Thursday, July 12, 2012




The Cemetery 

Genealogy has always been a fascination of mine, even as a child.  As an adult I've found myself doing research into my various family lines and I know how important it can be.  The following information about the Guantanamo Bay Cemetery/Cuzco Cemetery is something I felt compelled to do,  because everyone buried here was someone's son, daughter, husband, wife, brother or sister.  If I can be of assistance to only one person then all the work I've put into gathering this information will have been worth it. 

The Guantanamo Bay Cemetery is a peaceful place located in a
restricted area of the Base. Very few people visit this quiet place other than on Memorial Day when the graves are decorated with flags and Base residents can take a bus to the site and remember those that were here before them. You can hear the sounds of the ocean, because on either side of this cemetery are two beautiful untouched beaches. In this rugged harsh place, there is much beauty, they did justice in the placement of the cemetery.


I am making a photo record of every gravestone in the cemetery as of 2012. 


-To date I have half of the gravestones photographed.

-To locate a specific stone, each entry is labed by:
  • Year of death
  • First letter of last name
  • Nation or State if noted
  • Go to Categories and search there
  • At the bottom of the page click on "older posts" to continue through the results for that specific category.
  • Each gravestone has its own entry, which is labeled with the name on the gravestone, you could also search through the archive for the name.

I would be very interested to know why there were so many infant deaths here.





~~~ Under Construction ~~~

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Heidi, not sure if you will get this but will at least try to send you this comment: My name is Shirley Heimer Hill. My family had a ranch on Guantanamo Naval base from the late 1930's to 1962 and both of my parents are buried at the Cuzco GTMO Bay cemetery. I have photos of their gravesites, if you need them - please let me know. My father Philip Carl Heimer (actual birth date Nov 20, 1899) tombstone reads: December 20, 1899-October 8, 1950. My mother, Marina Heimer reads: September 22, 1905-June 15, 1990. I do not see them in your archives so thought if you need my photos would be glad to send them to you. Are you still in GTMO or have you moved? Are you still interested in this project? My parents are in my thoughts as Christmas is almost here and so wish I could be there to place flowers on their gravesites. Please let me know if you need the photos of their stones. Thank you. Shirley

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