A reporter with the Augusta Chronicle interviewed me today for a story. He is coming out here tomorrow so that he can take a picture in a cemetery with me "surveying" it :) I had written a letter to the editor of the McDuffie County Progress newspaper asking that if anyone in McDuffie Co has a family cemetery plot on their private property to please call me so that I could come out and survey it. McDuffie is very rural and most of the graves out here are on private property. The only way I will find them is if someone tells me where they are. Anyway, the Chronicle reporter read the letter to the editor in the Progress and thought it would make a good story. The Chronicle just ran a story about a family cemetery that had been vandalized. They interviewed a genealogist that is writing a cemetery book in Columbia Co. He had already surveyed this cemetery (he is related to the occupants) and had cleaned the cemetery up. Then the vandals hit. I think the timing for my story is good because I think people out there will want their family plots recorded so that the info is not lost. I am very happy about this opprotunity! michele lewis GaGenWeb Coordinator McDuffie Co, GA *** All outgoing mail checked by Norton AntiVirus ***

Congratulations Michele! That is really great news. You'll have to scan the story so we can read it. Nothing like being nosey! <grin> Jan Cortez Banks County ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Lewis" <frugalmom@earthlink.net> > A reporter with the Augusta Chronicle interviewed me today for a story. He is coming out here tomorrow so that he can take a picture in a cemetery with me "surveying" it :) > > I had written a letter to the editor of the McDuffie County Progress newspaper asking that if anyone in McDuffie Co has a family cemetery plot on their private property to please call me so that I could come out and survey it. McDuffie is very rural and most of the graves out here are on private property. The only way I will find them is if someone tells me where they are. Anyway, the Chronicle reporter read the letter to the editor in the Progress and thought it would make a good story. > > The Chronicle just ran a story about a family cemetery that had been vandalized. They interviewed a genealogist that is writing a cemetery book in Columbia Co. He had already surveyed this cemetery (he is related to the occupants) and had cleaned the cemetery up. Then the vandals hit. I think the timing for my story is good because I think people out there will want their family plots recorded so that the info is not lost. > > I am very happy about this opprotunity! > > michele lewis > GaGenWeb Coordinator > McDuffie Co, GA > > > *** All outgoing mail checked by Norton AntiVirus *** > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > For researching SURNAMES, check out GAGenWeb's new help page with links > to the most popular Surname sites: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/cchelp/surname/ > >

I'd love to see that story too!! GOOD FOR YOU!!! GOOD FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE PAST!!! A fellow cemetery geek, Heather (CC-White Co.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Cortez" <cristian@netonecom.net> To: <GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 10:15 PM Subject: Re: [GAGEN] Oh happy day! > Congratulations Michele! That is really great news. You'll have to scan > the story so we can read it. Nothing like being nosey! <grin> > > Jan Cortez > Banks County > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michele Lewis" <frugalmom@earthlink.net> > > > > A reporter with the Augusta Chronicle interviewed me today for a story. > He is coming out here tomorrow so that he can take a picture in a cemetery > with me "surveying" it :) > > > > I had written a letter to the editor of the McDuffie County Progress > newspaper asking that if anyone in McDuffie Co has a family cemetery plot on > their private property to please call me so that I could come out and survey > it. McDuffie is very rural and most of the graves out here are on private > property. The only way I will find them is if someone tells me where they > are. Anyway, the Chronicle reporter read the letter to the editor in the > Progress and thought it would make a good story. > > > > The Chronicle just ran a story about a family cemetery that had been > vandalized. They interviewed a genealogist that is writing a cemetery book > in Columbia Co. He had already surveyed this cemetery (he is related to the > occupants) and had cleaned the cemetery up. Then the vandals hit. I think > the timing for my story is good because I think people out there will want > their family plots recorded so that the info is not lost. > > > > I am very happy about this opprotunity! > > > > michele lewis > > GaGenWeb Coordinator > > McDuffie Co, GA > > > > > > *** All outgoing mail checked by Norton AntiVirus *** > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > > For researching SURNAMES, check out GAGenWeb's new help page with links > > to the most popular Surname sites: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/cchelp/surname/ > > > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > Did your county's courthouse ever meet with a disaster?? > Check out GAGenWeb's List and Research Tips at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/cchelp/courthouses.htm > >