TOMBSTONE RECORDING DAY – WOODLAND CEMETERY – NEWARK, NJ Sunday, June 2 – 9:30 a.m. For those old friends, it's that time of year again... and for new people who have never had the opportunity, this is your chance to go to Woodland Cemetery in Newark, NJ, to visit your family gravesites in the security of a group, or for those out of state, to have someone help with pictures and tombstone inscriptions of your family gravesite. Each year we ask the Newark Police and/or Sheriff's Dept. to provide on-site protection for us. They nearly always supply an all-day car on-site to watch over us - although with a large group we find we are pretty safe. For everyone who can attend, we ask that you allow time to help record tombstone inscriptions. Some of you have been the beneficiary of these volunteer tombstone inscription days, and others of you are just all around good guys for helping "give back" to all of those people who have done research and shared their results with you. Please invite your friends to come (adults only please) and help us too. We'll pair you up with someone, so please come even if you are by yourself. The day is Sunday, June 2nd at 9:30 a.m. at the front gate (on South 10th), with a rain date of Sunday, June 9th, again at 9:30 a.m. If both days are raining, a new date will be set at a later time. If there is a question on the weather, anyone may call in the morning between 8:00-9:00 at 973-667-0450 to find out if we're still "on". The gate entrance for Woodland Cemetery is located at 670 South 10th Street between Springfield and Avon Avenues, Newark, NJ. Directions - take the Garden State Parkway to the Springfield Ave. Irvington Exit #143. Take Springfield Ave East till you see the cross street - South 10th. Make a right onto South 10th St. Anyone who will be coming to search their own family sites and needs help in locating those sites, please e-mail me and let me know what site you will be looking for, so that I can prepare ahead of time in order to guide you. Anyone who can't make it, but had wanted to look for tombstones at your family gravesite, please make arrangements with me ahead of time and we will do our best to record inscriptions and take pictures of your site for you, time permitting. To everyone - please let me know if you think you will be attending so we can keep an eye out for you. For the new people, here are a few suggestions if you are planning on donating some time to help us record tombstone inscriptions: Wear long pants, a short sleeved shirt, with a long sleeved shirt/sweatshirt over it (in case it gets warm). Wear socks and either sturdy sneakers or hiking shoes of some sort. Bug spray is a good idea. Perfume and hair spray are NOT good ideas. If you will be spending a few hours with us, bring some cold bottled water or soda - you will get thirsty. Please bring: * pencils/pens - we'll supply the paper * clip board (if you have one, if not, we are trying our best to have lots available) * cheap camera (it helps to look through a camera lens to decipher a tombstone inscription) * sunglasses (sometimes easier to see the inscription) * small garden tool(s) to pull back weeds from tombstone; * wide sidewalk chalk, (to rub difficult inscriptions...again, I'll bring some, but if you're in K-Mart or WalMart, it would help) * a plastic bucket to put all your "stuff" in - the tools, camera, chalk, camera, etc. - it makes it easier for you to carry everything from tombstone to tombstone. * some bring a towel or kneeling cushion since some tombstones only show a couple of inches above the ground... Any questions, just e-mail either John or me.... addresses below. PLEASE SEND A REPLY E-MAIL IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON ATTENDING. Don't forget to sign your e-mail - name and city/state. Thanks. John Sass <A HREF="mailto:jajs918@aol.com">jajs918@aol.com</A> Bloomfield, New Jersey Mary Lish <A HREF="mailto:mary.lish@verizon.net">mary.lish@verizon.net</A> Nutley, New Jersey