Sandy, you said: " Genealogy is a very big earner in this county . . . ."  I was just wondering a few days ago why it is so hard to find any information in Scotland on ancestors without shelling out moeny for it, unlike the States, where many websites are free, and people so freely share their information without expecting payment.  I guess you answered the "Why" of my question.  On the other hand, thousands of cemeteries in the States are negected.  A great many have been destoryed due to farming, ranching, building, and just plain meanness by snotnosed, bored, spoiled kids who should be made to clean up the damage on their knees, using toothbrushes, while being allowed only one 30 minute break a day for a lunch of bread and water.  I think Scotland is doing a better job than we do here in the states.  Hope I am not stepping on anyone's toes by venting (except the toes of those who do damage on purpose, I will gladly stop on their toes anytime) Jo Ann ________________________________ From: "dumfries-galloway-request@rootsweb.com" <dumfries-galloway-request@rootsweb.com> To: dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, July 24, 2010 2:02:18 AM Subject: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 89 Today's Topics:   1. St Mungo cemetery (sandy stevenson)   2. Re: St Mungo cemetery (Ian A McClumpha) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:50:24 +0000 (GMT) From: sandy stevenson <sandyahbs@btinternet.com> Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] St Mungo cemetery To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <433151.45086.qm@web87114.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 My husband and I decided that seeing it was such a lovely sunny day we'd go headstone hunting for my husbands ancestors?at Ruthwell, Torthorwald, Caerlaverock & St Mungo.? All the cemeteries were easily accessible except St Mungo which was so overgrown we were worried about meeting up with an adder.? Is there anyone on the list who would know whether there is anyone responsible for the upkeep of this cemetery as it's a disgrace especially when people travel so far from overseas and the like to search for their ancestors.? Genealogy is a very big earner in this country, so maybe someone should be looking after our income. Sandy (Glentrool) ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:36:32 +0100 From: "Ian A McClumpha" <imchad@freeola.com> Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] St Mungo cemetery To: "'sandy stevenson'" <sandyahbs@btinternet.com>,     <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <20100723231750.E92F0C9B59@smtp1.freeola.net> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Sandy As far as I am aware it is the responsibility of Dumfries & Galloway regional Council to keep graveyards in good order.  They seem to do sterling work in the modern graveyards but the older cemeteries seem to suffer from neglect. Best wishes Ian A McClumpha Need help with your Scottish Family History research?  Let Imchad Ancestry assist you.  Please look at  our website: www.imchad.freeola.com -----Original Message----- From: dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of sandy stevenson Sent: 23 July 2010 22:50 To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] St Mungo cemetery My husband and I decided that seeing it was such a lovely sunny day we'd go headstone hunting for my husbands ancestors?at Ruthwell, Torthorwald, Caerlaverock & St Mungo.? All the cemeteries were easily accessible except St Mungo which was so overgrown we were worried about meeting up with an adder.? Is there anyone on the list who would know whether there is anyone responsible for the upkeep of this cemetery as it's a disgrace especially when people travel so far from overseas and the like to search for their ancestors.? Genealogy is a very big earner in this country, so maybe someone should be looking after our income. Sandy (Glentrool) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ To contact the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY list administrator, send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY mailing list, send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 89 ************************************************