The following message was sent to me and below it you can see my response. Don't misunderstand, my intentions are not to undermine the hard work of those that contributed time and effort to complete the cemetery record books. In fact, I think everyone that helped, in all aspects, should get credit for their long hours of dedication to genealogy and history of Hamilton County. My ancestors have only been in the Hamilton area since 1880 and I know many of yours have been there even longer. Whatever records we can dig up should be for anyone interested or involved in the county. from: Betty Cole Wienke (in the following you'll notice that only Pittman and Hengst show credit for the Cemetery Records of Hamilton County, TX) > Ric, I checked "Volume 2, Cemetery Records of Hamilton County, TX. Pittman > and Hengst, published 1996, Honey Creek Cemetery, pages 769-795. Directions: > From Hamilton's square take Hwy. 281 north about 10 miles to Olin, turn left > on F.M. 219. Travel 3 miles north on F.M. 219, turn right on Co. Rd. 120. > Travel 2 miles on Co. Rd, cemetery is on the right. Open gate and go about > 1/2 mile to cemetery. Cemetery is barely visible from road." > > Ric, if you will send me your mailing address, I will scan and land mail the > pages of Honey Creek Cemetery to you. Then the following came from Carlian Pittman: > > Ric: The book Cemetery Records of Hamilton County, Texas is > > copywrighted. Betty Weinke is not allowed to copy the pages from the > > book on Honey Creek Cemetery and send them to you. > > Carlian Massingill Pittman > > President > > Hamilton County Genealogy Scoiety Then my response: > Carlian, > > I know she can't copy the book by scanning the information or using a > xerox machine to copy it (because of the copyright), but she can read it > and tell me what she read by sending it either e-mail or snail mail. > > Ric So..... all this boils down to one thing. Should anyone and everyone have access to the cemetery records of the county? AND, if someone were to buy the book, do they then have the right to put the information on the internet? After all, they bought the book. It then belongs to them. Let me know what ya'll think. I already know what some of you are going to say but I want to hear from more of you. Perhaps some of you that actually did the work on the books but have never gotten credit. Fred (Ric) Gordon Williamson Co., Texas By the way folks. Just so you know I do have SOME interest in Hamilton, though small, I went to school there but dropped out of high school in 1962 and joined the Navy. I haven't always been very smart. :^)