The Tishomingo County WPA records [the ones we have] does not include Cemetery inscriptions. Also, there are no family stories about anyone doing any tombstone transcriptions. However, we will keep looking for more WPA records. I agree with you, tombstone pictures are proof the person lived and died. But, what I did not add to my email because someone had mqde the comment before; Pictures does not allow anyone to rum their fingers over the tombstone trying to figure out a name, when the tombstone has turned black. Neither does photos allow anyone to hold a white piece of paper against the tombstone and run a lead pencil on it, trying to find the indentations of the letters. My vote will go for tombstone photos, with the transcribed data under the picture. So we will get the best of both worlds. George >From: Tim Struble <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM-L] tombstone photo website. >Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 18:22:12 -0700 > >Amen!! Pictures are the best way to preserve our history. Tombstones are >proof that a person lived and died. Typed information is nice but as you >said people do make mistakes. > >I have a question to ask and am not sure anyone can answer this one but >will try. I am wondering since the WPA used to go out and type up names of >people in cemeteries at one time why someone has not found the lists? Seems >to me this might help for many of the tombstones that are missing because >they have been either vandalized or ruined over time by Nature. Any >thoughts on this? > >I too want to give my thanks to all the hard working volunteers who give >their time in typing, copying information, driving to pick up papers when >the court was going to throw them out, and for any other thing they do to >make researching easier for those of us who do not live in the area. Thank >you all. > > >George Pearson wrote: > >> >>I have been asked several times, Why have a tombstone photo web site with >>all the info >>posted on the web about cemeteries. >>I am not try to take anything away from surveying a cemetery because I >>have "been there and done that". I know what it is to wade thru knee deep >>grass, briars and bushes looking for another tombstone and more. >>I [with others] had to take the time to find someone to lead us to an >>abandoned cemetery, only to find out we had been within 20 to 50 feet from >>it before durning a 1/2 day trip looking for it. >> >> >>My personal opinion is; Looking at photo of one of my ancesters names on a >>tombstone >>makes it much more personal than looking at the same name on a printed >>list. >>I guess it proves the old saying "one picture is worth a thousand works" >>I agree there are those persons, who want nothing more than a printed >>list. >>That is their right and which must be respected. But I am in the group >>that wants a little more. >> >>Last, but not least: >>Takeing tombstone photos with modern digital cameras "lets you see what >>you are going to get >>before you get it". So you can be sure, you have the best photo of the >>tombstone as possible. >>Sure beats one or more persons trying to figure out what is written on the >>tombstone, while >>standing in the hot sun, waist deep in bushes and briars and not knowing >>if you are standing >>inches from a rattlesnake or not. >>In hindsight, I guess the person was right, when I was told, you are crazy >>to go out there in >>those bushes and briars just to record names on a tombstone." >> >>George >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page – FREE >>download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ >> >> >>==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== >>======================================================== >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>Please keep Chat mail private. Only post to the list what you wish >>everyone to Recieve. >> >> >> > > >==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== > > _________________________________________________________________ Get tips for maintaining your PC, notebook accessories and reviews in Technology 101. http://special.msn.com/tech/technology101.armx