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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