Hi all, As I have bugged all of you with my emails [for those of you who may not have read them, each family name that I have sent this message to has a person with that name buried at the cemetery] about research on the Clapp Factory, Cemetery and Village, I thought I'd bug you again about the clean up and other wonderful progress we have made. On Saturday, March 29th from 8 - 6 the Clapp Factory Cemetery Preservation League (we are working on our incorporation papers and non-profit status) is having a clean the cemetery day. Any and all that are able to help us are welcome to help us. Just because we said 8 - 6 doesn't mean you have to be there all day. We'll take anytime that you can spare. For purposes of March 29th, I would like to define "clean-up". cutting and removing vines picking up rubbish raking and removing leaves We do not plan to try to clean the entire cemetery that day as the task would be impossible. We need anyone who is coming to bring any of the following items: rakes clippers or snips ax shovel small saw - for some of the larger vines removing any fallen dead logs Please mark your name on the items so that we can identify who they belong to in case you get separated. If you have gloves, would be a good idea to bring them. If you need directions, please let me know and I will send them out on an individual bases. For further information on the Clapp: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login?.src=ygrp&.intl=us&.partner=&.done=http%3a//groups.yahoo.com/mygroups You can log on to it using the ID of cemetery_clapp with a password of "visitor". Please log off so others may view the info we have gathered. Since the newspaper article on the "Urban Cemeteries" was written, we've had several new family contacts and GA Power is willing to work with us to get the cemetery straighten out. We're just going to keep on working towards getting it preserved. Happy family hunting, kemis Researching: DUKE, EVANS, HICKEY, MAYS, ROSAMOND, SONGER, and CAMP for me Researching: BROOKS, CHAMBERS, MASSEY, FOUNTAIN, and SMITH for my hubbie and CLAPP Factory Cemetery in Columbus, GA for preservation purposes