[or-roots] Oregon Gravestones Photo Project

[Janice Winzinger]

June 26, 2005

Incomplete or erroneous cemetery records must be a national problem.  In 
Illinois this spring I requested records at three cemeteries--two of them 
had either failed to record a burial at all or had listed the wrong people 
as being buried in my ancestors' block.  Oh yes:  one showed the wrong 
location for a grave.

You do have a daunting task in Oregon, I see, but you who are experienced in 
grave site searches understand what an enormous favor you'll be doing for 
countless families.  Doesn't a journey toward a hundred ancestors' graves 
begin with a single photo?

Jan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DanM" <wb at valiant.wvi.com>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Oregon Gravestones Photo Project


> It also makes me wonder why cemeteries ( do not ) keep good records.
> Also why is it not a state law that ( all ) graves be marked with at least 
> a
> small metal name plate that could be hand stamped with a little pliers 
> like
> tool for lettering> I have seen these before,it would save all the 
> unmarked,
> non recorded graves like the one in Eugene/Springfield, very lousy records
> if any for that one.
>
> Dan M
> www.wvi.com/~wb
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "W David Samuelsen" <dsam at sampubco.com>
> To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 11:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Oregon Gravestones Photo Project
>
>
>> This illustrate why we need to photo every gravemarker and be available
>> through projects such as the Oregon GPP.
>>
>> David Samuelsen
>>
>> J & N Hemstreet wrote:
>> > Dan, it is my understanding that the three grave sites I am hunting for
>> > are marked with little crosses.  There may be no names but if there are
>> > the last name would be PHELPS.  The first names would be infant boys. 
>> > I
>> > do not know the cemetery other than it was described to me as a "funny
>> > little cemetery". Does this gravesite description sound familiar?
>> >
>> > Nancy Hemstreet
>>
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