I received my set of cemetery books today (13 pounds) and am so happy with them. The four Rowan County volumes are arranged in alphabetical order by cemetery name and are so easy to read and understand. At this time, only a limited number of sets are being printed based on the preporders plus a small number for the historical society to have on hand to sell at meetings and events. The set of books do have exactly the same data as the cemetery CD, except for the CD's all-name index.. The CDs will be available all the time but that may not be the case with the book set. I don't know if a second printing will take place later on if these copies sell out. Either one though is a great resource for researching burials in the county. Below is the ordering information for anyone interested in a book set: Cemetery Book Set: The Cemetery Book set consists of (5) volumes and over 1000 pages and includes photos of all but a few out county cemeteries. Four volumes cover the (300) Rowan County Cemeteries and the fifth covers the (75) or so cemeteries bordering Rowan County, including Carter, Elliott, Fleming and Morgan Counties. The books will be beautifully bound with semi soft covers and feature one or more of the Rowan County cemeteries in color, with a plastic overlay for protection. This project was 3 ½ years, over 12,000 hours, and involving over 100 volunteers in the making. There is nothing now or before that can even begin to compare with the beauty and completeness of these books. . Cost of the complete set of five books is $75.00 plus $15.00 for shipping ($90.00 total). All orders must be submitted at the same time in order to get the quoted price. Payment must be received in advance, made payable to “Dewie E. Black”, P.O. Box 1134, LaBelle, FL 33975. Phone: 863-675-0205 or 863-675-6491, or Fax: 863-675-6491, E-Mail: dewie@olsusa.com Shirley Toohey wrote: > Betty, would the book sets you speak of be Cemetery records? (same as on > CD) > would you tell us more about those...descrip. price etc. Thanks much. > Shirley Toohey > ============= > On Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:38:44 -0500 Betty Sharp <bsharp@yesconnect.net> > writes: > > Great News! The first batch of preordered cemetery CD's were recently > > put in the mail, and many have already received their copy. Nice > > compliments are already coming in. If you want to order one, please > > read the details below. Additionally, the first of the book sets are > > just about ready to be mailed, and I'm really anxious to see those. > > > > Betty Sharp > > > >