Hi all... I know it's been a while since you all have heard from me, but I've taken a MUCH needed rest. And with being a school teacher, things are getting a little hairy as it gets down to the wire for the school year to start. Once it starts, then things will start going online a little more frequently. Earlier I uploaded three tombstone pictures for 4 individuals, as well as linked up a submitted death certificate. Many thanks to Patsy Herrell for sending in pics she took at the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. She has more that she'll be sending once they are developed, so be on the lookout for them. Also, many thanks to Diane Davis for submitting the death certificate for James M. Davis. Your all's contributions are GREATLY appreciated! I also heard this past week that the Breck. Co. Cemetery Board (I think that's the official name for it) has began work within several cemeteries in the county. For those that don't know, the county had appointed several individuals to a board that would be in charge of things concerning the old, abandoned/neglected cemeteries within the county. This board worked the early part of the spring to locate and take pictures of as many of the cemeteries as they could with regards to applying for a state grant which would help fund the restoration and preservation of the nearly 600 cemeteries listed within the county lines. The grant applications were very tedious and required a lot of work to fill out, so only 6 cemeteries were submitted this year, with hopes of more for next year. While the funding would be matched by the state, the initial funding would come from the county by way of a "per dollar" amount and/or a labor/supply/equipment suppliment. The manual labor would be! done by the county inmates. According to the Breck. Co. Herald-News which ran an article recently, two of the cemeteries which has had work done to them, had before and after pictures published in the newspaper as well as an article of what was going on and how it all came about. I know one cemetery was the Jordan Cemetery, and the other one I'm drawing a blank on regarding the name of it. From what I understand, there not only has been clean up going on (brush, dead trees, et. al.), but there has been fencing installed and markers repaired/reset in the cemeteries mentioned in the paper. Once I get more information, I'll be sure to let you all know. With that said, y'all have a great one! Happy Hunting! Dana Breckinridge County Kentucky GenWeb Archives Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/breckinridge/toc.html Email to: [email protected]

Dana, Loved the pictures!! If I add death certs to http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/ do you automatically get them?? Thi is a very easy way to submit them!! I already submitted Willie Whitworths. Jen R. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Brown" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 9:40 PM Subject: [KYBRECKI] 8/4/2006 GenWeb Archives additions/updates > Hi all... > > I know it's been a while since you all have heard from me, but I've taken > a MUCH needed rest. And with being a school teacher, things are getting a > little hairy as it gets down to the wire for the school year to start. > Once it starts, then things will start going online a little more > frequently. > > Earlier I uploaded three tombstone pictures for 4 individuals, as well as > linked up a submitted death certificate. Many thanks to Patsy Herrell for > sending in pics she took at the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. She > has more that she'll be sending once they are developed, so be on the > lookout for them. Also, many thanks to Diane Davis for submitting the > death certificate for James M. Davis. Your all's contributions are > GREATLY appreciated! > > I also heard this past week that the Breck. Co. Cemetery Board (I think > that's the official name for it) has began work within several cemeteries > in the county. For those that don't know, the county had appointed > several individuals to a board that would be in charge of things > concerning the old, abandoned/neglected cemeteries within the county. > This board worked the early part of the spring to locate and take pictures > of as many of the cemeteries as they could with regards to applying for a > state grant which would help fund the restoration and preservation of the > nearly 600 cemeteries listed within the county lines. The grant > applications were very tedious and required a lot of work to fill out, so > only 6 cemeteries were submitted this year, with hopes of more for next > year. While the funding would be matched by the state, the initial > funding would come from the county by way of a "per dollar" amount and/or > a labor/supply/equipment suppliment. The manual labor would be! > done by the county inmates. > > According to the Breck. Co. Herald-News which ran an article recently, two > of the cemeteries which has had work done to them, had before and after > pictures published in the newspaper as well as an article of what was > going on and how it all came about. I know one cemetery was the Jordan > Cemetery, and the other one I'm drawing a blank on regarding the name of > it. From what I understand, there not only has been clean up going on > (brush, dead trees, et. al.), but there has been fencing installed and > markers repaired/reset in the cemeteries mentioned in the paper. Once I > get more information, I'll be sure to let you all know. > > With that said, y'all have a great one! > Happy Hunting! > > Dana > Breckinridge County Kentucky GenWeb Archives Coordinator > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/breckinridge/toc.html > Email to: [email protected] > > > ==== KYBRECKI Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal > messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be > grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen > Burnett [email protected] >