I mapped my first cemetery in 2016 and fell in love with the preservation of historical data and working with the townships to help provide solutions for their cemetery conundrums. From digitizing and cleaning up cemetery data to creating detailed shapefiles and the boots on the ground work in the cemeteries, these projects have been an adventure. Having mapped six cemeteries in three townships I have learned that every cemetery is unique. Cemetery records can come in many forms and the one thing they all have in common is the amount of people who have created, maintained, and collected the data over so many years. Much of the data can be misplaced, duplicated, recreated, and even lost or destroyed. Historical map data can range from more recent surveys and mapping of the cemeteries, to hand drawn maps passed down and edited over generations, to none at all. The rectification, restoration and remaking of all of the trying unique information is important in helping our future and preserving the memories and lives of those who came before.