OK folks, I understand their position. They are a non-profit organization. If they have local projects that want to complete, they must generate revenue from membership dues, publishing books, etc. If I did research for a book or wrote a novel, I wouldn't give permssion to somebody else to post it on their web page. If I posted it without permission, it's called copyright violation. I wouldn't give someone permission to post the cemeteries online as long as I was trying to sell the book. That's not using good business sense. The fact that the Dorchester cemeteries are online is through the generosity of the surviving authors. The books were published in 1978, 1979 and are OUT OF PRINT. Very few copies are in the hands of libraries and most libraries who have them, don't allow them released on interlibrary loan. I can not post the cemeteries online without their group's permission. I can not volunteer (or have anyone else do it) to do lookups without their group's permission. I, like most of you do not live in South Carolina, so I don't have fast access to the cemeteries. Why not try joining the group, making some friends in the group (several of them live in Colleton County) and asking them to check the local records? The Old St. Bartholomew Genealogical Chapter 104 Wade Hampton Ave. Walterboro, SC 29488 Their monthly meetings are held on the second Sunday of each month, except July and Aug. at the Library Annex, 615 Hampton St.,at 3:00 PM. If you are interested in joining this chapter of The South Carolina Genealogical Society, their yearly dues are individual $12.00 family $18.00 associate $8.00 NOTE - Associate dues apply if you are already a member of another chapter of The South Carolina Genealogical Society; your state dues were paid by the first chapter you had joined. I do know the frustration of not having access to the records that pertain to your ancestors. The fact that Sherman marched through South Carolina and burned courthouses makes all of our research frustrating. Thanks for reading this. I'm sorry if you can't see it from their point of view. Can someone post the status of the book? Jane Hurd [email protected] Colleton County SCGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/4197/colleton.html >From: "Sullivan, John" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [SCCOLLET] Need Help Colleton County Cemeteries >Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 13:51:19 -0600 > >I need help finding a few ancestors in Colleton. >There seem to be almost no Colleton Cemeteries on-line, >and have been told there is opposition to making them >available on-line so that Colleton Historical Society >can (someday?) make a book with them and sell them. > >I have looked in "Cemeteries of Upper Colleton County", >but Walterboro/mid/lower Colleton County are a problem. > >Anyone out there have the information available and >are willing to do a few look-ups for me? > >Thank you, > >John Sullivan >Austin, Texas > > >==== SCCOLLET Mailing List ==== >Visit http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/1968/sc_colleton.html >Colleton Co - American Local History Network > >============================== >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > Rootsweb has started a new discussion list for both Colleton and Dorchester Cos. To subscribe: [email protected] or [email protected] with subscribe as the subject To post, use this shorter address: [email protected] [email protected] Jane Hurd [email protected] Colleton County SCGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/4197/colleton.html Colleton Co SC - American Local History Network http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/1968/sc_colleton.html Darlington County SCGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/5641/ Darlington Co SC - American Local History Network http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/1968/sc_darlington.html Dorchester County SCGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Union/1956/dorchester.html Union Co SC - American Local History Network http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/1968/sc_union.html Williamsburg Co SC - American Local History Network http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/1968/sc_williamsburg.html Jane's Space on the Web http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/4197/jane-web.html ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com