Shirley J. Vreeland

Female

Jonesville, MI

United States

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What surnames are you interested in researching?
Parmelee/Parmelin; Bacon/Hunt/Hewitt on my side of the family; On my husband's side, Hammond/Soper/Vreeland.
What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?
Belgium; Holland; Netherlands; Germany;France; United Kingdom
What is your level of genealogy knowledge?
Beginning Family History Researcher
If you are a genealogy expert, what are your specialties?
Far from it! I blunder through, collecting info, reams of paper, and conflicting tidbits. Now the only help I can offer is to find a grave marker....you giving me an idea which county in MI.... and go take and provide a picture to you.. As I increase in knowledge of genealogy , I may be more of assisstance to anyone.

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  • Spirit Baker

    Hi Shirley,

    Yep, July was very hot. I got out a little bit. Been pretty much under the weather. I am listing pics on FAG now. Added over 100 to one cemetery and still working on it. I may go to another, much smaller one, tomorrow. I didn't catch the name of it so I can't check to see if it was already done or not. Hope not. When you take pics with your camera use the smallest pixal size you can, some cameras say vga or vega. You can use a free site, picnik.com to downsize, crop and fix the colors. Glad you got use out of FAG and now you are loading onto it. We need all the help we can get. I have over 200 requests but my daughter totaled the truck a couple of days bef Christmas so I have no car at this time. Lucky she wasn't hurt or killed, it was a serious accident. Enjoy your new hobby.

    Spirit

    Aug 9, 2011

  • Spirit Baker

    I did go to that small cemetery and photoed at least 1/2 of it. That took 3 hrs because I write down what the older stones state since most of the time they can't be read on a photo. I think it is the oldest in the area since ppl where buried in 1700's. I have more than doubled the name listings so far and found a lot of loose ends for ppl and missing members. Also filled a request. There is another request but I believe the stone is now gone. I believe I have his wife's. South Middleboro Cemetery, Middleboro, Plymouth, Mass. And I found a couple of my direct family there so I have to see how they tie in on Ancestry. Haven't looked, yet. Hope you are having a great wkend. Spirit

    Aug 14, 2011

  • Spirit Baker

    I sure hope so Shirley and if not then I know that the inscriptions will now be seen forever either via internet or book. I'm sure someone will write them down. The cemetery I just started had 30 names listed, now has 103 and still adding and have my photoing to do when I am in the area again and will finish it on that day. I've placed my own family website on hold and not doing enough on Ancestry, which isn't good. So much I want to do, so little of me. It is a cooler and rainy day today. Take care, time for FAG. Spirit

    Aug 15, 2011