The cost is either $39.99 per year for complete membership or $7.95 monthly
for complete membership. There is also a free limited membership, but you
had to register, etc. before continuing so I did not proceed.
Sondra

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From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Shirley Cox Schroeder
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 4:05 PM
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Subject: [VA-ROOTS] "Names in Stone" website

Hello, all!

In case anyone has missed this information it was reprinted from "Out of the
Box"- April 12, 2013 in this month' *The Virginia Genealogical Society
Newsletter¨* Vol. XXXIX, No. 2, April 2013.  Many thanks to the VGS for
reprinting this in the newsletter!

*"Names in Stone" (http://www.namesinstone.com) is a unique on-line
repository designed to help researchers find and document cemetery records
and maps.  Most cemetery web sites post an alphabetical listing of burials
for a single cemetery. Names in Stone allows the visitor to search an
alphabetical listing of multiple cemeteries and view the actual grave
location on an interactive map. Visitors can now see maps showing grave
groupings that can help piece together family relationships and can
contribute their own maps and information with unique on-line mapping tools.
Most cemetery sites provide a snapshot of deceased information as of a given
date and are rarely updated with new information. Names In Stone provides
dynamic data, giving participating cemeteries and the public the ability to
update information on the site as frequently as they choose.*
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*The web site provides the following capabilities:* *.  Search: find your
ancestors in many cemeteries from home.* *. View: view ancestor burial
locations and adjacent graves.* *. Contribute: post comments, photos, even
map entire cemeteries.* *. Build: build your families and identify
relationships.*
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*The Limited Membership allow members to communicate with others researching
cemeteries, share information about a grave location, a headstone
photograph, or an obituary and is the gateway to building cemetery maps
on-line.*
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*The Complete Membership offers all the benefits of the Limited Membership
plus the convenience of regular reminders of changes and additions to the
burial database."*

Granted, I guess it all depends on the participating cemeteries as to
whether a person can research what they need; but this is a rather novel
idea.  I haven't checked the site out yet; but one can only hope it has a
free trial period!

Best,
Shirley Cox Schroeder

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