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There are multiple ways to add memorials to Find a Grave. This article details adding one memorial at a time. Always use Memorial Search to see if the memorial has already been added. Learn about adding multiple memorials at a time at Transcribe Basics

For more information about adding non-cemetery burials and an explanation of burial types, including Burial Details Unknown, see Non-Cemetery Burials. Learn more about memorial creation through the questions and answers in Creating Memorials.
If you have questions about adding memorials through the Find a Grave app, click here.

 

Select  from the homepage or from the Memorials section.  

1        Choose a Cemetery or if the individual was not buried in a cemetery check ‘Not buried in a cemetery.’ Add a new cemetery if the cemetery is not in the cemetery database.

Once the location is selected, click Continue.

2        Fill out the details for adding a memorial in the form provided.

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3       Select 

As the manager of the memorial, you can Edit the memorial at any time by selecting Edit from the memorial

Find memorials you manage through My Memorials in the dropdown menu, top right corner hovering the mouse over your profile name.