Greetings, all. I am posting to let you know what I have heard regarding the taking of cemetery photos tomorrow. So far, I have not received any commitments to take any photos at all (other than my own commitment to take the North Garden cemetery, and possibly the Scottsville cemetery). I received several emails from people outside the state, who think it's a great idea, and are hoping people will take photos of the cemeteries they are interested in. The webpage that I was thinking of when I wrote the last message, is at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/vastones.htm and Bob Card is the caretaker there. Some ideas for you, if you decide to take some photos: Bob Card (tombstones@prodigy.net) can use the photos in nearly any resolution, but will convert them to something approaching VGA resolution (640x480), so if your camera will take something near that to start with, then he won't have to convert them. Bob accepts from 1 photo per cemetery, to thousands, so if you only take a picture of "your" ancestor, you can submit it. For larger groups of photos, you may want to burn a CDROM and mail it to him, rather than send it via email, but talk to Bob and work something out. Be sure to take some sunblock if you plan to spend much time taking photos. And take plenty of water to drink. Good luck in your research. Roger

The cemetery mentioned in the subject line is near Scottsville, Albemarle County, VA. It was established in 1853. I've finally gotten a chance to start digitizing the photos I took last Fall of Glass/Kidd/Johnson/Haislip/Crenshaw/Brookman/Mitchell/Tilman headstones at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery (Fluvanna County, VA). They were shot using 100 ASA Kodak film, scanned in at about 300 dpi, and saved as bitmaps, so the resolution is quite good (makes it easier to read some of the dates). I'm adding them to my Family Tree Maker file as I go (now over 7200 related names). Should you be interested (or related!), contact me privately at dglass@gte.net (to avoid possible congestion on VAALBEMA-L). I do plan to follow Roger's outstanding suggestion and submit them to Rootsweb/USGENWEB soon. You may want to look through some of your photos you've previously taken, as you may already have pictures of relatives' headstones in the batch. Keep in mind too that many lines which originated in Albemarle (or Goochland earlier) County have migrated. Although my 5GGrandparents were married in Goochland County in 1758, I've discovered a branch of the family that traveled through Georgia and settled in Collin County, Texas (near Dallas). You will find there are many of us "displaced Virginians" who are willing to help out in other states. Dave Glass San Angelo, TX