Sandy, Been there done that. Hang in there girl. The pay is great!!!!!!!! No the cemetery employees don't give a whit about the interred. Their biggest worry is if the grass has to be mowed again this week. The sexton in Davis, Ok is a bit different. He is a good guy and really cares about his "people". Yeah I had a bad day. I would say that 99.9% of the emails I get are favorable, but this morning I got three that really twisted me off with their petty bitching over trivial things. They should try this stuff sometimes for the fun of it. And, Yes!, I have been recording graves in a cemetery during a thunderstorm - but not for long. The lightning scares the dickens out of me. The cold wind that makes your eyes tear so badly you can't see, the wind and the blowing dust that makes it nearly impossible to breathe, the hot, sultry days where you don't want to leave a shade tree, the cold, drizzly days when your knuckles are so cold that you can't write anymore don't bother me. I can handle everything except lightning. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: <skmiller@webtv.net> To: <OK-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 5:39 PM Subject: [OK-CEM] Re: OK-CEMETERIES-D Digest V02 #145 > Dennis Muncrief writes: > > "You will run into a lot of people who will email you telling you what a > wonderful job you did and then ream your butt over a typo. These people > just sit back and like little birds in a nest wait for a worm to drop in > their mouth. They have never been in a cemetery in their life except to > bury Grandma. > > You will sweat your rear off in the summer or freeze it off in the > winter, have leg aches, back aches, head aches from the bright sun or > chills from the cold wind and rain but you will 'always' be the only one > out there. Get used to it and the constant kibitzing from those who > refuse to move out of their easy chairs. This work is just like church. > There are a few who have to do everything and 90% sit back and complain. > > You will hear them say that they live in another state and "don't get > back there much anymore". I guess that stops them from registering a > cemetery where they 'do' live?" > > I gather you had a bad day Dennis. Believe me I know exactly what you > mean. Some members of the Caddo county gen. soc. and I are now > canvassing all of the Caddo county cemeteries (79). I have personally > been working on the Anadarko cemetery for quite a while and have been > working when it is triple digit weather and working when I had to wear > gloves and a heavy coat to keep from freezing. The dumbest thing I did > was working out there in the rain while it was lightening! I haven't > tried that one again. :) And yes I get the pitty little complaints of > one misspelled name etc. They simply don't realize how much work goes > into doing this type of research. People can't understand why it takes > so long to do a cemetery. Well Anadarko has around 300 blocks with space > for 200+ burials in each block. That is a lot of burials! Plus a lot of > them don't have tombstones so I am researching cemetery records, funeral > home records, newspapers on microfilm for obits or death notices going > back over 100 years and asking next of kin for info. That takes a long > time, but I want to identify everyone that I can. We have a lot of > paupers and they aren't even listed on the cemetery records, but thanks > to the old funeral home records I have identified most of them. I have > found MANY MANY MANY that are not listed on the cemetery records and the > cemetery employees are not even interested. That is what makes me angry. > But that is okay, I will never quit as I love it and I hope you will not > let these silly complaints keep you from doing something that you > obviously enjoy. ~~Sandy Miller~~ > > > ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Oklahoma Cemetery list, use > OK-CEMETERIES-l-request@rootsweb.com or OK-CEMETERIES-d-request@rootsweb.com if > you are on the Digest list. > If your Ancestors migrated to or through Oklahoma - register them on the Oklahoma > Migration Page http://oklahomamigration.homestead.com/OMIndex.html > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Just wanted to say thanks again to All you wounderfull people who have been able to help me with Obits and photos and cemetery information as without you I would definetly not be where I am today! Thanks Dennis for the headstone photo of my greatgreat grandfathers WOW headstone photo in Davis,Oklahoma Nancy Charlton for gracemont info and helping find my connection to her Garrett through my Ingram and Williams family. And Sandy, I believe I also was able to obtain much info on obits for my whitleys,Cope ect.. also cametery burial info. Thanks again to all of you keep up the Great work and Please people No Whinning people do this mostly in there own spare time and money . God Bless You all Lizzy Dennis Muncrief wrote: >Sandy, >Been there done that. Hang in there girl. The pay is great!!!!!!!! > >No the cemetery employees don't give a whit about the interred. Their >biggest worry is if the grass has to be mowed again this week. The sexton >in Davis, Ok is a bit different. He is a good guy and really cares about >his "people". > >Yeah I had a bad day. I would say that 99.9% of the emails I get are >favorable, but this morning I got three that really twisted me off with >their petty bitching over trivial things. They should try this stuff >sometimes for the fun of it. > >And, Yes!, I have been recording graves in a cemetery during a >thunderstorm - but not for long. The lightning scares the dickens out of >me. The cold wind that makes your eyes tear so badly you can't see, the >wind and the blowing dust that makes it nearly impossible to breathe, the >hot, sultry days where you don't want to leave a shade tree, the cold, >drizzly days when your knuckles are so cold that you can't write anymore >don't bother me. I can handle everything except lightning. > >Dennis > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <skmiller@webtv.net> >To: <OK-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 5:39 PM >Subject: [OK-CEM] Re: OK-CEMETERIES-D Digest V02 #145 > > >>Dennis Muncrief writes: >> >>"You will run into a lot of people who will email you telling you what a >>wonderful job you did and then ream your butt over a typo. These people >>just sit back and like little birds in a nest wait for a worm to drop in >>their mouth. They have never been in a cemetery in their life except to >>bury Grandma. >> >>You will sweat your rear off in the summer or freeze it off in the >>winter, have leg aches, back aches, head aches from the bright sun or >>chills from the cold wind and rain but you will 'always' be the only one >>out there. Get used to it and the constant kibitzing from those who >>refuse to move out of their easy chairs. This work is just like church. >>There are a few who have to do everything and 90% sit back and complain. >> >>You will hear them say that they live in another state and "don't get >>back there much anymore". I guess that stops them from registering a >>cemetery where they 'do' live?" >> >>I gather you had a bad day Dennis. Believe me I know exactly what you >>mean. Some members of the Caddo county gen. soc. and I are now >>canvassing all of the Caddo county cemeteries (79). I have personally >>been working on the Anadarko cemetery for quite a while and have been >>working when it is triple digit weather and working when I had to wear >>gloves and a heavy coat to keep from freezing. The dumbest thing I did >>was working out there in the rain while it was lightening! I haven't >>tried that one again. :) And yes I get the pitty little complaints of >>one misspelled name etc. They simply don't realize how much work goes >>into doing this type of research. People can't understand why it takes >>so long to do a cemetery. Well Anadarko has around 300 blocks with space >>for 200+ burials in each block. That is a lot of burials! Plus a lot of >>them don't have tombstones so I am researching cemetery records, funeral >>home records, newspapers on microfilm for obits or death notices going >>back over 100 years and asking next of kin for info. That takes a long >>time, but I want to identify everyone that I can. We have a lot of >>paupers and they aren't even listed on the cemetery records, but thanks >>to the old funeral home records I have identified most of them. I have >>found MANY MANY MANY that are not listed on the cemetery records and the >>cemetery employees are not even interested. That is what makes me angry. >>But that is okay, I will never quit as I love it and I hope you will not >>let these silly complaints keep you from doing something that you >>obviously enjoy. ~~Sandy Miller~~ >> >> >>==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== >>If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Oklahoma Cemetery >> >list, use > >>OK-CEMETERIES-l-request@rootsweb.com or >> >OK-CEMETERIES-d-request@rootsweb.com if > >>you are on the Digest list. >>If your Ancestors migrated to or through Oklahoma - register them on the >> >Oklahoma > >>Migration Page http://oklahomamigration.homestead.com/OMIndex.html >>Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > >>============================== >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >> >go to: > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >> > > > >==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== >NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political >announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, >etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. >Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net >Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >