Find a Grave Arvostelua 

So many people trash Find-a-Grave. I am into tracing my heritage as a hobby and this site helped me so much that I felt the need to pay others contributions forward. When used properly, it is a treasure trove of information to those like me. I have found errors and instead of trashing the site or contributor, I assist in resolving the discrepancy. Anyone, in my opinion, that try's to be the first to create a profile is contributing but not in the right way. I tend to answer request for photo's.
While searching for the headstone, if I see interesting or neglected headstones, I clean them up, take a photo and check to see if there is a memorial for the relatives to find. Those that label all contributors, "grave collectors", are ignorant and shallow.

Trash site that allows armchair moron grave collector strangers to post memorials on your loved one the minute they see the obituary posted. I was told they had instituted a waiting period to allow families to post first. NOT correct!! When I tried to merge one of my great uncle, they said I changed my facts too many times ( yeah, cause I want to grill family about exactly where he died and was to be buried, one day later!!) SO hurtful and frustrating that they allow this to go on with these losers who get some kind of thrill out of collecting postings!!!!!

Find A Grave has proven to me to be a group of kind and helpful people who have linked me to the graves of family, friends and historically significant people. I would have never visited any of those graves and lost those people forever. A number of friends who were killed when I was in the Marines just disappeared from my life. No memorial service, no graveside visits. They were buried in their hometowns I'd never visit and I would move on with their loss. I found them all and virtually visited their graves on this site. A note I left linked me and through me, many friends, with my dead friend's family. I can't say enough good things about this site and the good people who come together here to help complete strangers -- especially help alleviate their grief.

Findagrave CAN be very beneficial to find and connect family members. However, there doesn't seem to be many rules to post information. There are a lot of errors. So, beware...... and do your own research. Once something gets posted, it's almost impossible to get it corrected. I used to use Findagrave often. But now, it's so ANNOYING with all the pop-up ads. I just gave up and don't use it very much any more. It's very frustrating to have to 'x' out on EVERY SINGLE PAGE.... They have to be making a fortune!!

Very helpful website for genealogical research and also allows distant family members to look at graves that they would probably not otherwise get to see. Very helpful and efficient customer service. Marie was very helpful today.

Been using the site for more than 15 years but in the last few it has really gone downhill with the admins as bad if not worse than the contributors. Adding a memorial with no headstone and very little or no information whatsoever is not a memorial. It's an addictive way of ... 'let's see who can collect the most memorials.' It's gone to hell! If I could give the site -1 I would.

Find a Grave is an exceptional resource for accessing Ancestry help. Its extensive database of gravesites and memorials provides a wealth of information for those researching their ancestry. The platform's user-friendly interface makes it easy to navigate and locate the information needed, while its active community of contributors ensures that help is readily available for those seeking assistance with their genealogical pursuits. Overall, Find a Grave is a valuable tool for anyone looking to uncover their family history, offering a treasure trove of resources and support along the way.

A stranger dug deeply into the ground of my grandfather who died in 1928. The gravestone is sunk halfway into the ground. A woman requested to see what was written on my grandfather's gravestone. She pretends to be a related family member to me, not related, won't answer to whom she is related to when questioned Made up false information about my family, wouldn't transfer my grandmother's memorial, posted flowers on my family memorials. This "grave digging was done at her request, she called it an "archeological dig." The pictures of the dug grave were posted on her Ancestry Tree. I was sickened by this action by these two. Apparently they violated Find A Grave guidelines concerning a non relative's grave, or so I was told. What is the penalty for doing this I asked, the were told not to do that and follow the guidelines. I don't know if the photographer restored the grave to its former state. I contacted the cemetery about what had happened, I hope they fix the damage. I learned my lesson not to speak to anyone stranger on Ancestry or Find A grave, some of these people are not trustworthy, beware.

I’ve been with Find A Grave for 14 years. In my own genealogical work, it used to be helpful. I don’t know what has happened but the last 2-3 years, it’s become a nightmare. Granted these people who manage memorials for the most part are sincere and we must remember they do this voluntarily. But there are some who are very territorial - if you are a family member and want to manage your own family, they never respond.

Also if you manage you should always check what edits, people are submitting. Many are completely wrong listing a completely different family which throws off the algorithm on Ancestry and everybody who doesn’t check sources, keeps perpetuating a falsehood on a deceased family member. There needs to be more checks and balances.

It’s a shame really, how it’s become such a mess with so many mistakes, misinformation, wrong photos attributed to the deceased.

I know now that if u want your privacy upon death you better have it in your will. It is totally disgusting how people can just go on and exploited the dead. Some people are private during their life and want to stay that way in death. It’s about what the deceased wishes are, not what the selfish living survivors what. Shameful. Find a grave does not care about the deceased.

absolutely sick site! my family is private and it goes against their religion, there just is no boundaries on top of it. been asking and asking shouldn't have to. some troll named rebecca evans
doesn't and didn't even know my family posted grave photos. i been trying to get my family off there find a grave for years now. someone took photos of MY FAMILIES GRAVES!!! and posted them on find a grave refuse to remove them the poster and the site YOU PEOPLE ARE SICK GHOULS. even a cemetery is not a safe space anymore with such trolls who have no character, morals or ethics to post someones families grave they dont even know. the cemetery was outraged and in no way agrees with this behavior for anyone wondering? findagrave.com, they are owned by ancestry.com. remember anyone can be found on the internet but that cuts both ways. just fyi and nothing stops heartless cruel subhumans from doing this. she apparently gets some kind of charge out of doing this to people opening their wounds, how pathetic. im about to have all headstones removed thats where im at, seek therapy and God in your life

There are these massive Bullies & Grave Thieves & Identity Thieves on Find a Grave, like Tombstone Finder & dare2dream & Amy, Sean Kilian & their Bully Followers who make “new” “Duplicates” of your actual blood Relatives older already made by you Memorial & then they get your “older Memorial” Reported as a Duplicate that they Copied from you then these Bullies get your Family Merged to their Memorial or their Grave Buddies Memorials but in the Process they send you like tons of or like 60 Edits at a time for you to write in what they want as they have a Duplicate sitting with another of their Grave Buddies then your Memorials match then get Merged in their Care with all their wrong Information added but then they change their Information to other off things that they add or write but none of them can read what they add because it is wrong. I check on EVERYTHING these Gravers add to my Family & none of it is Accurate. Because these Bullies jack up your Family Memorials through Mergers then treat you like you can’t make a Memorial. But these Gravers & Find a Grave also yell at you & are Mean & Abusive towards you then Act like the Victim to Find a Grave or Outside Officials. Find a Grave lets these Gravers make Duplicates & yell at you because these Gravers perfect their Graves as they throw in Anyone who Fits their Grave Marker even if it is NOT the right Deceased Person which brings in money for Find a Grave for getting Ancestors in a Grave. Find a Grave throw their Policies at you but none of their Top Contributors abide by the Rules but Find a Grave kicks you around or off their Site if you’re not their Favorite. Their Customer Service is non Existent & it is a Jacked up Site. It is Voluntary on your end. All your Work in a Memorial is a Waste because these Awful Gravers mess up everything you write. Very Abusive Site for trying to Honor your Loved ones!!!! Oh if you Accidentally make a Duplicate you get yelled at but if like dare2dream makes Duplicates they are like oh well. These Gravers have 0 Life as they Stalk you closely then keep all your Graves Information on File as they admit as they need to reach a quota. I do NOT Trust those Gravers with my Loved ones. So Sad because all I wanted was Tributes made for my Family

FAR too many pop-up ads - they really get in the way; didn't used to be like this - now spoiled as far as ease of use is concerned.

All these posts from Findagrave contributors going on about how hard they work harvesting graves makes my French butt tired. These people live on Findagrave because they r addicted. There is also a certain sense of satisfaction sticking their noses in other peoples business. What they really need is professional help and a long vacation from Findagrave.

There are some managers on Find a Grave that graciously transfer your family memorials quickly and without a problem and that is greatly appreciated. Unfortunately there seem to be a lot of memorial collectors who refuse to release a memorial with a family connection like they are supposed to. These memorial managers go so far as to post erroneous information, control their version of history, pull information from real researchers and post it to memorials as they see fit and lie to admins when they are called out on their bad behavior. Myself and family members have experienced every one of the bad experiences identified in reviews on trust pilot. There is no accountability and on line support is incapable in many cases to do anything.

Requested a memorial transfer for great-grandfathers brother - the memorial maker has the wrong information - tired to get him to change the info and he would not - he is not related to my great-grandfathers brother or any of the 85 K that he manages - he will not transfer to me - support at find a grave said no too - I am ticked - 24 yrs a member of Ancestry and almost 16 yrs on Find a Grave -

Zero stars. Everything I've read in these reviews is something I've experienced multiple times. Horrible staff, vindictive people who hoard memorials and set out to be ruthless with their agendas. You can't trust the information to be correct either. This site should be shut down. 70% + give it one star. THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES!!!!

There's a memorial I have tried to get Lucy Adelia Rhea,she married her first husband John James camren/Cameron,Lucy children was Bert .he was my mother lulu Louise camren grandfather,,Bert son was Herbert,my mother birth father,Herbert had 1 daughter my mother,,I have tried to get Lucy memorial ,Marcia created the memorial,I have tried for 2 months to get it,I have camren blood thru my mother,find a grave won't take it from Marcia to give to me,Marcia is not blood kin,I am my mother was,,I have asked on behalf of my mother for Lucy memorial,,find a grave will not tell me why I can't have it,,I have offer to send proof to them,no reply,I have posted proof on Lucy memorial,and Marcia knows it true,Marcia and don Camren,who was a cousin to my mother. ,don and Marcia build a website .when I started asking for Lucy memorial was about 2 months maybe 3 months ago.find a grave won't give to me,Marcia is not blood kin,I am thru my mother

If you can't find a grave, you should not offer this service.

I recently submitted a correction for a memorial on Find A Grave. The contributor responded in a hostile manner and told me to stop contacting him. When I told him I was going to send a message to find a grave to let them know that this contributor was providing incorrect information and would not research and correct it on their website, I was threatened by the contributor. I have closed my account.
This website is very unreliable.