[AT] funny..

Ralph Goff alfg at sasktel.net
Sat Oct 28 11:07:40 PDT 2006


Francis Robinson wrote:
> 	A cemetery morbid??? Not to a genealogist...   ;-)
> 	There is a TV commercial on now that shows a couple getting all upset
> because they just looked out the window and discovering that outside of the
> window of their great hotel room is a huge very old cemetery. They start
> preparing to leave at once. If that were a genealogist the reaction would be
> "COOL!!!! Let's go look..."   ;-)   ;-)
> 	As a parallel, imagine looking out of your new hotel window and seeing a
> huge collection of restored antique tractors, each with a story to tell.
> :)> 
Yes, some may think it strange but I find old cemeteries and headstones 
interesting to explore. I figure its just an extension of my 
appreciation for all things old (including tractors).
  I do cemetery look-ups and headstone photos for other genealogists 
from other parts of the world, plus I have had others do the same for me.
We do have a few rural cemeteries here but I think some of them were 
originally Church sites. The Church having long since disappeared there 
is only the graveyard left. Most in this area are well maintained. A lot 
of the Sask. cemeteries are gradually being transcribed and put online 
for others to search which I think is a great idea.

Ralph in Sask.




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