>CALIFORNIA HISTORIC CEMETERY ALLIANCE met in Sacramento, November 5, >2001. The Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley >President, Iris Carter Jones, Past-President Joyce Buckland and >Historian Lois Dove attended the meeting with nearly twenty-five >representatives of Northern California. This organization was formed >to assist in the networking of people interested in protecting, >restoring and preserving our historic cemeteries throughout the state. >Great progress is being made. Their web site is outstanding, >containing information on local and grassroots activities, >legislation, how-to information, activities and recent news. A >statewide data base of cemeteries is in progress, as is a list of web >sites for cemetery listings and activities throughout the U.S. Dr. >Bob LaPerriere, Chairman reported on the progress of the CHCA goals, >saying that most Northern California counties are represented, but >representatives for other counties in the state are needed; the >501(c)3 status for the organization is moving forward; legislation to >establish a California Historic Cemeteries Commission with be >reintroduced next year; and the possibility of a Cemetery Preservation >Organization which would include other Western States and British >Columbia. He requests that you forward any information on California >cemeteries to the organization. For more details and ongoing >information check out their web site: ><http://califhistcemeteries.org/> ----Iris Carter Jones, Legislative Network >Coordinator, December 6, 2001. Anyone else that should be copied, please let me know. rdr