Martha Easter asked a question about Bush River finances. Since rootsweb requests that no financial discussions occur on their lists, I have put a brief answer to her question at: http://askgrannyus.posterous.com/2011-bush-river-quaker-cemetery-finances Thank you, everyone, for your interest, input, and support!!! Judy Russell www.bushriverquakers.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "martha easter" <measter@cfl.rr.com> To: <sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 10:49 AM Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] June 2011: Newsletter Bush River [SC]Quaker Cemetery > Gee Judith you have done it again. Thank you! > > How is the bank account for these efforts? Do you need help from us in > the > way of financing? > > Martha > > -----Original Message----- > From: sc-bushriverquakers-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sc-bushriverquakers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Judith F. > Russell > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 9:31 AM > To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com; SCNEWBER-L@rootsweb.com; > quaker-roots@rootsweb.com; hollingsworth@rootsweb.com; > sc-cemeteries@rootsweb.com; calebgilbert@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] June 2011: Newsletter Bush River [SC] > Quaker > Cemetery > > ENTRANCE PATHWAY: James Folk of Newberry Landscapes reports that he > has > completed the installation of a load of gravel on the pathway to the > Cemetery, paid out of our maintenance funds. It had been a few years > since > > this was done. This makes it easier, we hope, to walk into the Cemetery. > Always remember, though, to be very careful when walking inside the > Cemetery, since the land is very uneven. > > ON SITE MAP: The Cemetery Maintenance Committee has purchased and > installed > a realtor's box to dispense maps of the Cemetery for the use of visitors. > The map is also available for downloading at: > http://askgrannyus.posterous.com/bush-river-flyer-and-map If you > visit > > the Cemetery and don't see the box or find that there are no maps, please > let me know at jrussell2@charter.net > > NORTH CAROLINA YEARLY MEETING NEWS AND CALL FOR HELP: John Allen, chair > of > > the Cemetery Committee of the North Carolina Yearly Meeting of the Society > of Friends, has asked for our group's help in gathering information about > the Quaker Cemeteries in their jurisdiction, especially those in South > Carolina. His committee hopes that, eventually, they can publish > information about all the Cemeteries under their care. > > Last year we had some discussion about SC Quaker Cemeteries and people > sent > me some basic information about > > 1. Tyger River Burial Ground > 2. Rocky Springs (now called Neel-Harper) 3. Reagin Family Cemetery 4. > Gauntt Family Cemetery 5. White Lick 6. Padgett's Creek 7. Pearson, Union > County (Barnett Warren has volunteered to head up this info gathering ) > > First, Do you know of any others? > > Second, I would be glad for your help in gathering information about the > SC > Cemeteries. > > Some of the basic info can be found at > https://www.quakermeetings.com/Plone/ Please send any other info you > might have to me (jrussell2@charter.net) and I'll collate it and send it > on > the John Allen. > > The Questions that the NCYM sent me are below. > > 1) Give location of cemetery on today's current state map, road address, > GPS > coordinates if possible, provide current photo and/or earlier photo if > available. Those cemeteries that the Cemetery Committee has erected > permanent markers provide photo of the marker such that the > lettering/words > are legible. > > 2) Obtain date the meeting was established as well as the date laid down. > If > it was a Preparative Meeting, provide name of Monthly Meeting that it was > under the care of, where memberships are recorded. > > 3) Determine ownership of the physical property, NCYM or private, and > availability of access. Advise if the "Quaker" cemetery has merged with > another cemetery. Record the date and situation if merged. > > 4) List the Cemetery data; size in acres, approximate number of graves, > describe condition of grave markers, condition of cemetery, whether the > cemetery is enclosed, if it is maintained and by whom, whether it is > overgrown, wooded, has periwinkle ground covering, severity of depressions > of the graves, or if there is no maintenance. > > 5) Record Known Quaker families, usually not many. If a cemetery survey > has > been done, record when, by whom, and the location of a copy of the survey. > > 6) Interviews can be done of Family descendants, local Meeting / Quarter > historian, local genealogy societies, local libraries, and/or freelance > writers. > > Thank you for your help and input on this important project!! > > Regards from Judy Russell > www.bushriverquakers.org > > This newsletter is posted online at: > http://askgrannyus.posterous.com/june-2011-newsletter-bush-river-sc-quaker-c > em > Please forward the newsletter or the link to anyone who might be > interested > in our projects. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message