******************************************** UPDATE NEWSLETTER Number 50 - 1 July 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 government agencies, monument companies, consulates, cemetery owners, funeral homes, and curious descendants of those buried also show a keen interest in our online cemeteries. * * ONGOING WEBSITE NEWS ******************* 1. A current statistics summary for The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery shows over 1,158 completely photographed cemeteries and over 608,000 photographs from across Canada are onboard. Almost 720,000 researchers have visited and the search engine reports 20,000 name searches in May 2012. * 2. We are now on Facebook. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/7z4ej8z * * *NEW* 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. Annoying advertisements have been removed from the HTML newsletter. * * FRIENDLY REMINDERS. ***************** 1. Please note the "MAIN Search Engine" continues to search through 600,000 photographs in 2 seconds. Instructions for using the Main Search Engine have been updated. In addition, it should be noted that links, text and pages on the site are constantly under review and one should conduct searches for their brick walls every couple of months, in case these reviews may have dislodged some more names/photos. * 2. 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. British Columbia, Okanagan, Okanagan South, Penticton, Lakeview Cemetery - Sects C and D. * 2. Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Essa Twp, Ivy Presbyterian Cemetery. * 3. Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Essa Twp, Thornton Union Cemetery. * 4. Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Nottawasaga Twp, Creemore Union Cemetery. * 5. Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Springwater Twp, Grenfel Cemetery. * 6. Central Ontario, Simcoe County, Sunnidale Twp, New Lowell United Church Cemetery. * 7. Central Ontario, Northumberland County, Municipality of Trent Hills, Hastings, Trent Valley Cemetery. * 8. Eastern Ontario, Ottawa East, Gloucester Twp, Orleans, St. Joseph Cemetery, Re-photographed. * 9. Eastern Ontario, Ottawa East, Osgoode Twp, Springhill, Springhill Union Cemetery. Re-photographed. * 10. Quebec, Papineau County, Mulgrave and Derry Twp, Inlet, St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery. * 11. Quebec, Papineau County, Mulgrave and Derry Twp, Blanche, Mulgrave Baptist Cemetery. * 12. Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Beaver River, Founders Cemetery (Direct Link.) * 13. Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Beaver River, Free Will Baptist Cemetery (Direct Link.) * 14. Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Port Maitland, Calvinist Baptist Cemetery (Direct Link.) * * * CEMETERIES IN PROGRESS OR EXPECTED. ********************************* * 1. British Columbia, Southern and Central Okanagan Region, Penticton and Kelowna Cemeteries. * 2. Northern Ontario, Nipissing District, North Bay, St. Mary's R.C., Being Updated now. * 3. Northern Ontario, Thunder Bay District, Thunder Bay, Mountainview Cemetery - Remaining Blocks. * 4. Northern Ontario, Rainy River District, cemeteries from the Fort Frances area. * 5. Southern Ontario, Peel Regional Municipality, Various Cemeteries. * 6. New Brunswick, Queens County several cemeteries. * 7. Prince Edward Island, Queens County, waiting for volunteers to come forward. * 8. Newfoundland and Labrador, waiting for volunteers to come forward. * 9. 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. At the *Canadian Gravemarker Gallery*, we can accommodate unlimited numbers of photographs of complete cemeteries 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. * 2. 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. * 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 COMPLETELY PHOTOGRAPHED cemeteries will have world wide exposure on this free-access National Cemetery Photograph website. * 4. 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...! * 5. A comprehensive "Tips and Hints" brochure in English or French is available. To help volunteers get started photographing entire Canadian cemeteries a copy of the brochure will be sent via email to all interested folks. * * 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 * *********************************************