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From: Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake <>
Subject: Re: burial ground project & CHALLENGE
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 10:51:01 +0100
References: <3AC71253.A3F772AA@virgin.net>


In article <W3Ux6.119512$>, JimHS
<> writes
>
>"Guy Etchells" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> A quick plug for my latest website of the burial ground of St John the
>> Evangelist Church, Staincross, and a challenge
>>
>> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/stcr/stjsc1.htm
>>
>> The site contains photos of the tombstones, transcripts of the
>> inscriptions and the complete interlinked burial register for the
>> church.
>>
>> The site was started at the end of January and I visited about one
>> morning a week (weather allowing) I transcribed the inscriptions in the
>> evening from the photos and checked the printouts of the transcripts on
>> my next visit.
>>
>> The burial register database was given to me by the vicar, The Revd Jim
>> Butterworth, (grateful thanks for this) which I split alphabetically and
>>
>> added in links to the relevant photos.
>>
>> In all the site has taken about 14-20 days of work to produce. It is not
>> perfect by any means [some days I was so cold the camera shook :-))] but
>> does show what can be achieved with little
>> effort.
>
>Well done, Guy.
>
>>
>> Now the challenge,
>>
>> I challenge each and every Family History Society in the country to
>> produce a similar type of free site for an burial ground in your area of
>> interest within the next six months.
>
With all due respect to Rob Thompson, who is a good friend, I think this
idea is unworkable. FHSs in all parts of the country have already gone
out and transcribed MIs from some or all the churchyards and cemeteries
in their area. Visit the relevant county page at www.genuki.org.uk and
you will probably find details. Since these are usually Society-based
projects that involve costs for transport, postage, materials etc., it
is entirely reasonable that FHSs should make a small charge for access
to such indexes.
--
Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake

Drake Software web site: http://www.tdrake.demon.co.uk

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