Zachary’s Eagle Project

While we were in Sacramento for Christmas we were able to do the first part of Zachary’s Eagle Project. Below is a summary of his project.

My project will be to document graves at the East Lawn Sacramento cemetery (where Grandpa Wallace, Great-Grandma Altop, and Great-Great Grandma and Grandpa Altop are buried).

We will take photos using an app on smartphones that imbeds a GPS coordinate in the picture. 

Then at a later date we will transcribe/index the gravestone info from the photos onto a searchable website.

This will allow people from anywhere in the world to do Family History searching for ancestors buried at this cemetery.

And since the app gives a photo and GPS location of the grave, visitors can easily find the exact burial spot without help from the cemetery workers.

We had about 30 family members come out and help. We were able to do over 6,000 markers.

Next step will be to index the photos. Some family members are helping, but his troop back home will be helping too.

We have awesome family who came out in the cold and worked hard. Zach did a great job organizing it.

To end with these 2 cuties, who were my helpers with the hot chocolate and donuts!