Hi folks Have been busy lately hence not appearing on here too often. Enjoying the current talk on Durness names. Learning a lot. In the background there has been a lot of POSH photography going on. I want to say publicly a huge thankyou to Joan in Helmsdale who has just completed photographing every visible stone in Helmsdale burial ground, transcribing them all on to paper and drawing maps of how to find them. A huge task and one which will benefit us all. There are a number of broken stones there which POSH will look at soon. If it is possible to mend them they will go on our list of jobs to do. We will get the transcriptions on to the members area of our web site very soon. Edward has just returned from Lochinver, Assynt, where he and his wife have photographed all the stones – over 200. As Edward only had a short break in Assynt we are thrilled that he took the time to do this for us all. Again these will appear on the web site soon. Each of our photographers during the past year or two have made note of a large number of stones which did not appear in the original transcriptions of Sutherland Graveyards carried out by Cowper & Ross. This makes our endeavours even more important. Friday morning I leave for Sutherland. Sheila and I will be there until the 14th June. We plan on doing our bit also. Iain and Grant are also coming up to Sutherland while we are there. Angi is also heading for Sutherland and will be photographing the graveyard at Balnakeil, Durness. Between us we shall cover a great deal of ground. We also have a meeting at St Callan’ s, Rogart to discuss what POSH can do there to help repair some of the historical old stones. We are also barbecuing at Bill’s in Brora on the middle Saturday. No doubt there will be a great deal of POSH talk. If you have not yet joined POSH then please think about doing so now. With such incredible support we are doing a first class job of preserving these historical old graveyards, the final resting places of our own ancestors, the people who made us – we can continue this work with lots of help, support and money. We have lots of new members on here so may be a good time to let them all know who we are searching for. I have my laptop with me in Sutherland to read and send emails so please keep in touch. Christine Northamptonshire, England www.highlandhearts.com www.sutherlandheritage.com email rhemusaig@tiscali.co.uk --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.481 / Virus Database: 277 - Release Date: 5/13/2003

Hello Christine and all, It is wonderful what you are doing with the graveyards. Will you be looking at the stones at Elphin, Assynt? I am sorry I will miss you as I will be visiting there the week of June 16th. If you do visit Elphin, please look at my GG Grandfather's stone - Murdo McLeod who died 1872. Last time I was there it was starting to lean. His daughter Margaret's stone is also there. She died in 1908. I will be there with my daughter and granddaughter. I look forward to showing them the places their ancestors lived. And having our picture taken with Murdo McLeod's gravestone! Have a wonderful time in Sutherland, as I look forward to having when I go! Marion in Edmonton, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Stokes" <rhemusaig@tiscali.co.uk> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 3:45 PM Subject: [SUT] POSH PHOTOGRAPHY > Hi folks > Have been busy lately hence not appearing on here too often. Enjoying the > current talk on Durness names. Learning a lot. > In the background there has been a lot of POSH photography going on. I want > to say publicly a huge thankyou to Joan in Helmsdale who has just completed > photographing every visible stone in Helmsdale burial ground, transcribing > them all on to paper and drawing maps of how to find them. A huge task and > one which will benefit us all. > There are a number of broken stones there which POSH will look at soon. If > it is possible to mend them they will go on our list of jobs to do. > We will get the transcriptions on to the members area of our web site very > soon. > Edward has just returned from Lochinver, Assynt, where he and his wife have > photographed all the stones - over 200. > As Edward only had a short break in Assynt we are thrilled that he took the > time to do this for us all. > Again these will appear on the web site soon. > Each of our photographers during the past year or two have made note of a > large number of stones which did not appear in the original transcriptions > of Sutherland Graveyards carried out by Cowper & Ross. This makes our > endeavours even more important. > Friday morning I leave for Sutherland. Sheila and I will be there until the > 14th June. We plan on doing our bit also. Iain and Grant are also coming > up to Sutherland while we are there. Angi is also heading for Sutherland > and will be photographing the graveyard at Balnakeil, Durness. Between us > we shall cover a great deal of ground. We also have a meeting at St Callan' > s, Rogart to discuss what POSH can do there to help repair some of the > historical old stones. > We are also barbecuing at Bill's in Brora on the middle Saturday. No doubt > there will be a great deal of POSH talk. > If you have not yet joined POSH then please think about doing so now. With > such incredible support we are doing a first class job of preserving these > historical old graveyards, the final resting places of our own ancestors, > the people who made us - we can continue this work with lots of help, > support and money. > We have lots of new members on here so may be a good time to let them all > know who we are searching for. > I have my laptop with me in Sutherland to read and send emails so please > keep in touch. > > Christine > Northamptonshire, England > www.highlandhearts.com > www.sutherlandheritage.com > email rhemusaig@tiscali.co.uk > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.481 / Virus Database: 277 - Release Date: 5/13/2003 > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > Please visit our NEW POSH web site at > www.sutherlandheritage.com > > ============================== > 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 >