Andi, So sorry your experience was so bad. The scouts in El Dorado county have been absolutely wonderful. For that matter, so have the members of our LDS Church wards. They love this cemetery stuff. Sue Silver ----- Original Message ----- From: Andi MacDonald <andimac@oz.net> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Workday and training needed! > I even went so far as to contact the local Boy Scout office for the whole > area around Seattle. I was rebuffed. It was as if they had enough things > for their scouts. I even asked that they pass it on down to Eagle Scout > leaders and never heard another word. > > Andi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Jb502000@aol.com> > To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 8:30 AM > Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Workday and training needed! > > > > In a message dated 9/6/01 9:47:01 AM US Eastern Standard Time, > > ssilver1951@jps.net writes: > > > > > > > Has anyone thought of offering classes to the older aged Boy Scout > troops? > > > Or other youth groups that do community service? The older guys can > really > > > be an asset and they have so much energy at that age! > > > > > > > > Sue, > > Our county is so small we only have a Part time Scoutmaster. No, > > seriously there is paper work, permission, from parents, property owners, > > Etc, Etc. I don't have time for all of that. I am going to try to get the > > SIGS (Southern Indiana Gen. Soc.) to handle that. I'll see what happens. > When > > I am finished with all of the locating, finding deeds to determine the > sizes > > of the cemeteries, and the owners of the property, there will be in excess > of > > 500 sheets of information to fill out. I think I have that part covered, > all > > I have to do is figure out all of the Information and the Southern Indiana > > Genealogical Society will take that and Put it on paper. Also I have 5 > > township Trustees that have no idea where all of their cemeteries are. I > have > > to solve that problem also. > > The Scouts are a great idea, but I don't have time to > complete > > everything else and work with them. I can't spread me that thin. I am > going > > to the local Newspaper, and if I can intrest them in doing a story about > my > > needeing volunteers on weekends to help clear, I might get a Response. But > if > > you could see this country, you would understand their reluctance to come > > forward. Also that would mean besides still only being semi-retired from > the > > Masonry Bussiness, working on my cemetery information, and taking on > weekends > > on clearing, I don't know what to do, or when to do it. I know I > definately > > need help. That I have to work on right away > > Sorry for venting my frustration, I didn't start out to do that. I > never > > do, it just happens. > > Jack E. Briles Sr. > > Floyd Co. PCRP Cooridinator > > PO Box 444 > > New Albany, In. 47151-0444 > > > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > If we cannot respect the dead, how can we respect the living? > > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > If we cannot respect the dead, how can we respect the living? > >