Steven, You should also ask around on the Georgia Cemeteries list to see if any other people want to get involved surveying hillcrest. I mentioned something about it and some agreed to help. I would also suggest that we meet perhaps at the Historical Society in EP, when we get the group organised. What are your thoughts. Crispin ----- Original Message ----- From: "S.K Bramlett" <amac1@bellsouth.net> To: <GAFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [GAFULTON] HillCrest Will ne a monster, But willing to try with a large group. > The city will not send workers as this is an on going legal manner and the city > attorny will stop it. It took me 3 years to get them to do it with HillCrest and > now Volunteers do it on ocassion. There is no reason to envolve The city with > HillCrest. Since it is an abandoned priviate cemetery no one has ever had a > problem with us going into . The city doesnot need to be contacted as it is a > private cemetery, The city has no granting power with this particular place. > They will however need to be contacted for only the Connally family cemetery as > they have the deed and key to the gate. The Better way to go about this is thru > Ora Jean Gunnin at the East Point Historical Society. Trust me haveing worked on > this for years the city will only try to complicate things.The historical > society will be the ones to contact avd since I have contact I will be glad to > ask when Im there next week. > > B&C Pierce wrote: > > > If you all will put together a list of the ones that you need permission for > > and send I will begin work on getting access and I will attempt to get the > > City to send some workers out to help with the clearing. > > thanks. Brenda > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: S.K Bramlett <amac1@bellsouth.net> > > To: <GAFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 4:45 PM > > Subject: [GAFULTON] HillCrest Will ne a monster, But willing to try with a > > large group. > > > > > Hillcrest is a very large cemetery and would take a large team of people > > > to do it in sections. Not to mention The lady who runs it has let it > > > grow over and detererate. > > > I have gone on the local news with a story to get it cleaned as My > > > Boatrights are buried there. > > > > > > A lot of graves are hidden behind years of growth and it will be an > > > extreme effort. > > > It is sectioned off by roads so it could be done in sections. > > > I Live near by and I say a few of us meet over there to let those > > > interested see what they are in for and to formulate a plan. > > > > > > If we can get a large enough team maybe we can do others in and around > > > the area.....Bethsadia in Clayton is one on my mind. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GAFULTON Mailing List ==== > > > If you have a webpage connected to Fulton County > > > Link it here > > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/GA/Fulton/#general > > > > > > ============================== > > > Know the town name but not the county? Look it up at: > > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi > > > > > > > ==== GAFULTON Mailing List ==== > > If you have a webpage connected to Fulton County > > Link it here > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/GA/Fulton/#general > > > > ============================== > > Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! > > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > ==== GAFULTON Mailing List ==== > Fulton County Resource Page > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/GA/Fulton/ > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/search > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >