>Can anyone tell me/us about the Hale Collection, which apparently covers >some portion of CT and has been mentioned several times on the CTMIDDLE >list? In the early 1930's an inventory was done of all of the cemeteries in Connecticut for the purpose of identifying veterans of wars. These cemetery lists are in the Connecticut State Library. This past summer I read a cemetery in Haddam Neck and found some gravestones had been omitted from the original reading. However, since many markers are virtually illegible, one of the few sources of information is the original reading. Census readers varied from place to place. In the Haddam Neck original in the Hale Collection, no birth dates are provided but ages were given. However, many markers did have exact dates of birth. [Cemetery lists for other cemeteries may contain that data]. I asked about the lack of birth dates for Haddam Neck at the State Library and was told there might be differences in the original notes [which are available] and the typewritten copy of the cemetery. Time prohibited checking into this further. To my knowledge no book of cemeteries from the Hale Copllection had been published. I hope this explanation helps more than it confuses. David _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp