Hello all.  I just posted this as "info only"..to let one know it is
available.  Thant is all.
My very best,
Shirley Cox Schroeder
On May 16, 2013 10:29 AM, "Charlie&Sue Wilson" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Why do we need yet another cemetery transcription web site?  And one that
> charges us a fee to provide information?
>
> From the limited searching I did, it appears that this is a cemetery
> management tool that they are trying to sell to individual cemeteries.
> It does not include the cemeteries of which I know that already have a
> mapping tool/index on the internet.  And from the few cemetery managers
> with whom I've spoken who do not have such a tool, this type of program
> is extremely expensive, and they tell me that they cannot afford it, nor
> can they afford to enter all their cemetery information into the
> computer.
>
> There are already several web sites that allow us  to search names across
> multiple cemeteries at a single time.  The ones that come to mind are
> www.findagrave.com, www.interment.net, www.billiongraves.com .
>
> The only web sites that I can think of that provide name listings for a
> single cemetery are the ones at rootsweb.com, usgenweb.com, the
> individual city or county web sites that have links to their own
> cemeteries, and the cemetery websites owned by a single cemetery or
> groups of cemeteries.
>
> Sue
>
>
> On Tue, 14 May 2013 15:04:53 -0500 Shirley Cox Schroeder
> <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> > 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.*
> > *
> > *
> > *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.*
> > *
> > *
> > *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.*
> > *
> > *
> > *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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