All, Ida's note much appreciated. One correction, however: I am not President of the Historical Society, only a Trustee, having resigned as Secretary 4 Jan 2000 to have more time to devote to the Cemetery Locator Project. We had a good meeting on the Cemetery Locator Project 6 Jan 2000 afternoon. Herewith is a copy of the item I sent along to the Walton Tribune on the subject: >>>>>To: Will Davis The Walton Tribune tribstaff@waltontribune.com Will, that following is the gist of our meeting earlier this afternoon. The Historical Society of Walton County, Preservation and Landmark Committee, held a meeting at the Monroe/Walton County Public Library 6 January afternoon. The purpose was to provide an update on the Cemetery Locator Project and a general discussion of community cooperation in protection of the cemeteries in the County. Present were Gene Cox, Walter Cox, Jayne Malcom and Josiah Blasingame of the Walton County Historical Society. Others present included Rep. Renee Unterman, District 84; Rep. Len Walker, District 87; District Attorney Alan Cook; Maj. Al Yarborough of the Walton County Sheriff's Criminal Investigation Division; Dane Perry, Walton County Manager; Mike Martin, Chairman Walton County Planning, Development and Zoning; Robert Mitchell, Sons of Confederate Veterans. The session was a general review of the progress of the Historical Society of Walton County Cemetery Locator Project to date and a recognition by all present of the need for continued close cooperation with the various elements of the County Government. Once the cemetery data is collected and recorded on the County maps existing law should be sufficient to provide adequate protection of our cemeteries for the future. A key element in the success of the project is that all cemeteries be precisely located, so .... if you know of burial sites that might be overlooked, or if you want to volunteer for survey work itself, please call Walter Cox at 770-267-9703.>>>> Walter ----- Original Message ----- From: Ida <ida@avana.net> To: <GAWALTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 07 January, 2000 11:21 Subject: [GAWALTON] Walton County Cemeteries - Update > At the close of deer hunting season this weekend, members of the Sons > of the Confederacy as well as other volunteers, will begin the task of > locating and marking cemeteries in order to protect them from > developers. So far there have been 85 cemeteries located that were not > included in the book "In Remembrance". > > Anyone interested in volunteering for this project should contact Mr. > Walter Cox, President of the Walton County Historical Society, (770) > 267-9703. > > Once the task of locating and marking the cemeteries is complete, > volunteers will be needed to help type the information. My name is > already on the list to type, if anyone else is interested, please > contact Mr. Cox. > > Ida > > > ==== GAWALTON Mailing List ==== > If a #2 pencil is so popular, why is it still number 2? > >