You asked for input! Nice sign, but then for $125.00 it ought to be, and that doesn't even include the posts. Seems to me that soliciting products on this list should violate some kind of rule. Also, seems like the Indiana Historical Bureau could play a more active role in coordinating a statewide effort to oversee the problems with cemeteries in this state, instead of trying to make a buck off of it. Where have you been for the last hundred years? I like the way that we buy the sign, but then they stick their name on the bottom of it. Why don't they hit the legislature up to provide these signs to the public, instead of them running off on a junket to Alaska. If any township trustee buys one of these with their budget, they need their head examined and I don't think many cemetery commission's budgets could handle it. In our area, signs don't last very long and especially with farmers who don't want you there anyway. Typical government B.S. Something to make it look like they are really doing something, when we all know that they are doing nothing at all. What I say is, "Come on down and you can help us clean a cemetery if you want to get involved." Jon Andrews >From: pbennett@statelib.lib.in.us (Pamela J. Bennett) >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [INPCRP] Your input needed >Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 14:24:34 -0500 > >On August 27, 2001 I sent the following message to you for the list serve. >It has not appeared to date. Was it received or is there some reason it has >not been disseminated? An earlier version was rejected because of an >attachment, but this version has not included one. Thanks for a response >or posting of the message. > >Your input needed > As many of you know, the Indiana Historical Bureau has been >working >with the Indiana Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry project of DHPA to be >able to mark historic cemeteries listed in the Registry. > We have been working with PEN Products (which makes all of the >signs for state roads) to achieve a design that is both affordable, >distinctive, informative, and dignified. The result of our efforts >(proposed sign) is posted on our Web site (www.IN.gov/history), which >includes both an image and specifications. > We have also considered a generic sign (no name, date, or credit >line) that could be available for approximately $30, plus shipping, plus >$32 for two optional posts if needed. It would be 18 x 24 and be very >similar to the sign illustrated on the attachment. > We need your input to help us proceed with this cemetery >initiative >of our State Marker Program. The pricing on the sign(s) is only guaranteed >for 60 days because of a forthcoming price hike by 3M which supplies the >background material. In addition, the pricing is based on an initial >purchase of at least 50 signs at one time. Since our funds are very >limited, we do not want to front the purchase of 50 signs without some >assurance that there will be purchasers for them over the next year or so. >Individually purchased, the signs will cost more. > OUR REQUEST! Please let us know what you think of the sign as >proposed on our Web site-and about the generic concept described above. >There is no commitment here, but if you think you might order such a sign >in the near future, please indicate that in an e-mail reply to us >(pbennett@statelib.lib.in.us) or the list. > Thanks for your help! > >Pamela J. Bennett >Director >Indiana Historical Bureau >140 North Senate Avenue >Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296 >317-232-2988 >FAX: 317-232-3728 >http://www.state.in.us/history > > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >To UNSUBSCRIBE, send message consisting only of >"UNSUBSCRIBE" to INPCRP-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > or to INPCRP-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com (for DIGEST version) > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp