Thanks Di, Please don't get me wrong in anyway I do and I will support Historical Societies/Groups where ever I can, I also understand they are faced with costs. Rent, Power, Gas, Maintained, Insurance. Ray. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Di Reid" <direid@gcom.net.au> To: <AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 11:11 AM Subject: [[AUS-CEM]] Re: [[AUS-CEM]] Re: [[AUS-CEM]] WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS G'day Sandra As a member of a local Historical Society we do have a lot of the local cemeteries on our database but we also have to charge for information as it's one of the very few ways we have of raising funds, it's a catch 22 Di > G'day Family Historians. > > re Raymonds idea of adding an individual's name and nearest cemetery > to a database - it may be more effective to enllist the closest > Family History Group who have their own databases of their local > cemeteries. > > Sandra > > > > > >BlankGreetings Members one and all, > > > > > Just a quick note for now, but in the last couple of days we have had > >a large number of new members joining The Australia_Cemeteries List > > > > > As administrator and on behalf of all members of the list I would like > >to wish all new members a very warm welcome from all here at > >Australia_Cemeteries List and hope that you will enjoy your stay with us and > >make many new friends. > > > > > I know that a number of you have been invited to join to help support > >us in this latest issue of Cemeteries to Pioneer Parklands here in Victoria, > >and for that from all the members I wish to sincerely thank each and every > >one of you for the support that has been shown. > > > > > Now I wish to ask another question please from you all? > > > > > I've been thinking that it could be a wise move, if we try to build a > >data base of members as to what area they live in as to any local cemetery > >that would be close to that said member, I would then with your permission > >also get Peter Applebee to add that data base on the Australia Cemeteries > >Web Page so that in the future if someone is looking for help in a certain > >area they could look at the data base and maybe? find a person who lives > >close be that might have the time to help the said member who's in need of > >help in that cemetery? It's an idea at this stage but one that could work > >very well in the future, if every one agrees with the idea? > > > > > So I'll open this topic open for the next two weeks and will report > >back to you the feeling of the members "I will call this Cemetery Look-Ups" > > > > > So here is what I would need please? > > > > > State. > > > Town > > > Names of Cemetery > > > Volunteers e-mail address > > > > > Again welcome and thank you, > > > > > Regards, > > > Ray. > > > ~O^O~ > > > > > >--- > >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/1/03 > > > > > > > >==== AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > >================================================================== > >"Please "do not" post virus warnings to the list. > >================================================================== > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >records, go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > ================================================================== > "Please "do not" post virus warnings to the list. > ================================================================== > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 1/09/03 ==== AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== ================================================================== "Please "do not" post virus warnings to the list. ================================================================== ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 1/09/03