* OBJECTIVES. ********* * 1. The objective of this Update Newsletter is to itemize and publish recent changes and additions to The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery website. * 2. The Main Objective of the Canadian Gravemarker Gallery is to collect and process photographed grave markers of entire cemeteries across Canada and place the photos online as a valuable resource for Genealogists and Descendants of those buried in the cemeteries. * SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY. ****************** * This "free-access" website celebrates its Tenth Anniversary in 2009. We send our genuine thanks to all contributors, volunteers and visitors for our ongoing success. * * NEW ENTIRE CEMETERIES ADDED/UPDATED ON THE CANADIAN GRAVEMARKER GALLERY. ********************************************************************** * 1. Ontario, Renfrew County, McNab-Braeside Twp, Goshen Public Cemetery.(Updt) * 2. Ontario, Renfrew County, Haley Station, United Cemetery. (Updt). * 3. Ontario, Simcoe County, Ramara Twp, Fairvalley Methodist Cemetery * 4. Ontario, Simcoe County, Ramara Twp, Atherley, St. John's Anglican Cemetery. * 5. Ontario, Muskoka District, Draper Twp, Matthiasville, Matthiasville Cemetery. * 6. Ontario, Muskoka District, Muskoka Twp, North Reay Cemetery. * 7. Ontario, Muskoka District, McLean Twp, Baysville, Baysville Public Cemetery. * 8. Ontario, Cochrane District, Timmins, Memorial Cemetery, Sections A-AA. * 9. Ontario, Cochrane District, Timmins, Memorial Cemetery, Section G. * 10. Ontario, Cochrane District, Timmins, Memorial Cemetery, Section N. * 11. Ontario, Cochrane District, Timmins, Memorial Cemetery, Sect H - Babies and children. * 12. Ontario, Sudbury District, Killarney, All Saints Cemetery. * 13. Ontario, Sudbury District, Killarney, St. Bonaventure's Parish Cemetery. * 14. Ontario, Timiskaming District, Kirkland Lake Cemetery, Block D, 3 Sections. * 15. Ontario, Timiskaming District, Kirkland Lake Cemetery, Block J, 4 Sections. * 16. Ontario, Hastings County, Elzevir Twp, Greenwood Cemetery. * 17. Ontario, Hastings County, Elzevir Twp, Actinolite Cemetery * 18. Ontario, Hastings County, Mayo Twp, Herman, United Church Cemetery. * * CEMETERIES IN PROGRESS OR EXPECTED AT THE CANADIAN GRAVEMARKER GALLERY. ********************************************************************** * 1. British Columbia, Southern Okanagan, 3 or 4 Cemeteries. * 2. Manitoba, Inwood, Haslund Cemetery * 3. Ontario, Cochrane District, Black River-Matheson Twp, Shillington Cemetery. * 4. Ontario, Cochrane District, Timmins, Memorial Cemetery, Section M. * 5. Ontario, Thunder Bay District. Thunder Bay (formerly Fort William). Mountainview Cemetery * 6. Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden Cemetery. * 7. Ontario, Hastings County, Cashel Twp, Gunter Cemetery. * 8. Ontario, Hastings County, Cashel Twp, Hinchcliffe Cemetery. * 9. Ontario, Hastings County, Cashel Twp, Weslemkoon Cemetery. * 10. Ontario, Hastings County, Elzevir Twp, St. Joseph's Cemetery. * 11. Ontario, Hastings County, Limerick Twp, St. Ola Cemetery. * 12. Ontario, Hastings County, Tudor Twp, Glanmire Cemetery. * 13. Ontario, Hastings County, Tudor Twp, Millbridge Cemetery. * 14. Ontario, Hastings County, Tudor Twp, Stoney Settlement Cemetery * 15. Ontario, Hastings County, Huntingdon Twp, Roslin United Cemetery. * 16. Ontario, Hastings County, Madoc Twp, O'Hara Cemetery. * 17. Ontario, Hastings County, Madoc Twp, Cooper Cemetery. * 18. Ontario, Hastings County, Madoc Twp, Eldorado Cemetery. * 19. Ontario, Hastings County, Marmora Twp, Beaver Creek Cemetery. * 20. Ontario, Lennox and Addington County, Richmond Twp, Mount Pleasant Cemetery. * * OVERVIEW PROGRESS REPORT. ************************ * 1. Ontario, Renfrew County is now completely online. * 2. Ontario, Nipissing District is completely online. * 3. Ontario, Parry Sound District is completely online. * 4. Ontario, Timiskaming District. The Kirkland Lake and Elk Lake cemeteries may be fully online in 2009. * 5. Ontario, Kenora District. Kenora, Keewatin and Sioux Falls-Nestor Twp cemeteries are online. * 6. Ontario, Rainy River District. Volunteers are continuing work on Rainy River cemeteries. * 7. Ontario, Muskoka District. Murray and volunteers are working on Muskoka District cemeteries. * 8. Ontario, Manitoulin District. Many cemeteries are online. * 9. Ontario, Cochrane District. Work continues on Timmins Memorial Cemetery and other cemeteries. * 10. Ontario, Hastings County. Work continues on Hasting County cemeteries. * 11. British Columbia, Thompson-Okanagan Region. Additional cemeteries are being processed. * 12. Nova Scotia, Cumberland County. Additional cemeteries are being processed. * 13. Alberta, Grande Prairie Region. Work has started on photographing cemeteries. * WEBSITE NEWS. ************ * 1. The National website now exists: http://gravemarkers.ca ..! On this "free-access" new site we can accommodate unlimited numbers of photographs of complete cemeteries from anywhere in Canada. The photographer and/or organization are given credit on the website for their interest and hard work. * 2. This free-access National Site is proud to announce that there are more than 500 cemeteries completely photographed and onboard, amounting to over 350,000 searchable photographs. There have been over 560,000 visitors to the site. Each day there are over 200 folks browsing the site and there are over 10,000 name searches each month. * 3. If you have family or friends anywhere in Canada, who may be interested in photographing their local cemeteries, please inform them of the availability of The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery. Their photographed cemeteries will have wide exposure on this National Cemetery website. * 4. If you and/or your organization is interested in your local cemeteries going online, please contact Murray Pletsch at: [email protected] or [email protected] * 5. A comprehensive "Tips and Hints" brochure will be sent to all interested folks....to help them get started to photograph entire cemeteries. * * SUBSCRIBING TO THE WEBSITE UPDATES NEWSLETTER: ******************************************** Don't miss future monthly updates. Subscribe to the automatic Gravemarker Galleries Newsletter. Please go to the Website at: http://www.gravemarkers.ca and click on the "Join Updates Newsletter" button located just above the weather row. * ****************************************************** * HELPFUL HINTS: ************* 1. Cemeteries have spousal duplicated photographs. This means a photo which also has the spouse's maiden name showing, is duplicated and when one searches using the onboard search engine, for a surname, the spouse's surname will be reported as a separate "search result". * 2. If your "search engine" keyword is the same as a city, town, village, township then please read the valuable tips below: * A. *CONCERN:* If your "search engine" keyword you are using is say: pembrok* then your search will pick up all the pembroke surnames....*BUT* ...it will also pick up all the website pages where pembroke is used as a meta name. * B. *SOLUTION:* Change your keyword to pembrok1 and the search engine will only pick up the gravemarkers with the pembroke surname. * ASSISTANCE: ********** * 1. Should you wish to help out with this ongoing huge project financially or in other ways, please read the document located at: * http://www.gravemarkers.ca/assist.htm for more details. * * Best regards......Murray Pletsch * Cdn Gravemarker Gallery - http://www.gravemarkers.ca * Ontario Historic Gallery - http://www.rootsweb.com/~cannor * *********************************************