Melody: The whole point to all of this discussion has been regarding your methods, not your intentions. I congratulate you on all of your hard work and dedication...it's just that many on here believe there to be more effective and proper ways that would look even better than what you can accomplish. I would guess that many of those you cite who are pleased with your work base that on the condition before your work and after. That's not to say they understand what you are doing or how you are doing it...and quite possibly don't care as long as you are doing something. But if the facts were known to all of them, and they saw what other options were available and what other end results could be had, then maybe they would agree that there are better ways. It is unfortunate that from everything I have read from the Madison Co posts on this list that these same people may never be exposed to these techniques unless they travel outside of your county to compare the other options that have been proposed. And while I will agree your Green Twp. trustee has expressed his appreciation, he is also on record as saying that you may not be doing the work exactly correct. The fact that he is OK with that is as troubling to me as the work being done. Again, I think this topic is at an impasse with regards to Madison County, so the best we can hope for is to have others that read these posts do their diligent research before undertaking any work. Kyle D. Conrad

Well, Kyle, I started this mess by naively thinking that members of a pioneer cemetery restoration list would enjoying seeing that we'd saved the Cottrell from extinction. Since we'd been asked to move to a different topic, I wanted to finish what I started. I thought I'd bring the subject "full circle" as we say in the literary world. Your negative, critical comments as to the timeliness of the closure gives me the opportunity to add that the Cottrell Cemetery is preserved and those stones in cement will be standing for a good long time just like their predecessors in other Madison County cemeteries. That is what cemetery restoration is about and that is the bottom line, so to speak. Melody At 10:39 AM 9/9/2005, you wrote: >Melody: > >The whole point to all of this discussion has been regarding your methods, >not your intentions. I congratulate you on all of your hard work and >dedication...it's just that many on here believe there to be more >effective and proper >ways that would look even better than what you can accomplish. I would guess >that many of those you cite who are pleased with your work base that on the >condition before your work and after. That's not to say they understand >what you >are doing or how you are doing it...and quite possibly don't care as long as >you are doing something. But if the facts were known to all of them, and >they >saw what other options were available and what other end results could be >had, then maybe they would agree that there are better ways. It is >unfortunate >that from everything I have read from the Madison Co posts on this list that >these same people may never be exposed to these techniques unless they travel >outside of your county to compare the other options that have been proposed. >And while I will agree your Green Twp. trustee has expressed his >appreciation, >he is also on record as saying that you may not be doing the work exactly >correct. The fact that he is OK with that is as troubling to me as the >work being >done. Again, I think this topic is at an impasse with regards to Madison >County, so the best we can hope for is to have others that read these >posts do >their diligent research before undertaking any work. > >Kyle D. Conrad > > >==== 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)