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From: "Joe D. Deaver" <>
Subject: Re: [TXBELL] NOTICE: Hillcrest Cemetery Workday
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 23:11:41 -0600


Just a quick reminder to everyone who plans to volunteer for the
Hillcrest Cemetery inventory project this Saturday, please drop Mary Lou
Duke <> a note so we get at least an approximate head
count. Right now, the forecast for Saturday looks very promising with
partly cloudy and temperature in the 50s. None of the surrounding days
have any mention of rain. I am including the details again below. We
hope to see a lot of eager transcribers out there!

If someone who can't make it out to the work session needs a photo of a
grave at Hillcrest Cemetery, send me a private note. I can't promise
anything due to the size of the cemetery, but we'll do our best if time
permits. If you are coming and have a digital camera, please bring it.

See you on site!

Joe D. Deaver
TXBELL Coordinator
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell



-----Original Message-----
From: Joe D. Deaver [mailto:]
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 12:32 PM
To:
Subject: [TXBELL] NOTICE: Hillcrest Cemetery Workday
Importance: High

The workday for the Hillcrest Cemetery inventory project which was
previously postponed by rain has now officially been scheduled for next
Saturday, November 2, at 9:00am. (If you can't make it by 9:00am,
please show up when you can.) As far as I know, the GIS students from
Temple College still plan to come out to help with the workday as well.

Hillcrest is likely the largest cemetery in Bell County and a lot of you
ask about this one. Currently, researchers must rely upon the old plot
maps in the cemetery office to find a marker. This goal of this project
will be to assemble a fresh new inventory of the cemetery and have it
online in electronic search-enabled format. (You have probably seen the
results of a similar project with North Belton Cemetery.) Of
course, we plan to add a lot more photographs to our current collection.

As with North Belton Cemetery, volunteer Mary Lou Duke is a major part
of putting together this project. This time, she is working with
cemetery manager Pat Benoit and the cemetery association, who are fully
behind getting this accomplished. (The cemetery association is
non-profit, by the way.) We anticipate the planned date to be pleasant
weather. We need as many bodies as possible out there helping out, even
if you can't stay the entire day. The collected information stands to
be a huge resource to those researching their Bell County ancestors.
Remember that we depend entirely on volunteers for our online material
and never charge for or restrict our information in any way. My plan is
to be out there...see you on site!

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DATE: Saturday, November 2 , 2002
PLACE: Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, TX
TIME: 9:00 am until ???? you may come and go
WHY: Inventory the Cemetery

Please bring a clipboard. We will provide forms, pencils and water.
Wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Long pants are preferred as there
is some poison ivy and poison oak in the cemetery.
Patty Benoit, the cemetery manager, has assured me that they have
sprayed the cemetery to try and kill most of the ivy and oak. Just to be
safe please take precautions.
If you plan to attend please or have any questions please email Mary Lou
at
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If you would like to learn more about Hillcrest Cemetery or need a map,
visit our dedicated webpage:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell/cem/hillcrest/



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