Genealogy randoms

This Is How It Starts

Ok..... So I am really bad at making decisions and this includes choosing what i want to blog about. So..... I am going to blog bloat. 

Yes..... I just made that up. I am going to write about everything and anything until I can see what tags I have.

I am not great at anything, nor am I good at things either but I am OK at a lot of things and I could write for hours, write about absolute nonsense and it doesn't even make sense most of the time. I also start rambling off on my own little tangent. Luckily I edit these posts before publishing hahahaha. 
One of the subjects I will be blogging about will be genealogy. I love finding out about people. Not just in my line but anyone. I like to know who they are, what they did and where they are from. So in saying that my first official post will be about a headstone that I stumbled upon when visiting my grandma at Kopuatama Cemetery one morning after dropping my children off at school.

Kopuatama Cemetery

This cemetery is located 4.0 Kilometers east of Stratford, New Zealand located on State Highway 43.

Mobility card holders can request a gate key from the Information Centre or Stratford District Council Service Centre if a vehicle requires access to this cemetery.
This cemetery is the current operating cemetery for the Stratford District with the first burial recorded in July 1906. It became a lawn cemetery in the 1950's.

Returned Services Area

There are two Services areas in Koputama Cemetery. The original Soldiers' Block is just inside the main gate, and is no longer available for interments. The new Returned Services area is located at the far end ot the cemetery, in a direct line from the main gate. It is available to those who have returned from active service. These areas are administered on behalf of the Office of Veterans' Affairs.

There are two Services areas in Kopuatama Cemetery. The original Soldiers' Block is just inside the main gate, and is no longer available for interments. The new Returned Services area is located at the far end of the cemetery, in a direct line from the main gate. It is available to those who have returned from active service. These areas are administered on behalf of the Office of Veterans' Affairs.

Click here to search any of the Stratford and surrounding cemeteries.

My First Research project.

Freda Elizabeth Purdy

Wish me luck.