Hi- I'm trying to locate a cemetery that my father took me to as a child. Going by my rusty memory of the place it seems it was located in or near a...
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adgorn1
Jan 19, 2007 10:24 pm
Check this out: www.vidstone.com...
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snowbird72150
Jan 21, 2007 10:50 pm
I wanted you to know about the site www.findagrave.com It's been very helpful to me. Thanks. Diane...
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p_curvey
Feb 19, 2007 5:50 pm
Has any one every tried to use a flat bed scanner, with the lid removed, to record stones that can not be read by the standard methods. thanks, Perry...
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Tracy St Claire
allisterbino
Feb 19, 2007 9:16 pm
You mean, carrying it out to the stone and scanning the stone? It seems to me that the new digital cameras get better resolution, but I might be wrong. Tracy...
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T/Miccki
holy_woman_o...
Feb 20, 2007 4:35 am
2/19/2007 3:00pm.EST Perry and Listers: I have no scanner as yet.I will keep that in mind to share with others. I had no idea. Thanks-for sharing. Sharing is...
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Larrry Lawhon
oldgrumpy48
Feb 20, 2007 4:35 am
You would be AMAZED at how much detail, just an old fashioned black and white snapshot can capture... At the moment, I am trying to find an OLD snapshot of a...
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Perry Curvey
p_curvey
Feb 20, 2007 4:36 am
Yes that is what I mean all right. I know it sounds dumb. I do us a digital camera and I have tried different lighting. I do a lot of research trying to record...
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M. Octavius Gracchus
mattchicago
Feb 20, 2007 4:42 am
... You may run into depth-of-field problems. Flatbed scanners are optimised for photographing flat objects exactly touching the glass; more than a millimeter...
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Tracy St Claire
allisterbino
Feb 20, 2007 1:24 pm
I didn't mean to sound like it was a dumb idea. It was just a different idea. In fact, on another one of my mailing lists, someone is scanning records from her...
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Larrry Lawhon
oldgrumpy48
Feb 20, 2007 11:08 pm
I've heard also, as far as finding faint writing in old Bibles, that 'blacklight' will sometimes bring it out, and supposedly without harm. ... From: Tracy St...
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Perry Curvey
p_curvey
Feb 21, 2007 1:11 am
Ok, There is another Idea I hadn't heard of before. I have tired all the old ways and am trying to think out of the box. The data on the old old stones is a...
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Perry Curvey
p_curvey
Feb 21, 2007 1:14 am
I Do take pictures for others but Im 5 hours away from chicago. I photo all the memorial's/ stone's in what ever cemetery I am working on and put the data from...
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sabromav@...
Feb 21, 2007 1:45 am
I'd try using a hand-held scanner--It won't hurt anything, and might just pull up a few details. I'd also try digital cameras. Try different times of day with...
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Tracy St Claire
allisterbino
Feb 21, 2007 1:59 am
Have you put your requests up on findagrave.com? Those requests get filled fairly quickly unless in a large cemetery. Tracy...
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Connie Fairchild
cemeterycruiser
Feb 26, 2007 3:24 pm
When documenting one old cemetery, I had to take photos of one stone at various times of day and various times of the year before I got it right. It was medium...
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oldgrumpy48
Mar 3, 2007 3:41 am
Hello, I have added two pictures to the photo section, they are of an old stone we came across in an old, long abandon cemetery, within walking distance of our...
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Minda
poetrychick_99
Apr 5, 2007 7:28 pm
Epitaphs #4 is here! At long last, Epitaphs Magazine issue #4 is finished and ready to send! If you are a subscriber or have ordered a copy, it will be on its...
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Matt Hucke
mattchicago
Apr 29, 2007 8:04 pm
Now that spring is here, what graveyard expeditions are you planning, or have already done? I won't be able to get out for another week or two - I have two...
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Elizabeth
dizzylizzy1456
Apr 29, 2007 9:06 pm
I was hoping to make a visit to Bachelor's Grove again, if I have the time and a couple of friends or family members to go with me and maybe someone to babysit...
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Donna
darnit8
Apr 29, 2007 9:25 pm
If you get a chance to go to Lousiville, Ky. go to Cave Hill cemetery which has alot of art for stones and is worth the trip. Plan to spend quite a bit of time...
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Matt Hucke
mattchicago
Apr 29, 2007 9:48 pm
... A bit far, but I'll keep it in mind. ... Yes, it's an amazing place. I spent most of a day exploring it two years ago, as part of a "Dead Presidents Tour"...
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Tracy St Claire
allisterbino
Apr 29, 2007 11:47 pm
If you are doing McHenry, I would recommend: Eckert Cemetery (Queen Anne), abandoned Mt. Thabor -- Many old stones Ostend Cemetery -- Many old stones Ridgeland...
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Elizabeth
dizzylizzy1456
Apr 29, 2007 11:55 pm
If anyone gets the chance, go to Evergreen Park Cemetary located at 87th St. and Kedzie Avenue. There's a site near 91st street (close to the train tracks)...
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Karen
twsmoots
Apr 30, 2007 1:36 am
Yes, Cavehill is a wonderful "rural" cemetery. I grew up one block away. I plan on visiting a few of the Cincinnati "oldies". I'm trying to convert my son...
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Donna
darnit8
Apr 30, 2007 2:05 pm
Madison, In. has a really niceold one as well. I can't remember name just that it is off Elm street. There are a bunch of 1700 (late) ones all bunched together...
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Karen
twsmoots
Apr 30, 2007 3:17 pm
Great site! I'll check out the Madison cemetery too....
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holy_woman_o...
Apr 30, 2007 11:26 pm
Has anyone been to this cemetery? Is anyone going to this cemetery between now and July? I have been inquiring about free gravesite photos of my deceased ...
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holy_woman_o...
Apr 30, 2007 11:28 pm
Has anyone been there? Is one going there? I have been inquiring about free gravesite photo(s) of my deceased relatives? Can anyone help me? I have there...
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holy_woman_o...
May 11, 2007 11:25 am
Hello and welcome! I am more than willing to offer you any assistance if I can and/or point you in the right direction. Be blessed and have fun in you're...
