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Comment by Julia Mitchel on March 20, 2011 at 7:33am

Cynthia, this is exactly my point, you are the local "expert" with knowledge of your areas cemeteries and resources, and are in a position to help me or anyone looking for information in your area.

I also know who to call and where to go in Lexington, Georgetor, Paris, but if I do it for them, what have they learned to help their genealogy research.

Isn't is said that if you teach a person to fish, he will have food for life.

I cannot know the resources for every area, I depend on the local experts to guide me, once I learn it, I can move on and learn something else.

Guess I am looking at the broader picture here.

Comment by Eric Andrist on March 19, 2011 at 7:47pm

Ah ok...not a problem Cristy!

Comment by CRISTY SHEEHAN on March 19, 2011 at 7:02pm

Sorry, Eric, that comment was not about what you said at all. I agree with you that if there are problems it needs to be known, although I have not had any with FAG myself.

Comment by Eric Andrist on March 19, 2011 at 3:40pm

Hey Stephen, there is a Harrell's Cemetery in Blount Co, Alabama listed on Findagrave. Here's the link: http://goo.gl/A8VBN

Comment by Stephen Allan Patrick on March 19, 2011 at 2:26pm

I have been doing research on multiple families located in Tipton County Tennessee.  In my attempt to untangle the Simonton and McCain families, I find that one of the sons of William Simonton and Mary McDill died in Alabama.  A record on Ancestry indicated that Christopher Simonton (1825-1864) is buried at Harrell's Cross Roads ARP Cemetery in Alabama.    I cannot find a cemetery that bears that name and the person who listed it on Ancestry did not provide a county location.   I have messaged the ARP Church offices in South Carolina for  verification of this cemetery, but i thought that i would place a comment here to see if anyone on this list knows of this cemetery.  FindAGrave has been so useful in helping me to straighten out many of my families and i'm sure one of you can  assist me with this request.   Thanks.

Comment by Sarah Coles on March 19, 2011 at 1:05pm

Agreed, Eric.  Time to lighten up and there are other things to discuss other than just straight genealogy at times.  It is important that people know about such information and you are doing a service to others that might get stuck into a similar situation.  It IS a genealogy problem that could affect a lot of us.  Amen.

Comment by Cynthia Kindall on March 19, 2011 at 1:04pm

For those of you that are fellow find a grave addicts- here is another group that will help you with your personal genealogy, you ask to join and then when you are allowed in you give them the surnames you are looking for. Also i am the brick wall Coordinator- so if you have ran into a brick wall i am the one you send your information to. The group email is this ancestorhunters@yahoo.com

Also for the cemeteries in my corner of Ks- here are some heads up- in Norton city cemetery- their is a sexton that is available during the week. There is also a web page thru our local genealogical society that tells you where to find this person's stone you are looking for.also we have about all of the cemeteries listed on our web site.

For Phillipsburg's Fairview cemetery- there's is under the City Clerk for the City of Phillipsburg.

The same for Stockton,Ks  the city cemetery is under the City Clerk, its the same for Plainville,Ks

For the one under Palco- there is a directory-and a sexton- but you have to call of an evening to get him

The city cemetery in Osborne,Ks - the man at the genealogical society can be found at the city library.

Hope this helps, Cynthia Kindall-Norton,Ks

Comment by Eric Andrist on March 19, 2011 at 1:01pm

Sorry, I think talking about FindAGrave's problems IS talking about genealogy. That site has lots of problems and we haven't even scratched to topic of erroneous information or stolen copyrighted information and media. I lot of people rely on information there that is incorrect. I realize that's the case for any site, but I think it's important to discuss it so people know about it. It's important for people to know that they are not treating people well there, right and left and a lot of memorials, that we count on for information, are being deleted at management's whim.

Comment by CRISTY SHEEHAN on March 19, 2011 at 12:42pm

I agree Ross,.most of us are looking for help in our genealogy. Does it matter what our politics are if we are here to help one another?

Comment by ROSS L. WEBSTER on March 19, 2011 at 12:37pm

It would be nice if it was about genealogy! LOL

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