Instead of current cemetery, why not post the WPA listing to an ALHN site? Or post the actual cemetery records to your ALHN site. These records are much more accurate than what is on find a grave. As a researcher, I don't use find a grave as a source, but as a map. Then I find other reputable sources to cite. I have the records for my church's cemetery, and no matter how many times I ask find a grave contributors to correct misinformation on this cemetery, they refuse. So, the actual records are more accurate than the find a grave listings. REBEKAH Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 15, 2013, at 6:01 AM, Cyndy Cox <cyndycox@gmail.com> wrote: > > I do not add records that are easily available on "big sites" to my web > pages. I do have some cemeteries because my pictures are larger and you > can download them to your computer if you want one. > > Also, I do more local history than genealogy. I photograph schools, > churches and neighborhoods. I like to give people an opportunity to see > what it was like to live in a particular area. > > Cyndy > > >> On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:04 AM, <SherryeW@aol.com> wrote: >> >> This is one of the reasons I feel that ALHN is not as active anymore. It >> is hard to get great data to put on a small website that makes >> genealogists >> want to use it again and again. Census is already done by several other >> sites, and there are a few large cemetery websites. LDS has vital records >> online. I feel that putting up cemetery info on the ALHN isn't helpful to >> genealogists anymore. If you want to get it out to the public, it needs >> to go >> on to Find-A-Grave (or similar sites). It would be wonderful, Jim, if you >> would add your 30 cemeteries to that website. I think you will find that a >> lot of your info is already on Find-A-Grave and would be duplicated on >> your ALHN webpage. >> Most genealogists want to shop for their info in as few places as >> possible, and don't want to have to visit many little sites like they used >> to. I >> know I don't. If ALHN concentrated on unpublished and hard to find data >> on >> their websites it might help. But I feel that cemetery info should be >> added to one large free database for all to use. There could be a link to >> Find-A-Grave on the ALHN websites with a list of which cemeteries that >> ALHN >> website has added. And each gravesite could show the submitters name and >> ALHN >> affiliation. >> >> Just my humble opinion :) >> >> Sherrye >> >> >> In a message dated 11/14/2013 1:22:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, >> jpowelljr@gru.net writes: >> >> Lastly, like I said there is so much here to do, I have about 30 >> cemeteries that we have photographed that I need to edit, build databases >> for and deploy for Volunteers to add the info from the stones. We are >> still fighting to get something into the legislature that separates >> Ancient Records from Modern day Court Files. Our Local Representative is >> into history and says he supports us, but can he pull off something in >> Tallahassee. We will see. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ALHN-GENERAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALHN-GENERAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Rebekah, Find a Grave is a good tool but individual contributors can be a pain in the backside. I have been trying to add birth and records where I can, marriage records etc. A contributor has 30 days to make the correction. I always send again after the 30 days on the presumption the first got lost in cyberspace. After that you can ask FAG to step in and correct if you have the documentation. Also on FAG, if you ask for a transfer and are within the 4 generation direct guideline and the contributor is farther, FAG will transfer it to you if the contributor will not. Mary -----Original Message----- From: Rebekah Headings Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 6:46 AM To: alhn-general@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALHN-GENERAL] cemetery info on ALHN Instead of current cemetery, why not post the WPA listing to an ALHN site? Or post the actual cemetery records to your ALHN site. These records are much more accurate than what is on find a grave. As a researcher, I don't use find a grave as a source, but as a map. Then I find other reputable sources to cite. I have the records for my church's cemetery, and no matter how many times I ask find a grave contributors to correct misinformation on this cemetery, they refuse. So, the actual records are more accurate than the find a grave listings. REBEKAH Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 15, 2013, at 6:01 AM, Cyndy Cox <cyndycox@gmail.com> wrote: > > I do not add records that are easily available on "big sites" to my web > pages. I do have some cemeteries because my pictures are larger and you > can download them to your computer if you want one. > > Also, I do more local history than genealogy. I photograph schools, > churches and neighborhoods. I like to give people an opportunity to see > what it was like to live in a particular area. > > Cyndy > > >> On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:04 AM, <SherryeW@aol.com> wrote: >> >> This is one of the reasons I feel that ALHN is not as active anymore. >> It >> is hard to get great data to put on a small website that makes >> genealogists >> want to use it again and again. Census is already done by several other >> sites, and there are a few large cemetery websites. LDS has vital >> records >> online. I feel that putting up cemetery info on the ALHN isn't helpful >> to >> genealogists anymore. If you want to get it out to the public, it needs >> to go >> on to Find-A-Grave (or similar sites). It would be wonderful, Jim, if >> you >> would add your 30 cemeteries to that website. I think you will find that >> a >> lot of your info is already on Find-A-Grave and would be duplicated on >> your ALHN webpage. >> Most genealogists want to shop for their info in as few places as >> possible, and don't want to have to visit many little sites like they >> used >> to. I >> know I don't. If ALHN concentrated on unpublished and hard to find data >> on >> their websites it might help. But I feel that cemetery info should be >> added to one large free database for all to use. There could be a link >> to >> Find-A-Grave on the ALHN websites with a list of which cemeteries that >> ALHN >> website has added. And each gravesite could show the submitters name >> and >> ALHN >> affiliation. >> >> Just my humble opinion :) >> >> Sherrye >> >> >> In a message dated 11/14/2013 1:22:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, >> jpowelljr@gru.net writes: >> >> Lastly, like I said there is so much here to do, I have about 30 >> cemeteries that we have photographed that I need to edit, build >> databases >> for and deploy for Volunteers to add the info from the stones. We are >> still fighting to get something into the legislature that separates >> Ancient Records from Modern day Court Files. Our Local Representative >> is >> into history and says he supports us, but can he pull off something in >> Tallahassee. We will see. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ALHN-GENERAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALHN-GENERAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALHN-GENERAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message