Hi Lillie, Any one who 'tromps' thru a cemetery to record and save the information there is to be congratulated for their dedication and sharing attitude. There are not many folks that are willing to do it. The folks who surveyed the cemeteries in Benton Co. and produced their Cemetery Book, did an excellent job in total. They deserve more credit than they receive. They put in a trememdous amount of work into the Book and have gone largely unrewarded. I owe you and the list an explanation for I don't want you or anyone else associated with the larger project to view my frustration as an indictment of their efforts, quite the contrary: My criticism is limited to one cemetery. A very important cemetery to me. I waited with great anticipation for this particular cemetery to yield information that would solve many unanswered questions. Imagine my disappointment when the cemetery was not included in the Book. My anger developed when I questioned the individuals who located and surveyed the cemetery as to why it was not included. I spoke with the individuals involved with it's ommission face to face, eyeball to eyeball. When I finally located the cemetery and viewed it's condition, I was devastated. Imagine sitting in a bank office in Big Sandy discussing, with the 'cousin' who surveyed the cemetery, why the cemetery was not included, the current condition of the cemetery and the prior desecration all the while with a 'la-di-da', cavilier attitude while tears are streaming down my wife's face <her 3rd & 2g-grandparents are interned there>. This is my issue, and subsequently, my curse. It was indicated at the time, that a "Supplement" to the Cemetery Book would be published with corrections and additions. It's been 2 years. I haven't seen it. So, I'll make my own for this cemetery and publish it. I owe the folks buried there no less. If you feel I was 'picking on' or diminishing the efforts of cemetery recorders, please accept my apologises. That was not the case. I take my "hat off to them" and thank them profusely for their efforts. Dave ================================= At 11:01 AM 7/29/99 -0700, you wrote: >This isn't meant to criticize anyone, but I have transcribed the >tombstones in a cemetery near me and believe me it isn't an easy >project. After doing this project, I can easily understand how a marker >could get overlooked and some information not be totally correct that >was taken from the old stones. I know I tried as hard as I could, since >I was doing this because I wanted to, to get every stone, but the task >isn't easy. Add to that the stones that you really have to work hard and >use some imagination to transcribe. Some of the old stones, both marble >and especially the handmade ones, are next to possible to read. I chose >to do this because I know how much I appreciate being able to look on >the Internet and see the names listed in cemeteries that would be >impossible for me to visit. Just my two cents worth. > >Lillie Cotham > > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >Okay.... so I don't descend from anyone...... >Now What ???? >