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From: "Larry S. Wilcox" <>
Subject: Re: [VanArsdale-L] Old reformed Church Graveyard
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 12:02:37 -0500


In Kentucky last September my Cousi Karen & I used colored Chalk & made Tracing
from the Tombstones in several od Cemeteries. I used dirt to brush lightly
across the stones then wiped the stone with a rag then applied the colored
chalk. About 75% of the Tracing were readable. Several were to far gone to get
any data from. Larry

wrote:

> Photos of the main plaque, closeups of the names with dates and a few of
> the legible stones
> are now out on
>
> www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/3157
>
> I have a couple of the pictures from the North & Southampton Reformed
> Church Cemetery
> as well, The rest will be put out when I use up the second roll of film and
> get it developed.
>
> Does anyone know the best way to get a tracing off of an old stone. I may
> go back out and
> try to get more information from some of the older stones.
>
> --
> Linda Wright
>
>
> www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/3157
>
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