Another vote for findagrave, You can add a location (lat. & long.) and also request a photo of a Gravestone. Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt and Rene" <westresort@roadrunner.com> To: <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 6:18 AM Subject: Re: [LDR] Cemetery Plots/Records Software Program > Hi all, > > I second the recommendation for the findagrave site. I have uploaded > most of the cemetery photos to that site which were taken in Sussex > county last fall. > > Walt West > > Linda Buras wrote: > > Hi, Judy...your name is so familiar to me...what surname did we converse > > about, do you recall? > > Are you aware of www.findagrave.com? If you have time, you could upload the > > information to that site for others to enjoy. > > Take care! > > Linda Reed Buras > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of JM Stell > > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 4:05 AM > > To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [LDR] Cemetery Plots/Records Software Program > > > > I've been a church secretary for two churches for more years than I can > > count now and one has a small cemetery. When I came to the church, the only > > record for the cemetery was a hand-drawn map on 4 pieces of cardboard with > > the name of the person who bought a plot and it was anyone's guess how many > > plots where included 'cause the number of boxes on the map weren't too > > clear. Some of the 'boxes' were filled in with names, the edges were > > crumbling and the ink fading in some places. The little cemetery's not big > > enough or the folks who decided to use the land for that purpose didn't > > think of having 'sections' and the men who marked off grave sites did their > > best at trying to keep straight lines. Originally, there were supposed to be > > several 'paths' that divided the cemetery into four sections, but some of > > the 'paths' now have gravesites in them because some families bought 5 plots > > instead of 4, etc. and the guy who made the map made some major mistakes. Of > > course, the fella who ! > > took care of marking it off for new arrivals was the son of the man who > > originally drew the 1st map and he died a week after I started working there > > and the guys who took over from him were on the clueless side. Oh, a lot of > > the plots have no headstones. > > > > > > When the church started the cemetery, they gave purchasers a slip of paper > > and the church's only record was marking a name on those pieces of > > cardboard. Then a single grave site was $2. > > > > I've walked the rows more times than I can count, writing down names & dates > > on headstones and trying to identify filled spots without headstones. I > > re-drew the map and plugged everything into MS Works. For each plot I have > > name and dates and my own 'locator' - old section, 4th row from the > > sidewalk, 5th headstone from the fence, etc. I also put in original > > purchaser because a lot of the plots are descendents of the original > > purchaser and the funeral home can give me maiden name and then I can find > > it. At least the guys on the cemetery committee can find what they need > > faster and then it's up to them to measure and figure to mark off before the > > funeral home people come. > > > > In the office, it gives me a much faster way to look when I get a phone call > > from someone trying to find great grandpa's grave or when someone wants to > > sell an unused spot. At least I don't have to go outside and tromp around > > 'looking' with the old cardboard in hand! We ran something in the church > > bulletin a good while back and asked if anyone could identify unmarked > > graves and we had a couple ladies who knew where so-and-so was buried; but > > there's still a good number of unknowns. MS Works is the only database > > software the church has and it doesn't help a lot that the surnames Robinson > > and Grubbs seem to be nearly half of the surnames in the cemetery, but it's > > better than it was before! > > > > Judy Stell > > Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:14:17 -0800 (PST) > > From: Fred Howard > > <fredericklhoward@yahoo.com<mailto:fredericklhoward@yahoo.com>> > > Subject: [LDR] Cemetery Plots/Records Software Program > > To: Lower DELMARVA Roots > > <LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb. > > com>> > > Message-ID: > > <853509.84771.qm@web53903.mail.re2.yahoo.com<mailto:853509.84771.qm@web53903 > > .mail.re2.yahoo.com>> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > Would any LDR members recommend a specific cemetery records computer > > software?program? I serve on a cemetery committee and believe that it would > > greatly benefit our group to maintain our cemetery records using one of the > > current software programs. > > However, when I "google" cemetery records many sites appear. And many of > > the sites appear to be geared for super-size cemeteries. > > ? > > Your feedback would be appreciated. > > ? > > Thanks, > > Fred > > > > *************************************** > > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > *************************************** > > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message