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 > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > > instructions at > > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Weird trick > Bank loophole lets you collect silver from practically any bank > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5194e54ac20a7654a4557st04vuc > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html