Forwarded Message: Subj: [LONGHUNTERS] Saving pioneer cemeteries Date: 6/30/00 6:53:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: jadyer@swbell.net (jadyer) Reply-to: LONGHUNTERS-L@rootsweb.com To: LONGHUNTERS-L@rootsweb.com Perhaps the Longhunter list can put some of the "pint-up" political energy into a worthwhile project over the holiday of our independance and through the remainder of this year! Here is an announcement of a project I have been working on through the Cemetery-L@rootsweb group. If it is to succeed, we will need a lot of help getting the word around the appropriate places. JADyer In the spring and again early this summer we had a discussion on the Cemetery-L about needing federal protection for our pioneer cemeteries. With the willingness and expertise of Bill Spurlock that discussion has made a giant leap into becoming a reality. An on-line petition is available at: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/sg0001/petition.html While the petition is set to go active on July 4th and run until October 1st, it has already been signed and is working well. Very soon there will be a petition available to print off and carry with you to get hard copy signatures. Genealogy Society meetings & parents of Boy Scouts who work on cemeteries for badges are just a couple of groups that would be good places to start. We are hoping to have it available very soon. When the necessary work is completed, that petition will be available at: http://www.savinggraves.com/petition/index.htm The following message is available from the on-line petition to help spread the word about the petition. You will receive the cut-and-paste message in a confirmation letter after you sign the on-line petition. Remember, don't sign the on-line petition AND the hard copy petition. The less duplicate signatures, the better our chances of getting a legitimate petition to the law making bodies. .............................................................................. ........................................................... Dear Friends, I have just read and signed the online petition: "National Cemetery Protection Act" hosted on the web by PetitionOnline.com, the free online petition service, at: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/sg0001/petition.html I personally agree with what this petition says, and I think you might agree, too. If you can spare a moment, please take a look, and consider signing yourself. Best wishes, (your name) .............................................................................. ............................................................. If anyone wants to read more, please go to : http://www.savinggraves.com Lets get the job done--right!