What's With All the Cemetery Visits?

On our August road trip to Eastern Washington and Western Montana, I gave MSH a heads-up that I wanted to stop by some cemeteries where one or the other of us has family buried. Can't recall, but I'm pretty sure he rolled his eyes....  Thankfully he is very good at humoring me as I work on this genealogy obsession of mine.

Over the months of August and September, I have visited more cemeteries than I've been to in my entire life, including:

• Riverside Memorial, Spokane - to get pictures in the mausoleum  where Margaret and Floyd Sorensen are buried (adoptive parents of MSH)
• St. Ann's Cemetery, East Helena, Montana - where birth father of MSH is buried
• Lower Hill Cemetery, Anaconda, Montana - where grandfather of MSH (and his twin brother) were buried in 1935/36
• Hamilton, Victorville, and Stevensville,  Montana - several cemeteries where members of the Semmens and Steele families are buried
• Walla Walla, Washington, Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Center - to get a picture of the plaque honoring my father and his Vietnam War service
• Vermontville, Michigan - several cemeteries where Gorham ancestors and family members are buried

In 2016, we visited birth mom's burial spot in the Eagle Point Nation Cemetery, Eagle Point, Oregon. Her last husband was a WWII vet, so it was his choice of location, although she died in her home town of Anaconda, Montana.  (Picture of MSH at Eagle Point.)

Next on my list?  A visit to Fall Creek and other cemeteries in Tennessee where my paternal grandparents and other ancestors reside.  Off we go!