required for this award, I would say that the
biggest value in being involved would be to create an
account and accept requests from people looking for
specific date that you can provide.

12. Go to www.findagrave.com

13. Click on ‘Join Now’ found in top right corner

14. Enter credentials

15. Click ‘Send My Information’

16. Follow step on the page to get your activation code

17. Enter code, and SUCCESS!

18.  Don’t worry about taking pictures of headstones that might have already been
photographed. The more pictures, the better. Duplicate photos are not a problem.
 Don’t forget to take this survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/72ZG7QJ
 Don’t forget to check the Facebook page for any additional information
www.facebook.com/headstoneagleproject
 Photos will be collected and organized by my Boy Scout Troop,
then resized and submitted to www.findagrave.com
 Don’t forget to have fun!
Again, I would love any help you can offer, so if you have any questions,
just ask. Thanks!!
Kade McKean kademckn@gmail.com