passing to you in case you had family that married,wandered or migrated out of area. never know where our relatives lie some days. lol-this is a safe day tho. so feel ok to go. felt it was close enough to be a possible help to some-if not-delete. linda 2009 "SAFE DAY" WOODLAND CEMETERY - NEWARK, NJ FAMILY GRAVESITE VISITATION & TOMBSTONE RECORDING DAY Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 10:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. for volunteers (rain date Sunday, June 14) For old friends who help each year, we hope you'll join us again. 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. For those out of state, our volunteers will help with pictures and tombstone inscriptions of your family gravesite. Each year the Newark Police Dept. has provided us with on-site protection, for which we are very grateful. Woodland Cemetery in Newark has over 83,000 burials from 1856 to the present. We are not affiliated with Woodland Cemetery in any way, but work only as a volunteer group trying to preserve the tombstone inscriptions and helping family researchers find their ancestors through our computer database. For those who are able to attend, we ask that you allow some time to help record tombstone inscriptions if you are able. Please invite your friends (adults only) - it is always an enjoyable day outdoors and you will be giving something back to the research community! We'll pair you up with someone, so please come even if you are by yourself. Anyone who will be searching for family gravesites and needs help in locating them, please e-mail or call us by June 5th to let us know what gravesite you will want to visit. We will not have all of the cemetery data with us - so you must request a map by June 1st. This way we can check for your family names in the computer database and prepare a map in order to guide you. There is no office at the cemetery. Anyone who cannot attend, but would like inscriptions and pictures of their family tombstones, please make arrangements with John or me by June 5th and we will do our best to record inscriptions and take pictures of your sites, time permitting. To everyone: please let us know if you will be attending so we will have an approximate headcount. The day is Saturday, June 13th, at 10:00 a.m. with a rain date of Sunday, June 14th, again at 10:00 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 8:00-8:30 at 973-809-3428 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 to South 10th Street. Make a right onto South 10th Street. The cemetery is located a quarter mile down on the left side. Please drive into the cemetery and follow the main roadway until you see cars and the volunteers. As a reminder, here are a few suggestions if you are planning on joining us to record tombstone inscriptions: Wear long pants, a short-sleeved shirt, with a long sleeved shirt/sweatshirt over it. Wear socks and either sturdy sneakers or hiking shoes of some sort. If you will be spending a few hours with us, bring some cold bottled water or soda - you will get thirsty - and a snack. Also: * pencils/pens - we'll supply the paper * clip board (if you have one; if not, we will have a few available) * digital camera - if you have one - we are collecting as many digital pictures of tombstones as we can - but we still need the handwritten inscription also since the digital picture doesn't always show the exact inscription * sunglasses (easier to see the inscription) * small garden tool(s) to pull back weeds * garden gloves * plastic bucket to put all your "stuff" in - the tools, camera, chalk, etc. - it makes it easier for you to carry everything from stone to stone. * old towel or a kneeling cushion-- some tombstones are only inches above ground... * throw a folding beach chair into your car for rest Any questions, e-mail or call either of us: John Sass jajs918@aol.com Bloomfield, NJ 973-748-0985 Mary Lish mary.lish@verizon.net Nutley, NJ 973-667-0450 ------------------------------- **************We found the real ‘Hotel California’ and the ‘Seinfeld’ diner. What will you find? Explore WhereItsAt.com. (http://www.whereitsat.com/#/music/all-spots/355/47.796964/-66.374711/2/Youve-Found-Where-Its-At?ncid=eml cntnew00000007)