I would like to add my thanks to Ms.Wilhelms for her photos posted Monday on the "reflected light" / "raking light" method of gravemarker transcriptions.

At the end of days, I would much rather have someone shine light on me than smother me with with shaving cream. 

Ed Redmond
Geography & Map Reference Specialist
Geography and Map Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20540-4650
(202) 707-8548
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Holly- That looks like a good technique- very clear- I'm going to have to
try that-Thanks-Barrett
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From: "Holly Wilhelm" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] cemetery


> http://members.aol.com/stlukesamherstva/cemetery.html
>
> Put up a quick and dirty page of a demonstration of how to read a
> difficult
> cemetery stone.  Photos were taken at St. Mark's Episcopal in Amherst
> County.
> Their website isn't ready yet so it's attached to the website for a sister
> church, St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Amherst County.  I'm doing alot of
> the
> wrong things--sleeveless top for one!
>
> Just for those who'd like to see the basics of  how the technique works!
>
> Holly
>
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