Apparently in some places it is now illegal to make gravestone rubbings - some suggestions it could damage the stones. Keep wondering if it was the state of Maine? I have photos of many family stones some going back to later 1800's. It appears many of my ancestors in Scotland could not afford stones or they have disappeared. The oldest gravestone photo is of my G.G. Grandfather Laurence Smith who died 1857 whilst ling fishing off Shetland. His body did not wash ashore for about 5 months and he is buried at Maywick where he washed up. His sons erected a stone and it is now a sort of tourist attraction in that it is mentioned in one of the guide books. The stone is attended to by one of my cousins over there. The wind and no doubt salt spray is very hard on the stone. Lauraine > > From: Cynthia Phillips <cphillips59@gmail.com> > Date: 2009/08/13 Thu PM 08:16:43 CDT > To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Cape Cod Gravestones > > my daughter has gravestones rubbings. She did her senior paper in college > history on old gravestones. and she has some pictures too. All in VA. > historic churches in the Norfolk area > > cindy > > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Eileen Coyle <eileencoyle@mchsi.com> wrote: > > > I have something similar. I use "My Pictures" as my screensaver, and my > > daughter saw it and said I'm the only one she knows with pictures of > > gravestones. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <syrnick@mts.net> > > To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 2:52 PM > > Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Cape Cod Gravestones > > > > > > > Have only started to look through this site, but it might be of interest > > > to some on the list. Not sure why I enjoy looking at cemeteries and old > > > gravestones so much. My son thinks I am a bit tetched. > > > > > > http://www.capecodgravestones.com/ > > > > > > Lauraine > > > > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > > > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > > > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there > > > is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > > > > > To search the archives: > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > > > The information page is: > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without > > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is > > a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > > > To search the archives: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > > The information page is: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > Cindyp > > Lose inches with It Works! body wraps > http://LoseWeightin72.com > > http://grammiesbears.com > http://teambeachbody.com/cindylu > http://OurGV.com/cynthiaphillips > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I've used sunlight and mirrors or very strong flashlights to cast shadows on old stones. It sometimes can help give you enough of an outline to see what's written. Looking through different colours of clear plastic at the stones can also help sometimes. Someday I'm going to try a laser level which produces a long straight line to see if that would help show up faint depressions. Moss growth here is the most common reason you can't read old stones. Nelson

It seems more gentle to take pictures of the stones in rubbings take pressure to make.  Joyce --- On Fri, 8/14/09, syrnick@mts.net <syrnick@mts.net> wrote: From: syrnick@mts.net <syrnick@mts.net> Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] : Re: Cape Cod Gravestones To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 1:57 AM Apparently in some places it is now illegal to make gravestone rubbings - some suggestions it could damage the stones.  Keep wondering if it was the state of Maine?  I have photos of many family stones some going back to later 1800's.  It appears many of my ancestors in Scotland could not afford stones or they have disappeared. The oldest gravestone photo is of my G.G. Grandfather Laurence Smith who died 1857 whilst ling fishing off Shetland.  His body did not wash ashore for about 5 months and he is buried at Maywick where he washed up.  His sons erected a stone and it is now a sort of tourist attraction in that it is mentioned in one of the guide books.  The stone is attended to by one of my cousins over there.  The wind and no doubt salt spray is very hard on the stone. Lauraine > > From: Cynthia Phillips <cphillips59@gmail.com> > Date: 2009/08/13 Thu PM 08:16:43 CDT > To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Cape Cod Gravestones > > my daughter has gravestones rubbings.  She did her senior paper in college > history on old gravestones.   and she has some pictures too.  All in VA. > historic churches  in the Norfolk area > > cindy > > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Eileen Coyle <eileencoyle@mchsi.com> wrote: > > > I have something similar.  I use "My Pictures" as my screensaver, and my > > daughter saw it and said I'm the only one she knows with pictures of > > gravestones. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <syrnick@mts.net> > > To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 2:52 PM > > Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Cape Cod Gravestones > > > > > > > Have only started to look through this site, but it might be of interest > > > to some on the list.  Not sure why I enjoy looking at cemeteries and old > > > gravestones so much.  My son thinks I am a bit tetched. > > > > > > http://www.capecodgravestones.com/ > > > > > > Lauraine > > > > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List,  I > > > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > > > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !!    Please make sure there > > > is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > > > > > To search the archives: > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > > > The information page is: > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without > > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >  When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List,  I > > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !!    Please make sure there is > > a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > > > To search the archives: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > > The information page is: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > Cindyp > > Lose inches with It Works! body wraps > http://LoseWeightin72.com > > http://grammiesbears.com > http://teambeachbody.com/cindylu > http://OurGV.com/cynthiaphillips >  When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List,  I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !!    Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List,  I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !!    Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. 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