Atlheritage believes cemeteries are an important part of our history. Cemetery management is crucial to preserving our history, commemorating our ancestors, and planning for future interments and cemetery use. When properly managed and commemorated, cemeteries can provide a sense of pride within communities and be a key tool for genealogical research.

Unfortunately, many cemeteries have no formal plans or current maps, poor burial records and unmarked graves, making future interments and management of the cemetery problematic.

The average cemetery on the Prairies has been in use for approximately 100 years. In the early days, graves were often marked with wood crosses and rocks. As time passes and without continued maintenance, wood crosses rot and grave markers might be moved to allow for easy maintenance of the cemetery. Eventually, these graves become forgotten and unmarked.

Since 2015, Atlheritage has completed several Cemetery Management Projects using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to identify unmarked graves. Based on our past Projects, we estimate that up to 25% of the total graves located within each cemetery are unmarked graves. In addition to our GPR services, we accurately map and record all marked graves and have the capacity to create user-friendly databases to correspond with detailed maps that illustrate all of the marked graves and unmarked graves within the Cemetery.

If you have a question about unmarked graves or require a current map and database of your cemetery, please contact Atlheritage.