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    1. Fw: Cemetery address-Ont., Canada
    2. Janice Anderson
    3. Does anyone have the mailing addresses and/or phone numbers for the following cemeteries? Sandy Hill in Prescott, Grenville County, Ontario St. Mark's Roman Catholic near Prescott, Grenville County, Ontario and any near Morrisburg, Dundas County, Ontario Have many ancestors from the above areas but have been unable to locate the full mailing addresses (including zip codes) of any cemeteries. Any help is most appreciated. Jan A. camelot2@citlink.net

    01/27/2005 06:07:50
    1. Fw: THOMAS EVES - records DUNDAS or GRENVILLE, Canada
    2. Janice Anderson
    3. Looking for any records - birth, marriage, obit, death or burial for: THOMAS EVES born about 1840 Canada died 1869/1870. Married ELIZA LaPORTE born about 1839 died 12-1908 Known children: Mary dob 1856 Isabelle dob 1862 married Matthew QUINN Matilda dob 1864 married John J. SCOTT William dob 1870 The families lived both in or near Morrisburg, Dundas County, Ontario and Prescott, Glenville County, Ontario. Thomas would have died and was interned most likely near Morrisburg. After the death of Thomas, Eliza married Richard SIMMONS. I have most records from that point on. Many moved to New York State. Jan A. camelot2@citlink.net

    01/27/2005 05:51:20
    1. WILLIAMSON, Ida - Toronto Burial - 1970s
    2. Shannon Mark
    3. After years of seeking this death trying this route!!!! Does SKS have a listing for a: Ida M. WILLIAMSON (nee RYAN) b. 12 Aug 1895 - died appr. mid 1970s in Toronto Any help MOST appreciated!!!! Thanks, Shannon of Northern BC

    01/27/2005 03:12:17
    1. Cemetery Lookup Request - Ottawa
    2. Janet Jones
    3. Hello, I am trying to help a relative find a stone. Per the OFCA, here is the index: HODGSIN, Harold Sanford - Beechwood Burial Register (1956-1976) Index Only - Carleton Co., Ottawa OT-96-08 Any help is greatly appreciated... trying to find his date of death :) Janet Jones janet-jones@sympatico.ca Please sponsor me in this year's MS Supercities Walk https://opalnet.mssociety.ca/opal.net/orsver2/index.aspx?parms=0077lkjafdoiu531ew321r314vs1oiu978v5&PID=0711352&PCID=1712232&CCID=00255&L=2 "Every little obit helps" http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~janjones/ObitsHome.htm

    01/26/2005 03:58:45
    1. Re: Temporary List Admin on duty...!
    2. pic
    3. Welcome Murray I know your work ethic and knowledge from some of the lists that I am on. Shiela deserves a break as she is a great list mom. Not too strict or loose. Her help to us list members helps us in our research. Again welcome Murray. = = = = = = = = = = = = Pat C., BHCD Quakertown, PA US BLUROC1@worldnet.att.net = = = = = = = = = = = = = Incoming/outgoing mail scanned by Norton 2004 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ----- Original Message ----- From: Murray Pletsch To: CA-ONT-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:18 PM Subject: Temporary List Admin on duty...! Greetings Fellow Researchers: I have agreed to look after this list while Sheila takes a well deserved break. I have been on the list (digest mode) since it started in Feb 2004, and other folks who have been on the list for a while will agree, it is a good place to participate or lurk. As a quick introduction; I can say using Rootsweb Mailing Lists; and generally communicating on the Net are not new concepts to me. I have BBS'ed on Fidonet and USENET'ed since retiring from Communication Command in the Canadian Forces in 1989 and before the WWW world. I have and still do currently administer several Rootsweb County locality lists and several surname lists over the past 5 or 6 years. Enough about my experience. I encourage folks to continue participating on the list with useful facts or queries. All I ask is for you to follow the general guidelines and use common sense when you are trying to determine if something is on topic or not. If you are not sure feel free to send me a direct email. Should you wish to contact me, send email to: gravemarkers@hotmail.com Have a great day........M u r r a y P l e t s c h N.E. Ontario G r a v e m a r k e r G a l l e r y http://nocgg.maddoc.net Alt email: gravemarkers@hotmail.com ______________________________

    01/26/2005 01:32:56
    1. Look up offer
    2. Susan J. Edminster
    3. Hi list, I have books on these three cemeteries: Fordwich Public Cemetery, Concession 7, Lot 20, Howick Twp, Huron County Christ Church Anglican & East Oxford Pioneer, Concession 4, Lot 12, East Oxford Twp, Oxford Co. Old Sotheran Cemetery, Concession 6, Lot 19, Howick Twp, Huron Co. I will do look-ups for these cemeteries, please send me just one surname at a time and as much information as possible about the person you're seeking. Regards, Sue Edminster

    01/25/2005 02:43:51
    1. Re: [ON-CEM] Tips for and hints for photographing entire cemeteries....!
    2. Gunson&Jones
    3. Hello Murray It seems that there are some who didn't appreciate the time you took to give these tips and hints. I did though, and thank you very much for taking the time to post them. You are indeed the master when it comes to this subject. I know that because I have spent many hours looking at cemetery photos that you have taken. It was very kind of you to take the time to list these hints and tips, and I'll take this opportunity to thank you to for the hundreds (probably thousands) of hours you have spent in cemeteries, taking photos, to help those of us who are unable to get to some of these places. Your hard work is very much appreciated. Cheers Pat At 08:02 PM 1/24/05 -0500, Murray Pletsch wrote: >Dear Fellow Researchers: > >This is a list of tips and hints I have collated over the past number of >years, as a handout for volunteers. The list grows each year...but the >major items included are most helpful to anyone who may be contemplating >photographing entire cemeteries...! > >If you are not interested...please use the *Delete* key.....and motor on. > >Good luck in your efforts. > >Bye for now................M u r r a y P l e t s c h >N.E. Ontario G r a v e m a r k e r G a l l e r y >http://nocgg.maddoc.net >Alt email: gravemarkers@hotmail.com > >************************************************ > >NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO GRAVE MARKER GALLERY - >TIPS AND HINTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING ALL >GRAVE MARKERS IN A CEMETERY >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >1. Most gravestones traditionally face the east (rising sun). Therefore, >the best time of day to get good pictures is in the morning. > >2. The best kind of day for taking pictures is a when it is slightly >overcast, when there are no shadows. > >3. When the sun is facing you while you are taking pictures.....make sure >the sun does not reach your camera lens as it will make the stone very dark >and almost black. (In most cases one should not photograph an entire >cemetery with the sun shining in your face.....the resulting photos will >require a lot of enhancement to make them readable....!) > >4. When taking photos, the first priority is to make sure you can read the >inscription before you take the picture....so do not stand too far away from >the stone. I usually stand about 4 feet away. If I can read the >inscription and also include the entire stone on the view finder ....then I >will photograph the whole stone. > >5. When some stones are wet from a rainstorm....they are unreadable. So >wait for a dry day. > >6. Some old stones have lots of lichen on them and quite often a small >whisk broom will clean off the stone enough to read through your camera >lens. > >7. If your camera uses the AA flashlight batteries I recommend you buy the >new Metal-Hydride rechargeable batteries...which are available at Radio >Shack or Staples....! They have a kit where you get the battery charger and >4 of these batteries in the package. These batteries normally take 14 hours >to recharge but I see they have new chargers out now that will charge in an >hour...! They do not have a memory like the older Nickel Cadmium batteries. >These new batteries will last all day while you take pictures. They are >expensive but pay for themselves very quickly. If you use plain old >Alkaline batteries it will cost you a fortune to buy new ones all the time. > >8. If your camera has a choice, please ensure you select JPEG as the >preferred format for pictures. > >9. Many stones have a mirror-like finish, which means you have to stand >slightly to the left or right of the stone so you do not see your reflection >in the stones. > >10. In older cemeteries you may see stones that have toppled over. If the >inscription is showing then just photograph the inscription in place. Do >not try and move the stones....they weigh a ton....! > >11. Some stones are inscribed on more than one side. Take photos of all >sides. > >12. Some stones are quite tall with inscriptions from top to bottom. If the >inscriptions are unreadable for one picture then stand back and take a >picture of the entire stone.....then move in and take two pictures to get >all of the inscription photographed. > >13. Some plots have a main stone and a bunch of footstones. In this case >stand back and see if you can get the main stone and footstones in the >viewfinder......then photograph the main stone and then immediately >photograph the footstones. When the pictures are being processed, the >relationship between stones will be obvious. > >14. For older stones, where the inscription is unreadable though the >camera.....I use children's white or grey sidewalk chalk and lightly swipe >it across the inscription which makes it stand out for the camera. The wind >and rain will clean off the chalk in a few days. Do not wipe or try >brushing as it will blur the inscription. > >15. When taking photos in a LARGER cemetery (over 1,000 stones) which are >not divided into Blocks.....it is best to organize the cemetery in Blocks in >your mind or drawn roughly on a sheet of paper. Manageable Blocks are >typically around 1,000 stones...! More stones than that are awkward to >process in preparation for the web site. > >16. Pictures taken for viewing on a web site and computer monitor do not >need to be hi-resolution to show up nice and clear. This is good for a few >reasons. A camera memory chip will hold 3 times as many lo-res pictures >than hi-res....! For instance a 32 meg chip will hold 324 lo-res >pictures......a 64 meg chip will hold 648 lo-res pictures.....! The photo >file will be stored on the web site; they use up server space which is very >expensive... so economizing allows more photos on the server. THIS IS VERY >IMPORTANT....!!! PLEASE photograph at low resolution.....because if the >pics are done at high res I will have to force them down to lo res when I >process them for the web and the picture quality suffers greatly......! > >17. Organizing the photos on your computer is important to make sure you do >not overwrite photos you already have in the folders. I normally make a >folder called the name of the cemetery. Then I make sub folders for each >full chip of photos from that cemetery. If your camera keeps counting >chronologically then you can just dump all your chips into the same folder >as they have different file names and will not overwrite. > >18. When sending the photos in bulk to someone for a web site.....do not >crop or rename the files that you send....! It is much better for me to >receive the pictures in raw form as they must be cropped and renamed to >match other cemeteries on the web site. > >19. The best way to send photos is via a CD...and when you write the CD it >is just a matter of burning off your entire Cemetery folder to the new >CD....! If you do not have a CD writer then about the only other way is >via email attachment (groan). One must bear in mind that when sending >email attachments....each message with attachments must be under 5 megs in >size or some ISPs will reject them.....! > >20. I now have a miniserver in place and it allows folks to use FTP mode >to send me files or pick up files. Please direct any queries about this >mini-server directly to me...! > >Conclusion: >^^^^^^^^^ >It is necessary to emphasize that when photographing cemeteries and putting >pictures on the Internet you are more interested in reducing the size of >your photo than getting a hi-res 300 dpi photo. 1,000 photos at 50k each in >size will be 5 megs space or more on the server. Experiment with your >resolution settings bt taking pics of anything around the house and when >your pictures are about 100 k in size that is the correct setting for doing >cemeteries....! > > >==== CA-ONT-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== >ONT. OBITS Website :http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~janjones/ > and >to join CAN-ONT-OBITS-L-request@rootsweb.com with subscribe in the subject and body. >In search of site: http://ocml0.tripod.com > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]

    01/25/2005 07:31:48
    1. Still looking for Helen (CAMERON) WILSON
    2. Heather Bertram
    3. Hi List I am looking for the resting place of Helen Cora (nee CAMERON) WILSON. She was born about 1868 in Woodville, ON. She married Henry Herrington WILSON on July 11, 1888, in Woodville, at which time she was 20. Her parents were Duncan CAMERON & Lovisa IRISH. An Ann CAMERON of Woodville was one of the witnesses, I am assuming Ann was a sister to Helen. After their marriage they lived in Orillia. Their children were Lovisa, 1889-1895 Henry H., 1896-? Leonard Ainsley, 1899 -? Sometime after Lovisa's death the family moved to Port Arthur. At the time of Henry's death, October 22, 1922, they were living in Port Arthur. Henry was returned to Orillia for interment. Apparently after Henry's death, Helen lived with her sister(s) in Port Arthur. After that I have lost track of them. So possible interment in Port Arthur (Thunder Bay), Woodville (Victoria Co.) [doubtfull as her parents also moved to Orillia and are buried in Orillia, Mother died in Port Arthur in 1920]. I have just got off the phone with St. Andrew's St. James' Cemetery in Orillia and Helen is not here. Heather in Orillia Check http://www.rootsweb.com/~onvsr/ For Ontario Birth, Marriages & Deaths

    01/25/2005 06:57:13
    1. Any Cemtery Records For Hay Twp, Huron District?
    2. Larry Bosley
    3. The 1851 Provincial census (Hay Twp, Huron District, ON, CAN) shows a Joseph BEAUSOLEIL and his wife Marie (maiden name may be MALBOEUF) both of advanced age, i.e, 90s & 80s respectively. With their age being a factor, I am speculating they may have both died and buried somewhere in Hay Township, Huron District. Thanking you in advance for your kind help. Larry Bosley Central Wisconsin

    01/25/2005 06:24:49
    1. Re: Hazzards Cemetery Request
    2. Charles Geo. Ross UE
    3. Hi Willow; Here is what was transcribed from the grave stones of the five Franklin's buried in Hazzards Cemetery at Hazzards Corners: 1a) Franklin, William John - Born 1858 - Died 1931 - Spouse Annie Lavina Doughty 2) Franklin, Ethel Maude - Born 1903 - Died 1904 - Daughter of Wm & Annie Franklin 3) Franklin, Earnest Coleman - Born 1905 - Died 1906 - Son of Wm & Annie Franklin 4) Franklin, Jane - Born 1869 - Died 1941 - Spouse Samuel Coleman Osborne 5) Franklin, Drusilla Ann - Born 1858 - Died 1931 - Spouse Huram Wannamaker 1b) Doughty, Annie Lavina Doughty -Born 1861 - Died 1914 - Spouse William John Franklin Footnote: The Hazzard Cemetery, one of the oldest in this area, dates back to about 1830. It is located about four miles north of the Village of Madoc on Road 12 in the eighth concession of Madoc Township. An additional parcel of land was added to the cemetery in April 1919. This land was bought from Foster & Florence Gunsolus for the sum of one hundred dollars. The Church is standing as a "Historical Site" in memory of the many pioneers of the area. Hope this helps............... Loyally, Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Willow Mundreon" <gutbomb@shaw.ca> To: <CA-ONT-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 10:34 PM Subject: Cemetery Lookup Request > I am looking for a transcription for: William John Franklin b. 17 Feb 1858 d. 18 Feb 1931 and is buried in Hazzards >Cemetery, Madoc Township,Hastings County. I do not see a volunteer for this cemetery so I am hoping........ > Thank you!!! > Regards > Willow Brown > British Columbia.

    01/25/2005 06:24:34
    1. Temporary List Admin on duty...!
    2. Murray Pletsch
    3. Greetings Fellow Researchers: I have agreed to look after this list while Sheila takes a well deserved break. I have been on the list (digest mode) since it started in Feb 2004, and other folks who have been on the list for a while will agree, it is a good place to participate or lurk. As a quick introduction; I can say using Rootsweb Mailing Lists; and generally communicating on the Net are not new concepts to me. I have BBS'ed on Fidonet and USENET'ed since retiring from Communication Command in the Canadian Forces in 1989 and before the WWW world. I have and still do currently administer several Rootsweb County locality lists and several surname lists over the past 5 or 6 years. Enough about my experience. I encourage folks to continue participating on the list with useful facts or queries. All I ask is for you to follow the general guidelines and use common sense when you are trying to determine if something is on topic or not. If you are not sure feel free to send me a direct email. Should you wish to contact me, send email to: gravemarkers@hotmail.com Have a great day........M u r r a y P l e t s c h N.E. Ontario G r a v e m a r k e r G a l l e r y http://nocgg.maddoc.net Alt email: gravemarkers@hotmail.com

    01/25/2005 05:18:46
    1. Re: [ON-CEM] This list
    2. Connie Middleton
    3. I can relate to Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <wquick2@cogeco.ca> To: <CA-ONT-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 8:18 PM Subject: [ON-CEM] This list > This list is too much for me. I'll be unsubscribing now. > > > ==== CA-ONT-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > READ the taglines! > Before you ask for a lookup ...check > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~silentguardians > In search of site: http://ocml0.tripod.com > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

    01/25/2005 01:41:31
    1. Cemetery list
    2. shill
    3. This is a brief outline of what is expected of a mailing list administrator. You are required to: · Maintain a current contact address on your List Tools or utility page. · Subscribe to your list and monitor the posts. · Determine the guidelines for your list. · Remove bad addresses, which cause bounce notices. · Read and comply with RootsWeb's Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). You are encouraged to: · Prompt discussions on your list when it is in a lull. · Promote your list and encourage new subscribers. · Assist users when necessary or possible. · Intervene to resolve problems or disputes that are detrimental to your list. · Gateway your list with allied message boards. You may not: · Change the overall focus/topic of the list. For example, you may not change a list that focuses on a given surname to exclude all except those from a specific lineage or region. You would need to request a second list with those restrictions if such was your goal. · Close your list by unsubscribing everyone, or by refusing to allow anyone to subscribe. · Archive your list anywhere other than RootsWeb without prior permission. ______________________________________ GUIDELINES (RULES): of this list. These rules where sent when you joined. * DO NOT impose any other rules or conditions, expressed or implied elsewhere, upon this list. Rules of other forums may not necessarily apply here. Do not try to regulate this list. If you do not like the way someone formats their queries or responses, or the content of their subject titles, take it up with the listowner[ shill@wightman.ca ], NOT in the list. The list is for strictly about Cemeteries . *This list is for the discussion of Cemeteries primarily regarding those located in the province of ONTARIO and related issues. Discussion of cemeteries, helpful web sites, etc. as relates to CEMETERIES located in Ontario is encouraged. * DO NOT post virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, etc. For information on virus hoaxes and urban legends see http://www.cyndislist.com/internet.htm. But, feel free to post your next Historical, Genealogy meeting or an annual Cemetery Decoration Service. If in doubt please contact the list administrator. *I strongly urge subscribers to read the List Admin notices when they come out. The onus is on each subscriber to read those notices and follow them. * Please DO NOT send file attachments (messages with files appended) to the list. If you have a file you would like to share with the members, announce what you have to offer, then send the file only to those who request it, via private email. * NO rude comments or flaming in the list! No discussion of flaming in the list. For definitions of flaming and related information see http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html#F I WILL UNSUBSCRIBE THE OFFENDER RIGHT AWAY!!! * Try to keep quoting to a minimum. "Quoting" is repeating text of the message you are replying to. Some quoting is necessary to remind other readers what the thread is about but do try to use good judgment. Quoting the previous writer's signature block or surname list is totally unnecessary. * Listing Cemeteries are okay but please try to limit them to say, half a dozen names. Any more than that and many people just won't read them. Try keeping several small lists and rotate them with each succeeding message. __________________________________________________________________________ Lastly, for those people who insist on stirring up things, I will unsubscribe them immediately without a warning. Now, I will sit on the sidelines as the rest is up to you. Sheila

    01/25/2005 12:58:31
    1. Pioneer Cemeteries...!
    2. Murray Pletsch
    3. Hi Wayne: > Thanks for that advice, as I hope to get out this year and photograph > some of the pioneer cemeteries in Simcoe County. Glad it was helpful...! For old cemeteries whisk broom to clear dirt and a trowel to get under the moss growing around horizontal stones to rip it out of the way is helpful....! The moss is very tough......! When you are ready to put them on your web site.....let me know and I can let you know some of the software I use to take the pain out of making tables, and quick headers and footers etc.....! Bye for now................M u r r a y N.E. Ontario G r a v e m a r k e r G a l l e r y http://nocgg.maddoc.net Alt email: gravemarkers@hotmail.com

    01/24/2005 02:54:21
    1. Re: [ON-CEM] Tips for and hints for photographing entire cemeteries....!
    2. wcook
    3. Hi Murray, Thanks for that advice, as I hope to get out this year and photograph some of the pioneer cemeteries in Simcoe County. Regards Wayne Cook http://www.waynecook.com (A History Television Approved Site) and your Host for the Simcoe County Genweb page at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml Ontario, Canada and your Host for the Parry Sound Muskoka Genweb site at http://www.waynecook.com/parrysound.html 1. Historic Plaques of Ontario 1,384 Plaques online http://www.waynecook.com 2. The Canadian Query Boards at http://www.waynecook.com/bulletin.html 3. The Quotations of Dahn Batchelor at http://www.waynecook.com/dahns.html

    01/24/2005 02:42:17
    1. RE: Photographing Cemeteries - My World.....!
    2. Patricia Copeland
    3. Thanks Murray for the excellent explanation and for your excellent site! That was what I was looking for. There are several older cemeteries in my area and I have considered taking photographs but was hesitant to do so. Excuse my ignorance but what is the polity regarding Mount Pleasant Cemetery? Best wishes, Pat -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005

    01/24/2005 01:49:55
    1. This list
    2. Donna
    3. This list is too much for me. I'll be unsubscribing now.

    01/24/2005 01:18:39
    1. Your list Mom is cranky
    2. Mappyleather
    3. i found that Sheila help me with a cemetery a few years back when I was finding my family of the Cattanch's family plus i found a rellie thru the rootsweb ===== Pamela I don't accept attachments!!Only from the people I know ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

    01/24/2005 01:11:28
    1. Privacy Act etc
    2. GEN
    3. The issue on hand was the privacy act and how it effect people who chose to take photos of tombstones in Ontario Cemeteries. I like to see this issue resolve today and get onto something else . Please and thank-you Sheila List Mom

    01/24/2005 01:06:52
    1. Tips for and hints for photographing entire cemeteries....!
    2. Murray Pletsch
    3. Dear Fellow Researchers: This is a list of tips and hints I have collated over the past number of years, as a handout for volunteers. The list grows each year...but the major items included are most helpful to anyone who may be contemplating photographing entire cemeteries...! If you are not interested...please use the *Delete* key.....and motor on. Good luck in your efforts. Bye for now................M u r r a y P l e t s c h N.E. Ontario G r a v e m a r k e r G a l l e r y http://nocgg.maddoc.net Alt email: gravemarkers@hotmail.com ************************************************ NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO GRAVE MARKER GALLERY - TIPS AND HINTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING ALL GRAVE MARKERS IN A CEMETERY ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1. Most gravestones traditionally face the east (rising sun). Therefore, the best time of day to get good pictures is in the morning. 2. The best kind of day for taking pictures is a when it is slightly overcast, when there are no shadows. 3. When the sun is facing you while you are taking pictures.....make sure the sun does not reach your camera lens as it will make the stone very dark and almost black. (In most cases one should not photograph an entire cemetery with the sun shining in your face.....the resulting photos will require a lot of enhancement to make them readable....!) 4. When taking photos, the first priority is to make sure you can read the inscription before you take the picture....so do not stand too far away from the stone. I usually stand about 4 feet away. If I can read the inscription and also include the entire stone on the view finder ....then I will photograph the whole stone. 5. When some stones are wet from a rainstorm....they are unreadable. So wait for a dry day. 6. Some old stones have lots of lichen on them and quite often a small whisk broom will clean off the stone enough to read through your camera lens. 7. If your camera uses the AA flashlight batteries I recommend you buy the new Metal-Hydride rechargeable batteries...which are available at Radio Shack or Staples....! They have a kit where you get the battery charger and 4 of these batteries in the package. These batteries normally take 14 hours to recharge but I see they have new chargers out now that will charge in an hour...! They do not have a memory like the older Nickel Cadmium batteries. These new batteries will last all day while you take pictures. They are expensive but pay for themselves very quickly. If you use plain old Alkaline batteries it will cost you a fortune to buy new ones all the time. 8. If your camera has a choice, please ensure you select JPEG as the preferred format for pictures. 9. Many stones have a mirror-like finish, which means you have to stand slightly to the left or right of the stone so you do not see your reflection in the stones. 10. In older cemeteries you may see stones that have toppled over. If the inscription is showing then just photograph the inscription in place. Do not try and move the stones....they weigh a ton....! 11. Some stones are inscribed on more than one side. Take photos of all sides. 12. Some stones are quite tall with inscriptions from top to bottom. If the inscriptions are unreadable for one picture then stand back and take a picture of the entire stone.....then move in and take two pictures to get all of the inscription photographed. 13. Some plots have a main stone and a bunch of footstones. In this case stand back and see if you can get the main stone and footstones in the viewfinder......then photograph the main stone and then immediately photograph the footstones. When the pictures are being processed, the relationship between stones will be obvious. 14. For older stones, where the inscription is unreadable though the camera.....I use children's white or grey sidewalk chalk and lightly swipe it across the inscription which makes it stand out for the camera. The wind and rain will clean off the chalk in a few days. Do not wipe or try brushing as it will blur the inscription. 15. When taking photos in a LARGER cemetery (over 1,000 stones) which are not divided into Blocks.....it is best to organize the cemetery in Blocks in your mind or drawn roughly on a sheet of paper. Manageable Blocks are typically around 1,000 stones...! More stones than that are awkward to process in preparation for the web site. 16. Pictures taken for viewing on a web site and computer monitor do not need to be hi-resolution to show up nice and clear. This is good for a few reasons. A camera memory chip will hold 3 times as many lo-res pictures than hi-res....! For instance a 32 meg chip will hold 324 lo-res pictures......a 64 meg chip will hold 648 lo-res pictures.....! The photo file will be stored on the web site; they use up server space which is very expensive... so economizing allows more photos on the server. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT....!!! PLEASE photograph at low resolution.....because if the pics are done at high res I will have to force them down to lo res when I process them for the web and the picture quality suffers greatly......! 17. Organizing the photos on your computer is important to make sure you do not overwrite photos you already have in the folders. I normally make a folder called the name of the cemetery. Then I make sub folders for each full chip of photos from that cemetery. If your camera keeps counting chronologically then you can just dump all your chips into the same folder as they have different file names and will not overwrite. 18. When sending the photos in bulk to someone for a web site.....do not crop or rename the files that you send....! It is much better for me to receive the pictures in raw form as they must be cropped and renamed to match other cemeteries on the web site. 19. The best way to send photos is via a CD...and when you write the CD it is just a matter of burning off your entire Cemetery folder to the new CD....! If you do not have a CD writer then about the only other way is via email attachment (groan). One must bear in mind that when sending email attachments....each message with attachments must be under 5 megs in size or some ISPs will reject them.....! 20. I now have a miniserver in place and it allows folks to use FTP mode to send me files or pick up files. Please direct any queries about this mini-server directly to me...! Conclusion: ^^^^^^^^^ It is necessary to emphasize that when photographing cemeteries and putting pictures on the Internet you are more interested in reducing the size of your photo than getting a hi-res 300 dpi photo. 1,000 photos at 50k each in size will be 5 megs space or more on the server. Experiment with your resolution settings bt taking pics of anything around the house and when your pictures are about 100 k in size that is the correct setting for doing cemeteries....!

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