******************************************* UPDATE NEWSLETTER Number 52 - 1 October 2012 ******************************************* * OBJECTIVES. ********* * 1. The objective of this *Update Newsletter* is to itemize and publish monthly additions and changes to The *Canadian Gravemarker Gallery* website. * 2. The Main Objective of the *Canadian Gravemarker Gallery* website, is to collect and process *COMPLETELY PHOTOGRAPHED CEMETERIES* from across Canada. We place the photos online as a valuable free-access resource for genealogists, both professional and amateur. In addition, we have found that genealogical societies, government agencies, monument companies, consulates, cemetery owners, funeral homes, and curious descendants of those buried also show a keen interest in our online cemeteries. * * BREAKING NEWS. ************ * 1. PLEASE NOTE: With the express approval of The Management, work started last month on the large Ottawa, Beechwood Cemetery. * 2. Our current volunteers look forward to the challenge. We welcome your help. If you choose to assist us to put this Historic National cemetery online, we will provide you with clear instructions and help you to confidently start photographing the grave markers. * 3. Should you be interested, please contact us at: mailto:info@gravemarkers.ca . * * ONGOING WEBSITE NEWS. ******************* * 1. Last week we finished photographing the large Pinecrest Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario and the large Union Cemetery in Barrie, Ontario. Over the next few weeks we should have these two completely photographed cemeteries online. * 2. A brief statistics summary for The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery shows over 1,182 completely photographed cemeteries and over 648,000 photographs from across Canada are searchable online. The search engine reports over 20,000 name searches were conducted in September 2012. * 3. The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery is now on Facebook. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/7z4ej8z * * HTML VERSION OF THE NEWSLETTER. ***************************** * 1. If you would like an HTML copy of this newsletter, with "hot links" to the new cemeteries, go to: http://www.gravemarkers.ca/htmlnews.htm * 2. For future AUTOMATIC monthly delivery of the HTML Newsletter directly to your "INBOX", you can SUBSCRIBE by clicking on the "JOIN UPDATES NEWSLETTER" button on the Front page at: http://www.gravemarkers.ca * 3. All annoying advertisements have been removed from the HTML newsletter. * * NEIGHBOURLY REMINDERS. ******************** 1. Please note the "MAIN Search Engine" continues to search through 648,000 photographs in 2 seconds. Instructions for using the Main Search Engine have been updated. * 2. In addition, it should be noted that links, text and pages on the site are constantly under review. One should conduct searches for their *brick walls* every couple of months, in case these reviews have dislodged some more of your ancestor's names/photos. * 3. If you feel this Website has been, and will continue to be helpful to you, please consider supporting us. For details please go to: http://www.gravemarkers.ca/assist.htm * * COMPLETE CEMETERIES ADDED/UPDATED THIS MONTH. ******************************************* * 1. Alberta, Bonnyville Municipal District, Town of Cold Lake, Our Lady of the Assumption Cemetery. * 2. Alberta, Bonnyville Municipal District, Town of Cold Lake, Public Cemetery. * 3. Alberta, Bonnyville Municipal District, Village of Fort Kent, Public Cemetery. * 4. Alberta, Provost Municipal District, Town of Provost, Provost Cemetery. * 5. Alberta, Wainwright Municipal District, Auburndale, United Church Cemetery. * 6. Alberta, Wainwright Municipal District, Chauvin, Sacre Coeur R.C. Cemetery. * 7. Alberta, Wainwright Municipal District, Edgerton, Edgerton Cemetery. * 8. Alberta, Wainwright Municipal District, Chauvin, Presbyterian Cemetery. * 9. British Columbia, Okanagan, Southern Okanagan, Penticton, Lakeview Cemetery - Sect I. * 10. British Columbia, Okanagan, Southern Okanagan, Penticton, Lakeview Cemetery - Sect J. * 11. Nova Scotia, Halifax Regional Municipality, East Pennant, East Pennant Cemetery. * 12. Ontario, Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Barrie, Union Cemetery - Sect A. * 13. Ontario, Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Barrie, Union Cemetery - Sect B. * 14. Ontario, Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Barrie, Union Cemetery - Sect J. * 15. Ontario, Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Barrie, Union Cemetery - Sect K. * 16. Ontario, Central Ontario, Northumberland County, Campbellford, Burnbrae Cemetery. * 17. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa West, Ottawa, Pinecrest Cemetery - Sect 5. * 18. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa West, Ottawa, Pinecrest Cemetery - Sect 6. * 19. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa West, Ottawa, Pinecrest Cemetery - Sect 7. * 20. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa West, Ottawa, Pinecrest Cemetery - Sect 10. * 21. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa West, Ottawa, Pinecrest Cemetery - Sect A. * 22. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa West, Ottawa, Pinecrest Cemetery - Sect B. * 23. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa West, Ottawa, Pinecrest Cemetery - Sect D. * 24. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa West, Ottawa, Pinecrest Cemetery - Sect J. * 25. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa West, Ottawa, Pinecrest Cemetery - Outdoor Crypt. * 26. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa West, Ottawa, Pinecrest Cemetery - Memorial Chapel. * 27. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa West, Ottawa, Pinecrest Cemetery - Office Area. * 28. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa West, Ottawa, Pinecrest Cemetery - Mausoleum of Tranquility. * 29. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Ottawa West of The Rideau, Fitzroy Township, MacMillan Cemetery. * 30. Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Renfrew County, Town of Renfrew, St. Francis Xavier Cemetery - Re-photographed. * 31. Ontario, Northern Ontario, Rainy River District, La Vallee Twp, Devlin Cemetery. * 32. Ontario, Northern Ontario, Thunder Bay District, Town of Schreiber, Schreiber Cemetery - Updated. * CEMETERIES IN PROGRESS OR EXPECTED. ********************************* * 1. British Columbia, Southern and Central Okanagan Region, Penticton and Kelowna Cemeteries. * 2. Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Barrie Union Cemetery in progress. * 3. Eastern Ontario, City of Ottawa, Beechwood Cemetery. * 4. Eastern Ontario, City of Kanata, Highland cemetery. * 5. Northern Ontario, Nipissing District, North Bay, St. Mary's R.C., Being Updated now. * 6. Northern Ontario, Thunder Bay District, Thunder Bay, Mountainview Cemetery - Remaining Blocks. * 7. Northern Ontario, Rainy River District, cemeteries from the Fort Frances area. * 8. Southern Ontario, Peel Regional Municipality, Various Cemeteries. * 9. New Brunswick, Queens County several cemeteries. * 10. Prince Edward Island, Queens County, waiting for volunteers to come forward. * 11. Newfoundland and Labrador, waiting for volunteers to come forward. * 12. Nova Scotia, waiting for volunteers to come forward. * * OVERVIEW PROGRESS REPORT. *********************** * 1. Ontario, Renfrew County is completely online. * 2. Ontario, Nipissing District is completely online. * 3. Ontario, Parry Sound District is completely online. * 4. Ontario, Muskoka District is 95% online. * 5. Ontario, Sudbury District is 95% online. * 6. Ontario, Manitoulin District is 95% online. * 7. Ontario, Temiskaming District is 95% online. * 8. Ontario, Kenora District. Waiting for more cemeteries. * 9. Ontario, Rainy River District. Volunteers are continuing work on Fort Frances cemeteries. * 10. Ontario, Hastings County. Work continues on Hasting County cemeteries. * 11. Ontario, Peel County. Work continues on Peel County cemeteries. * * WEBSITE FOCUS. ************ * 1. To put things into perspective, please note that we have over 1,000 completely photographed Ontario Cemeteries online, which is 20% of all Ontario Cemeteries. * 2. At the *Canadian Gravemarker Gallery*, we can accommodate unlimited numbers of photographs of grave stones from anywhere in Canada. The largest cemetery on our site has over 50,000 photographs and our smallest has 3 photos. The photographers and/or organizations are given credit on the website for their dedication and hard work. * 3. The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery is the oldest and largest website displaying *ONLY COMPLETELY PHOTOGRAPHED* cemeteries in Canada. This non-sponsored, free-access National Site is proud to announce that we are in our 13th year of operation. * 4. 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*. * 5. If you and/or your organization are interested in your local cemeteries going online, please contact us at: info@gravemarkers.ca - there are no cemeteries too big or too small. They will be placed online at absolutely *NO COST* to you or your organization...! * 6. A comprehensive "Tips and Hints" brochure in English or French is available by clicking the "Assist Website" button on the front page of the website. A copy of the brochure may also be sent via email to all interested visitors. * * SUBSCRIBING TO THE WEBSITE UPDATES HTML NEWSLETTER. ************************************************* * Don't miss future monthly updates. Subscribe to the automatic Canadian Gravemarker Gallery's HTML Newsletter which has "hot links" to the new cemeteries. 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 - SUMMARY. ********************** * 1. Tracing female ancestors. Cemeteries online have spousal duplicated photographs. This means a photo of a stone 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. Cemetery records. Over the past 13 years this website has been instrumental in breaking down many researchers' brick walls. In addition, many folks have travelled to cemeteries which are onboard, to "walk" the cemeteries. Please note that on some cemeteries we have included the "record holders" contact information for the township, town or city cemetery. * 3. Missing cemeteries. If you don't see a Community and its' cemeteries online...it means we have not photographed the cemeteries in that area. Would you or some of your family or friends be interested in helping out by photographing your local cemeteries.? * * FEEDBACK ******* * We are always interested in feedback from Visitors to the website. If you have any questions or suggestions to improve the *Canadian Gravemarker Gallery* please do not hesitate to send your comments, concerns or suggestions to us at: info@gravemarkers.ca * * ********************************************* * Best Regards....Murray P l e t s c h * Cdn Gravemarker Gallery - http://www.gravemarkers.ca * *********************************************