Wed 7/8/2020 9:43 PM
Hello John,
Yes, I was a volunteer for “Find a Grave,” and I loved it. I know every cemetery within a 30-mile radius. I had to leave cause I had trouble with the Catholic Church. Even wrote to the Arch Bishop. To make a very long, long story short, The Catholic Church wanted $25.00 per location, so I use just to put the names in alphabetical order and spend a day at the cemetery. I knew every section, the dates, etc., so it was easy to find a few. The best story I have is someone from the Chicago area wanted a specific name. I found the headstone. I later received a thank you; the most gracious thank you that I ever received. The headstone was the only picture he had of his father he never knew. He treasured it. Warmed my heart. I cried.
Ah, then I was showing another man how to find the graves. Some are computer orientated, and he put “the make’ on me. I went home, trembling. Then he did some vicious things. He would take my claims, take the picture and send it to the person claiming it. I would come home, download the pictures to post, and they would already be there.
He would harass me through emails and phone. I had my husband step in.
Then with the Catholic Cemetery, some other man went and took pictures and emailed me to delete mine, “cause his was better.” I made the mistake of putting the location of the plot for the family, NOT HIM. Of course, I did NOT delete.
I also had some spooky things happen to me. Strange spiritual things. Not scary but very interesting.
My husband was born in Lebanon.
My father’s name is John Chester Spivak. His father was Timothy Spivak, and his mother was Tessie Spivak. I have all the info and the ships they came on in the early 1900s to Ellis Island.
You are sparking interest. Maybe I’ll join ancestry again.
All the Best,
Judy