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From: "Andi MacDonald" <>
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Workday and training needed!
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 15:39:31 -0700
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I even went so far as to contact the local Boy Scout office for the whole
area around Seattle. I was rebuffed. It was as if they had enough things
for their scouts. I even asked that they pass it on down to Eagle Scout
leaders and never heard another word.

Andi

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Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Workday and training needed!


> In a message dated 9/6/01 9:47:01 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
> writes:
>
>
> > Has anyone thought of offering classes to the older aged Boy Scout
troops?
> > Or other youth groups that do community service? The older guys can
really
> > be an asset and they have so much energy at that age!
> >
> >
> Sue,
> Our county is so small we only have a Part time Scoutmaster. No,
> seriously there is paper work, permission, from parents, property owners,
> Etc, Etc. I don't have time for all of that. I am going to try to get the
> SIGS (Southern Indiana Gen. Soc.) to handle that. I'll see what happens.
When
> I am finished with all of the locating, finding deeds to determine the
sizes
> of the cemeteries, and the owners of the property, there will be in excess
of
> 500 sheets of information to fill out. I think I have that part covered,
all
> I have to do is figure out all of the Information and the Southern Indiana
> Genealogical Society will take that and Put it on paper. Also I have 5
> township Trustees that have no idea where all of their cemeteries are. I
have
> to solve that problem also.
> The Scouts are a great idea, but I don't have time to
complete
> everything else and work with them. I can't spread me that thin. I am
going
> to the local Newspaper, and if I can intrest them in doing a story about
my
> needeing volunteers on weekends to help clear, I might get a Response. But
if
> you could see this country, you would understand their reluctance to come
> forward. Also that would mean besides still only being semi-retired from
the
> Masonry Bussiness, working on my cemetery information, and taking on
weekends
> on clearing, I don't know what to do, or when to do it. I know I
definately
> need help. That I have to work on right away
> Sorry for venting my frustration, I didn't start out to do that. I
never
> do, it just happens.
> Jack E. Briles Sr.
> Floyd Co. PCRP Cooridinator
> PO Box 444
> New Albany, In. 47151-0444
>
>
>
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