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----- Original Message ----- From: "karen welch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] cemetery re-location > Does anyone have a list of the people buried in this cemetery? There are > Whitesel's in my husband's line. > Thanks - Karen >From GSMC listings: WRIGHT-WHITESELL-GENTRY CEMETERY, LA006 LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP Marion County, Indiana Off Bash Road, West of Interstate I-69 and south of E. 82nd Street Data entry by David Wright, 2002 This cemetery list is from a sketch of gravestones by W. Don Wright, 210 Arden Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46220 on file at the Indiana State Library Genealogy Division. It is dated 28 Oct.1981 with revisions 11 Nov. 1981. CHARLES W. WRIGHT Son of J.M & R. Wright D. 15 Sept. ____, Age 11 yrs, 9 mos., 22 days (Small stone inscribed: "C.W.W.") MARGARET E. WHITESELL Dau. of E.I. Whitesell, D. 22 July 1864 Age 4 mo. Broken headstone ELIZA I. Wife of WILSON WHITESELL D. 26 Feb 1868 Age 36 yrs, 8 mos., 19 days Another broken stone North of Eliza's-No identity JAMES B WRIGHT Son of J.M. & R.Wright D. 1853 Age 15 yrs, 1 mo, 22 days R.H.W. Believed to be foot marker of the grave of Mrs. John M. Wright No Name 22 July 1861 Age 4 mo. M.E.W No data - small stone just south of above JOHN M. WRIGHT D. 3 March 1837 Age 43 yrs, 2 mo., 22 days JOSEPH W. WRIGHT Son of J.M. & R. Wright Died 3 Sept 1852 Age 1 yr., 10 mos. J. M. M. GATES Died 16 Feb. 1853 JESSE P. WHITESELL Son of W. & G. Age 4 yrs, 4 days RUHAMAH Wife of JAMES T. WRIGHT B. 28 Nov. 1788 D. 5 Jan., 1858 REV. JAMES T. WRIGHT D. 23 Nov., 1859 72yrs, 4 mos, 8 days WRIGHT-WHITESELL-GENTRY CEMETERY, LA006 LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP Marion County, Indiana THOMAS P. - Consort of PAULINA J. GENTRY D. 30 April 1851 38 yrs & 6 mo. PAULINE J. - Wife of THOMAS P. GENTRY d. 6 July 1863 Age 45 yrs, 10 days Epitaph could not be read JOHN EVERETTA (GENTRY) Son of WM. B. and N.J. GENTRY D. 29 Sept. 1868 Age 3 yrs, 9 mo., 26 days ELIZA R. (EASTERDAY) wife of L. R. EASTERDAY Dau. Of T. & P. GENTRY D. 30 Nov. 1858 Age: 19 yrs., 9 mo. Epitaph: "She always made home happy. Lived beloved and died lamented" JOHN W. (GENTRY) Son of T. & P. Gentry D. 7 May 1866 Age 19 yrs., 2 mo. & 23 days Civil War Veteran Epitaph could not be read. Notes: from W. Don Wright's sketch/diagram of the cemetery * It is suspected these are the graves of sons of John M. Wright. He also had a daughter Sarah who is mentioned in the James Thomas Wright will. (Graves astericked are: Charles W., James B., and Joseph W. Wright.) Note 1: The cemetery stones are somewhat weathered. Some characters could not be read and some could not be read accurately. Note 2: The residence unit of the Hillsdale Nursery buildings contains a portion of the log house that was occupied by the Rev. James Thomas Wright and his family. Compiled by Dave Wright for Marion Co., IN Genealogical Society 4 July, 2002 from Don Wright's detailed sketch on file in the GSMC library at Crown Hill Cemetery Waiting Station. Compiler is not related to this family group. Any errors in interpreting and copying this data are the compiler's.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070705/LOCAL18/707050423 This is the origianl story in the Indy paper. You might consider contacting the reporter who wrote the story. And contact the area's historical/genealogical society to get a list of burials from there. The city is Castleton. Andrea

Looking for death dates for Samuel Smith, spouse Elizabeth (Calhoun) Smith. Possibly died this area. May be the parents of my Temple Calhoun and Prescilla (Crossley) Smith buried in Union Twp Randolph Co IN cemetery. Thanks so much in advance for anyone's help out there.

Does anyone have a list of the people buried in this cemetery? There are Whitesel's in my husband's line. Thanks - Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "M J B" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 10:40 AM Subject: [INRANDOL] cemetery re-location > > http://www.thestarpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070705/NEWS06/70705005 > > Pioneers' graves to be moved for I-69 widening > THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR > StoryChat Post Comment > > After 150 years of resting in peace, moving day is approaching for about > 30 > dearly departed, whose graves are too close to a major highway that needs > to > be expanded. > > Since the mid-1800s, these bodies have been resting in the small Whitesell > Cemetery in the 8000 block of Castleton Drive -- visible to those who > steal > a glance as they approach the interchange of I-465 while southbound on > I-69. > > The graves have been a stopping stone for the Indiana Department of > Transportation, which has long had plans to widen the city's most > congested > stretch of highway. > > Now a deal has been struck to dig up the graves and move them to the > stately > grounds of Crown Hill Cemetery, 700 W. 38th St. INDOT spokeswoman Megan > Tsai > confirmed those plans this week. > > The cost: $400,000. > > "Cemetery relocation is a tough thing," Tsai said. "We probably haven't > done > it for 30 years. We try to avoid it whenever possible." > > But with I-69, a six-lane highway that will grow to 12 or more lanes in a > widening project set to begin in 2012, there is just no other way. > > It will be a delicate operation, headed up by one of the city's most noted > professors. > "Forensic anthropologists will investigate the site with hand tools and > carefully dig out the graves," said Tsai. > > In late fall of this year, Stephen Nawrocki, a forensic anthropologist > from > the University of Indianapolis, will lead the exhumation of bodies -- > about > a three-week process, Tsai said. > > Nawrocki, who said he could not comment on the project at this time, will > oversee students who will study the remains before they are taken to Crown > Hill. > > The students will likely find rings or jewelry buried with the pioneers, > according to experts at Crown Hill. The wood caskets, standard for adults > in > the mid-19th century, will no doubt be deteriorated. Children, however, > were > often buried in metal caskets, so some of their clothing might remain. > > This will not be the first pioneer cemetery relocation for Crown Hill, one > of the nation's most historic city cemeteries. Two others have been moved > to > preserve history, said Keith Norwalk, president and chief executive > officer > of Crown Hill. > > All the tombstones and graves will be mapped and then re-created in the > same > configuration to keep the integrity of the original burials. > > "Some people may get upset that this is being moved," Norwalk said. "We > want > to give people the assurance of the appropriateness of the process." > > The Crown Hill pioneer section currently houses the former Greenlawn > Cemetery, which was Indianapolis' first cemetery, established in 1823, > Norwalk said. More than 1,160 pioneers were buried in Greenlawn. And > Rhoads > Cemetery was the original burial site for five pioneer families, 12 adults > and 34 children, Norwalk said. > > Monuments erected near the two relocation sites tell the history and have > maps for locating the remains. "We will be replicating this for > Whitesell," > Norwalk said. "We will create a final resting place for the pioneers." > > The project is included in INDOT's budget for the 2012 Northeast Corridor > interstate expansions of I-69 and I-465, Tsai said. > > "It's not a small cost, but it's so important to do this with respect," > Tsai > said. "Crown Hill will be able to care for it for hundreds of years. > > "With the noise from the interstate, you really can't enjoy it. At Crown > Hill, it will be peaceful." > > In addition to a new resting place, the graves will get some upgraded > tombstones, which have been damaged by weather and the exhaust from > 130,000 > cars passing within a few feet each day, Tsai said. > > The state is bringing in a "graveyard grooomer" -- John Walters, > Connersville -- who will clean and restore the headstones with a simple > ammonia and water solution, Tsai said. > > Not everyone was happy with the decision to move the graves. > > "I was appalled at the beginning," said Ron Ryker, president of the > Lawrence > Historical Society. "If this was my family, I wouldn't want them to be > disturbed." > > "You and me both," said Stephen Burns, chairman and chief executive > officer > of Wheaton World Wide Moving, whose office looks out across a parking lot > to > the site. > > "I talk on the phone and keep and eye on it. Our drivers come in and look > at > it. They know the history." > > Since 1973, Wheaton has taken care of the cemetery, repairing broken and > deteriorating headstones and hiring someone to mow the grass. It's a > tradition begun by the late Earnest Wheaton, who started caring for the > graves when he moved his company to Castleton. > > Local Boy Scouts also placed a bench, erected a fence and planted flowers > several years ago, Burns said. > > Ryker said he took his objections to the state, but after meeting with > INDOT > and Crown Hill planners, Ryker now agrees that Crown Hill is the best > place > for the relocation. > > "I wanted it to be left in Lawrence Township, but we really have no place > for it," Ryker said. > > INDOT says the reburial at Crown Hill should take place in the spring of > 2008. > > > > MJ > > _________________________________________________________________ > http://liveearth.msn.com > > ******************************** > Please Visit The Randolph County INGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.0/886 - Release Date: 7/4/2007 > 1:40 PM > >

http://www.thestarpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070705/NEWS06/70705005 Pioneers' graves to be moved for I-69 widening THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR StoryChat Post Comment After 150 years of resting in peace, moving day is approaching for about 30 dearly departed, whose graves are too close to a major highway that needs to be expanded. Since the mid-1800s, these bodies have been resting in the small Whitesell Cemetery in the 8000 block of Castleton Drive -- visible to those who steal a glance as they approach the interchange of I-465 while southbound on I-69. The graves have been a stopping stone for the Indiana Department of Transportation, which has long had plans to widen the city's most congested stretch of highway. Now a deal has been struck to dig up the graves and move them to the stately grounds of Crown Hill Cemetery, 700 W. 38th St. INDOT spokeswoman Megan Tsai confirmed those plans this week. The cost: $400,000. "Cemetery relocation is a tough thing," Tsai said. "We probably haven't done it for 30 years. We try to avoid it whenever possible." But with I-69, a six-lane highway that will grow to 12 or more lanes in a widening project set to begin in 2012, there is just no other way. It will be a delicate operation, headed up by one of the city's most noted professors. "Forensic anthropologists will investigate the site with hand tools and carefully dig out the graves," said Tsai. In late fall of this year, Stephen Nawrocki, a forensic anthropologist from the University of Indianapolis, will lead the exhumation of bodies -- about a three-week process, Tsai said. Nawrocki, who said he could not comment on the project at this time, will oversee students who will study the remains before they are taken to Crown Hill. The students will likely find rings or jewelry buried with the pioneers, according to experts at Crown Hill. The wood caskets, standard for adults in the mid-19th century, will no doubt be deteriorated. Children, however, were often buried in metal caskets, so some of their clothing might remain. This will not be the first pioneer cemetery relocation for Crown Hill, one of the nation's most historic city cemeteries. Two others have been moved to preserve history, said Keith Norwalk, president and chief executive officer of Crown Hill. All the tombstones and graves will be mapped and then re-created in the same configuration to keep the integrity of the original burials. "Some people may get upset that this is being moved," Norwalk said. "We want to give people the assurance of the appropriateness of the process." The Crown Hill pioneer section currently houses the former Greenlawn Cemetery, which was Indianapolis' first cemetery, established in 1823, Norwalk said. More than 1,160 pioneers were buried in Greenlawn. And Rhoads Cemetery was the original burial site for five pioneer families, 12 adults and 34 children, Norwalk said. Monuments erected near the two relocation sites tell the history and have maps for locating the remains. "We will be replicating this for Whitesell," Norwalk said. "We will create a final resting place for the pioneers." The project is included in INDOT's budget for the 2012 Northeast Corridor interstate expansions of I-69 and I-465, Tsai said. "It's not a small cost, but it's so important to do this with respect," Tsai said. "Crown Hill will be able to care for it for hundreds of years. "With the noise from the interstate, you really can't enjoy it. At Crown Hill, it will be peaceful." In addition to a new resting place, the graves will get some upgraded tombstones, which have been damaged by weather and the exhaust from 130,000 cars passing within a few feet each day, Tsai said. The state is bringing in a "graveyard grooomer" -- John Walters, Connersville -- who will clean and restore the headstones with a simple ammonia and water solution, Tsai said. Not everyone was happy with the decision to move the graves. "I was appalled at the beginning," said Ron Ryker, president of the Lawrence Historical Society. "If this was my family, I wouldn't want them to be disturbed." "You and me both," said Stephen Burns, chairman and chief executive officer of Wheaton World Wide Moving, whose office looks out across a parking lot to the site. "I talk on the phone and keep and eye on it. Our drivers come in and look at it. They know the history." Since 1973, Wheaton has taken care of the cemetery, repairing broken and deteriorating headstones and hiring someone to mow the grass. It's a tradition begun by the late Earnest Wheaton, who started caring for the graves when he moved his company to Castleton. Local Boy Scouts also placed a bench, erected a fence and planted flowers several years ago, Burns said. Ryker said he took his objections to the state, but after meeting with INDOT and Crown Hill planners, Ryker now agrees that Crown Hill is the best place for the relocation. "I wanted it to be left in Lawrence Township, but we really have no place for it," Ryker said. INDOT says the reburial at Crown Hill should take place in the spring of 2008. MJ _________________________________________________________________ http://liveearth.msn.com

Yes, all records are in the Health Dept at the old Hospital on Oak Street. For the forms go to http://www.pceaze.com/genealogy/rcibios/Tools.html Andrea -----Original Message----- Behalf Of [email protected] I am coming to Randolph County in the next month and wish to pick up two death certificates if they are available. One would be 1896 and the other would be 1901. I know there has been some relocating of records. Are these now at the old hospital? Tonya Fouse Krout

I am coming to Randolph County in the next month and wish to pick up two death certificates if they are available. One would be 1896 and the other would be 1901. I know there has been some relocating of records. Are these now at the old hospital? Tonya Fouse Krout ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

Hi List, I was in Randolph County the week before last and went to the Health Department to check John Chandler's death record. It does NOT show any parents for him. The next record is not a Clevenger so I don't know how the transcription error happened. I do know there was an Andrew Clevenger married to Sarah Mullin, but how they got attached to John Chandler is a mystery and WRONG. Gina, I was also in the Genealogy Department of the Allen County Library and saw it in a book called "Randolph County, Indiana Death Records 1887-1892" by Snyder and on page 19 it had this misinformation as to John Chandler's parents, also. One of John Chandler and Elizabeth Ellen Thornburg's children was Hettie/Hattie Ann Chandler, born April, 1857 in Randolph County. First I find her married to George W. Wolfe and one census shows her with a child Ainey C.D. Wolfe (don't know what the first and middle name is for sure). Then she married a Richard M. Connorroe. Can anyone tell me the proper spelling for this name? I have seen it Conarroe, Conrow, Connarroe, Connorroe and don't know which is correct??? After that, Hettie appears in a household with her mother, Elizabeth Chandler who is head of household and a grandson to Elizabeth, Lafayette Leeka. I don't know if she was married to a Leeka, but possibly because I don't find Lafayette belonging to any other of the family. Next, I find Hettie married to a Michael Lutz in Delaware County and there are two sons in the household, a William and a Goldie. It shows Hettie had two children and two are living and Michael Lutz doesn't show any children so presumably these are hers by a previous marriage but I don't know what their last name should be. While in Indiana, I found an obituary for Elizabeth Chandler and it shows her daughter to be a "Mrs. Frederick" of Muncie, so it looks as though she then married a Frederick, but I have not been able to find any information on his first name. Wow! Anyway, if anyone has any information about any of these people, I would appreciate any help I can get! Rex, you were right-I needed more time in Randolph County! The Genealogy Library at the Allen County Fort Wayne Library was FABULOUS! Needed more time there, too! Thanks- Sandie Chandler Goeglein

Coleen, you need to write to the Randolph County Clerk's office for a copy of this, it will cost you $1, plus send a SASE with your request, that is not required but is a helpful thing to do. County Clerk is Claudia Thornburg, 100 S Meridian Street, Winchester, IN 47394. But I don't think you are going to get parents of the couple on there, but same office contains the probate and wills for the county, so you may include death dates to see if there is any winner there for you, again, $1 per page for copies, it's the same price for all court houses in Indiana. I don't know who is the sexton of that cemetery, but I will ask and find out. Andrea -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Coleen Coleman Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 10:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [INRANDOL] Need Help locating.... Need help locating a copy of an application for a marriage license for: Temple Calhoun Smith + Prescilla Crossley. Date 01 March 1836 Randolph Co IN I have copy of record from JP's office. Whereby the acting JP did marry these two. May tell me if indeed Temple Calhoun's father and mother were Samuel & Elizabeth (Calhoun) Smith. Thanks so much in advance for your help out there, ******************************** Please Visit The Randolph County INGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Unfortunately, marriage applications were not used in Indiana until 1882; so you won't find a marriage application for them. Finding Temple's parents is something I would suggest doing by researching the deeds and estate records. Samuel and/or Elizabeth's estate records will likely name their heirs. Rex W. Bertram 132 S. Butler St. Redkey, IN 47373 www.digginbones.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Coleen Coleman Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 4:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [INRANDOL] Need Help locating.... Need help locating a copy of an application for a marriage license for: Temple Calhoun Smith + Prescilla Crossley. Date 01 March 1836 Randolph Co IN I have copy of record from JP's office. Whereby the acting JP did marry these two. May tell me if indeed Temple Calhoun's father and mother were Samuel & Elizabeth (Calhoun) Smith. Thanks so much in advance for your help out there, ******************************** Please Visit The Randolph County INGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.10/876 - Release Date: 6/28/2007 10:56 AM

Need help locating a copy of an application for a marriage license for: Temple Calhoun Smith + Prescilla Crossley. Date 01 March 1836 Randolph Co IN I have copy of record from JP's office. Whereby the acting JP did marry these two. May tell me if indeed Temple Calhoun's father and mother were Samuel & Elizabeth (Calhoun) Smith. Thanks so much in advance for your help out there,

Need copy of Cemetery Sexton records for Carlos Cemetery Union Twp. for: Samuel Smith Died: 06 Oct 1856 Temple Calhoun Smith Sr Died: 28 May 1885 This may tell me if indeed these two are father and son. Also an obit for each would be appreciated. Thanks so much

Need copy of will for Samuel Smith Born 1772 NC or VA? Died 06 Oct 1856 Randolph Co IN Also would be nice if I could obtain a copy of an obit for said Samuel Smith. Wife Elizabeth, children: Reuben, Martha, Avaline, Jefferson, Temple Sr., Milton. Martha married a Hockett, Avaline married a Havenden, Reuben married Margaret Hockett, Jefferson married Lydia Pickering, Temple Sr., married Prescilla Crossley, unknown anything on Milton. Also if one exists can I obtain a copy of certificate of death for Samuel and Elizabeth, she died 07 July 1857.

Need will for Samuel Smith born abt 1772 NC, spouse: Elizabeth. Children: Reuben, Martha, Avaline, Jefferson, Temple Sr., & Milton. Samuel Smith died 25 March 1856

Need copy of will for one Samuel Smith born 1772 died circa 1856 25 March spouse Elizabeth died 1857. Children: Reuben, Martha, Avaline, Jefferson, Temple Smith Sr., & Milton. Thanks so much for your help.

Is anyone out there working on the FORD family for Randolph County? I got a raogk request this week seeking the parents of a Jacob Ford born about 1838/39. I looked at census records and found about 4 Ford household with male children under the age of 5. I found a Jacob Ford living with a Mary Ford (sister probably) with a John Davis in Wayne Co, IN in 1850. Sending with old address because I'm not at home now and my wifi is not being recognized while here. Andrea

Thanks, Tim. We will go prepared. Karleen On 6/15/07, Tim Singleton <[email protected]> wrote: > I've had good luck by using a mirror to reflect sunlight straight across the stone to create shadows in the lettering. My homemade mirror is light and unbreakable...a piece of cardboard, a foot or more square, covered with aluminum foil. You also need something, like a stick, to prop it up at the correct angle. > > Tim Singleton > Volunteer Adams Co. INGenWeb Coordinator > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams2/ > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at iclub.org > > > > > ******************************** > Please Visit The Randolph County INGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Andrea, Thank you so much for these tips. Many of them are not covered in some of the sites I have been looking up. We really appreciate it. We are doing this as a family reunion activity. If anyone out there thinks they may have family buried in the Squirrel, Fremont County, Idaho cemetery, let me know and I will try to find them, Karleen Lenz Phillips On 6/15/07, andrealong <[email protected]> wrote: > Karleen, I take a lot of stone pictures, Helen Wildermuth of http://www.stonehugger.com/ told me last summer that her ideal time of > day to take pictures was about 2pm. I don't get to cemeteries very often at that time, more like 6pm. I often will take more than > one picture of a stone, one with the sun on the lettering, and then I stand in front of it to cast a shadow on it and take a > picture. I have also had luck at using a spray bottle, I use a spray bottle that has never had anything else in it other than > distilled water, and will wet the stone and take a picture. So if I plan ahead, I carry a gallon or two of distilled water with me, > depending on what I have found in previous visits to the cemetery, it's also a good way to clean off someone else's chaulking that > was done and not cleaned off. When I've been fortunate once to have help from the hubby, we wet the stone and then he held an giant > umberella to shade the stone, those were great pictures of some sandstone ones. The hardest ones for me to photograph are the > polished granites, the sun just reflects so much, you can't get around the glare, so take different angles, you'll just have to > piece together the info that way. Unless you can go back on a cloudy day, for more of those to add to your file. > It is very hard to get a clear picture of a stone that is in a deep shadow of a tree or bush, if you have someone else with you, > have them hold the plant or leaves away from the stone as much as possible. Make note of where it is, just in case you need to have > someone local go back in the fall once the frost has taken care of the foliage to get a better picture as there will be more > lighting to get it and the licken or moss will be retreating as well then. > You will end up with lots of pictures on your card, so try to take a laptop with you or extra cards so you can get your work done > all at one time. The higher dpi or resolution you take the more you can zoom in on your pictures afterwards. Take extra batteries, > a battery charger that you can plug into your cig lighter in your car is a great help. For my camera, two sets of batteries for a > cemetery with 200 stones will cover me, but you know your camera better than anyone else. Turn off your flash if you can, saves > battery power, and you don't need it anyway, plus it saves time between pictures if it doesn't have to wait for that part of it to > register. > Before I start, I take a picture of the Cemetery Name Marker if there is one, I take pictures of the cemetery in general, and when I > am all done I take another picture of the Cemetery Name Marker. I do this because I often go to more than one cemetery in a day, > and that way I know what cemetery these pictures are from days later. > Another thing I like to do now, is I take a picture of the row from the end, take the pictures of the stones in that row and then > take another picture of the row at the other end, this is when I am doing the whole cemetery. So that when I get home, I know how > many rows there were and what row a stone is in in perticular when someone asks me. > Make sure to check the back sides of stones, for other information like kids, military or other burials on there, sometimes, > children's names and dates are ingraved at the very bottom of a stone below the parents names, and you might not see it unless you > smush down the grass or whatever infront of it. Sometimes you will also see plot makers, they may have just a number on them or the > plot owners initals. These can vary even in the same cemetery. Some plain, some even fancy, I photograph those as well, and any > other stone that happens to be in the row, as some burials are simply marked with a fieldstone. > I've tried to use a mirror, to add extra light on a stone, but have never found a way to hold it just right and take a picture at > the same time, but maybe if you are going to have help, then you can try it. > I find a lot of stones I that I can not read while there, with my eyes. So I will often feel the stone with my eyes closed to feel > out the lettering or to even find which side to photograph, I write down what I feel and hope the photograph will also turn out, > many times the photos are easier to read than the stones were. Take a shot of the whole stone and then several up close. > Be prepared for muddy knees, I get down on my knees to take pictures at eye level with the smaller stones, and those tip over facing > down. > Be prepared for bugs and snakes. You never know. Take water drink, it's thirsty work, not all cemeteries have a pump, and some of > them are not safe to drink from anyway. > Andrea Long > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Karleen Phillips > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [INRANDOL] Photographing cemeteries > > > We have a family reunion project of photographing a family cemetery in > Squirrel, Idaho. I certainly would like some hints from you "pros" if > you have time to send them. > > Thanks, > > Karleen Lenz Phillips > ******************************** > Please Visit The Randolph County INGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ******************************** > Please Visit The Randolph County INGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: scout1177 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.randolph/3280.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The photos are awesome, thanks, I have dozens of family members buried there including some of your photos, Thanks Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.