What price will you be asking? I have a copy I printed off the internet, but it fills four 3-inch binders and is a pain in the neck to read... Thanks, Sue Wyatt ZC Sterling Cash Processing Dept Direct Dial (919) 297-3599 Fax (866)667-3450 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jane gilbert Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 9:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Bush River families and references Judith and all, If anyone wants a hardcover copy of "Annals of Newberry," please let me know off list. I have one I'll be putting on e-bay shortly unless someone on the list is in the market for one. Jane On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Judith F. Russell <[email protected]> wrote: > There are burial listings in the "Newberry Cemetery book, vol 1" and in our > publication "Historic Bush River Quaker Cemetery, Newberry South Carolina," > and some other earlier works, also. > > Also, I think you can see a list of burials at www.findagrave.com if you > look for the Bush River listing with 76 citations. > > As to families in the area...Hinshaw's Quaker Encyclopedia lists the Bush > River families and can be found online in several places. Another old basic > is "The Annals of Newberry," by O'neall and Chapman. That may be online > also. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Stevenson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 3:05 PM > Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] December 2008 NEWSLETTER: Bush > RiverSCQuaker Cemetery > > >> Judy, >> Is there a listing of the families that lived in this area and is there a >> listing of the people buried in the cemetery? >> Linda >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Judith F. >> Russell >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 2:24 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] December 2008 NEWSLETTER: Bush River >> SCQuaker >> Cemetery >> >> Bush River SC Quaker Cemetery Newsletter >> December 2008 >> >> WELCOME NEW LIST MEMBERS >> We recently added many new members to our list of newsletter and email >> recipients and we welcome each and every one. Ours is undoubtedly the best >> group on rootsweb! >> >> Besides being so informative, our list is unique because we know that, >> since >> >> our ancestors were all Bush River Quakers or their families, they >> certainly >> knew each other and worshiped together at the Bush River Meeting House. >> They >> >> were friends, neighbors, and business associates in Newberry. They even >> married each other! In addition, many of them probably traveled together >> to >> Newberry down the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia and points north. >> Many >> of them left Newberry together, too. At last May's Homecoming in Newberry >> we >> >> heard the story of their hardships and saw the actually remnants of the >> Great Wagon Road on which they traveled. >> >> In addition to the exchange of Bush River Quaker family information, our >> group is dedicated to the preservation and maintenance of the Bush River >> Quaker Cemetery on Dennis Dairy Road in Newberry, SC. We have completed >> the >> payment for another year of professional maintenance by Newberry Lawn Care >> owned by James Folk. Mr. Folk visited with us during our Homecoming and >> helped us with the installation of the Visitor's Bench outside the >> perimeter >> >> of the Cemetery. Maintenance is entirely supported by the proceeds from >> our >> book "Historic Bush River Quaker Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina," and >> by >> >> individual donations. For several years now, we have achieved our goal of >> having the Cemetery accessible every day of the year and we hope to >> continue >> >> for many years to come. (Book sales information is available at >> www.bushriverquakers.org or email to [email protected] ) >> >> SPECIAL DONATION >> Recently we received notice of a donation toward our Cemetery Maintenance >> work from the Jay Family Association, approved at their meeting Board >> Meeting in October. They wrote: The Board discussed and approved the >> recommendation of a $100 donation to the Bush River Monthly Meeting Burial >> Grounds in South Carolina where it is probable that William Jay Sr. is >> buried. We are very grateful for this donation. >> >> >> A CEMETERY MANAGEMENT PLAN >> Ann Crowley and I recently had a very interesting meeting with Janine >> Duncan, the Historic Preservationist in charge of restoring an historic >> cemetery on the University of Georgia campus. She gave us many, many ideas >> to work on, including the most basic - we need to develop a management >> plan >> for the cemetery. A management plan would give all us an overview of what >> happens monthly and yearly at the cemetery as well as help us develop some >> guidelines about future work there. In the new year we hope to develop our >> plan and to investigate some of Ms. Duncan's other suggestions which >> included ways to find help to investigate the possibility of further >> burial >> sites and with developing a priority list for repairs. >> >> Your help is needed on this project: Please send your suggestions of the >> things (large or small) that you would like to see our group accomplish at >> the cemetery. You can email to the list or to me or Ann Crowley >> ([email protected] ) Send anything you've ever thought of, since we >> want our "to-do" to be as inclusive as possible. >> >> For some good reading on Historic Cemetery Preservation see: >> http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_mhc_shpo_Cemetery_Guide_105082_7.p df >> >> HOMECOMING 2010 >> We are already developing some tentative plans for our proposed 2nd >> Homecoming in Newberry, Summer 2010. We are taking all of the suggestions >> we >> >> got after our fabulous weekend this summer and working out their possible >> implementation. One thing we hope to do for sure is have time for GROUP >> MEETINGS on the various BUSH RIVER FAMILIES. A possible site for our >> family >> group meetings might be at the new Library, set to open very soon. I think >> we'd all like a tour of the new site also so that we can see what it will >> mean for our research. >> >> One suggested theme is for our 2010 meeting is "Newberry and the >> Revolution." Another idea is mapping where our ancestors came from and >> where they went after leaving Newberry. Now is the time to send us any >> idea >> >> that you might want to implemented at the Homecoming! Send theme ideas, >> meeting events, day trips, research venues, day trips to research >> venues....etc., etc. At this point, the more ideas we have, the better we >> will know what people are interested in. >> >> We are also definitely looking for VOLUNTEERS for the 2010 Homecoming >> Event, >> >> even among those who don't know whether or not they will be attending. >> Just >> let us know if you would like to help and we will find a job for you! One >> thing that would be great would be to have a volunteer or volunteers for >> TEAM CAPTAINS FOR EACH OF OUR BUSH RIVER FAMILIES. >> >> >> OUR THANKS TO EACH OF YOU >> Thank you all for your help, ideas, donations, and participation during >> the >> past year. This wonderful group has really made a difference, both at the >> Cemetery and in its help to other members. We hope, with your help, to >> continue the work for many years to come. We'll be using this list to keep >> everyone informed of our upcoming projects, so if you unsubscribe from >> sc-bushriverquakers, be sure and check the archives from time to time for >> the latest news. >> >> Best Holiday Wishes, >> Judy Russell >> [email protected] >> >> Donations are always welcome and may be sent to: >> Quaker Cemetery Clean Up Fund >> 1051 Forrest Hills Drive >> Bogart, Georgia, 30622 >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.13/1826 - Release Date: 12/3/2008 >> 9:34 AM >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.13/1825 - Release Date: 12/2/2008 >> 8:44 PM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic mail transmission is intended by the sender for the sole use of the named individual or entity to which it is directed and may contain information that is privileged or otherwise confidential. 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