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From: "Murray Pletsch" <>
Subject: [Q-R] The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery Update Newsletter - 1 March2012
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 06:59:41 -0500


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UPDATE NEWSLETTER Number 46 - 1 March 2012
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OBJECTIVES.
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1. The objective of this *Update Newsletter* is to itemize and publish
monthly additions and changes to The *Canadian Gravemarker Gallery* website.

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2. The Main Objective of the *Canadian Gravemarker Gallery* website, is to
collect and process COMPLETELY PHOTOGRAPHED cemeteries from across Canada.
We place the photos online as a valuable free-access resource for
genealogists, both professional and amateur. In addition, we have found that
government agencies, monument companies, consulates, cemetery owners,
funeral homes, and curious descendants of those buried also show a keen
interest in our online cemeteries.
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ONGOING WEBSITE NEWS
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1. A current statistics summary for The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery shows
over 1,100 completely photographed cemeteries and over 585,000 photographs
from across Canada are onboard. The search engine reports 21,521 name
searches in February 2012.
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2. We are now on Facebook. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/7z4ej8z
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*NEW* HTML VERSION OF THE NEWSLETTER.
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1. If you would like an HTML copy with "hot links" to new cemeteries go to:
http://www.gravemarkers.ca/htmlnews.htm
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2. For future AUTOMATIC monthly delivery of the HTML Newsletter directly to
your "INBOX", you can SUBSCRIBE by clicking on the "JOIN UPDATES NEWSLETTER"
button on the Front page at: http://www.gravemarkers.ca
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3. Newsletter advertisements have been removed.
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FRIENDLY REMINDERS.
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1. Please note the "MAIN Search Engine" continues to search through 585,000
photographs in 2 seconds. Instructions for using the Main Search Engine have
been updated.
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2. As you are aware, the price of gas is becoming clearly unreasonable. A
small percentage of the costs for this project are now periodically funded
by a handful of very kind researchers. We are sincerely grateful for their
help. However, without additional assistance to help defray the increasing
cost of gas, our progress may slow down significantly. If you feel this
Website has been, and will continue to be helpful to you, please consider
supporting us. For details please go to:
http://www.gravemarkers.ca/assist.htm
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COMPLETE CEMETERIES ADDED/UPDATED THIS MONTH.
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1. British Columbia, Central Okanagan Valley, Kelowna, Hardy Family
Cemetery.
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2. British Columbia, Central Okanagan Valley, Kelowna, Immaculate Conception
R.C. Cemetery.
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3. British Columbia, Central Okanagan Valley, Kelowna, St. Theresa R.C.
Cemetery.
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4. British Columbia, Central Okanagan Valley, Kelowna, Postill Family
Cemetery.
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5. British Columbia, Central Okanagan Valley, West Kelowna, Glenrosa
Cemetery.
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6. British Columbia, Central Okanagan Valley, West Kelowna, Stocks Meadows
Burials.
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7. British Columbia, Central Okanagan Valley, Lake Country, Oyama Community
Cemetery.
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8. British Columbia, Central Okanagan Valley, Lake Country, Oyama Hills
Burials.
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9. Eastern Ontario, Renfrew County, Town of Arnprior, Albert Street
Cemetery. (Re-photographed).
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10. Northern Ontario, Parry Sound District, Town of Parry Sound, Hillcrest
Cemetery. (Re-photographed)
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11. Northern Ontario, Sudbury District, Greater Sudbury, Grassy Lake
(Updated).
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12. Northern Ontario, Sudbury District, Greater Sudbury, Long Lake
(Updated).
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13. Northern Ontario, Kenora District, Town of Dryden, Municipal Cemetery
(In progress).
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14. Northern Ontario, Cochrane District, Town of Cochrane, Roman Catholic
Cemetery.
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15. Northern Ontario, Cochrane District, Town of Cochrane, Genier Cemetery.
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16. South Western Ontario, Bruce County, Arran Twp, Elsinore Cemetery.
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17. South Western Ontario, Bruce County, Bruce Twp, Evangelical United
Brethern Cemetery.
27. Quebec, Pontiac County, Mansfield Twp, Old RC Mission and Cemetery -
Updated.
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CEMETERIES IN PROGRESS OR EXPECTED.
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1. British Columbia, Southern and Central Okanagan Region, several
cemeteries.
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2. Northern Ontario, Nipissing District, North Bay, St. Mary's R.C., Being
Updated now.
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3. Northern Ontario, Thunder Bay District, Thunder Bay, Mountainview
Cemetery - Remaining Blocks.
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4. Northern Ontario, Rainy River District, cemeteries from Fort Frances.
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5. Southern Ontario, Peel Regional Municipality, Various Cemeteries.
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6. New Brunswick, Queens County several cemeteries.
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7. Prince Edward Island, Queens County, waiting for volunteers to come
forward.
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8. Newfoundland and Labrador, waiting for volunteers to come forward.
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9. Nova Scotia, waiting for volunteers to come forward.
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OVERVIEW PROGRESS REPORT.
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1. Ontario, Renfrew County is completely online.
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2. Ontario, Nipissing District is completely online.
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3. Ontario, Parry Sound District is completely online.
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4. Ontario, Muskoka District is 95% online.
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5. Ontario, Sudbury District is 95% online.
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6. Ontario, Manitoulin District is 95% online.
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7. Ontario, Temiskaming District is 95% online.
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8. Ontario, Kenora District. Waiting for more cemeteries.
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9. Ontario, Rainy River District. Volunteers are continuing work on Fort
Frances cemeteries.
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10. Ontario, Hastings County. Work continues on Hasting County cemeteries.
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11. Ontario, Peel County. Work continues on Peel County cemeteries.
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12. British Columbia, Thompson-Okanagan Region. Additional cemeteries are
being processed.
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WEBSITE FOCUS.
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1. At the *Canadian Gravemarker Gallery*, we can accommodate unlimited
numbers of photographs of complete cemeteries from anywhere in Canada. The
largest cemetery on our site has over 50,000 photographs and our smallest
has 3 photos. The photographers and/or organizations are given credit on
the website for their interest and hard work.
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2. The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery is the oldest and largest website
displaying "ONLY COMPLETELY PHOTOGRAPHED cemeteries" in Canada. This
non-sponsored, free-access National Site is proud to announce that we are in
our 13th year of operation.
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3. If you have family or friends ANYWHERE in Canada, who may be
interested in photographing their local cemeteries, please inform them of
the availability of The *Canadian Gravemarker Gallery*. Their COMPLETELY
PHOTOGRAPHED cemeteries will have world wide exposure on this free-access
National Cemetery Photograph website.
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4. If you and/or your organization are interested in your local
cemeteries going online, please contact us at: - there
are no cemeteries too big or too small. They will be placed online at
absolutely no cost to you...!
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5. A comprehensive "Tips and Hints" brochure in English or French is
available. To help volunteers get started photographing entire Canadian
cemeteries a copy of the brochure will be sent via email to all interested
folks.
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SUBSCRIBING TO THE WEBSITE UPDATES HTML NEWSLETTER.
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Don't miss future monthly updates. Subscribe to the automatic Canadian
Gravemarker Gallery's HTML Newsletter which has "hot links" to the new
cemeteries. Please go to the Website at: http://www.gravemarkers.ca and
click on the "JOIN UPDATES NEWSLETTER" button located just above the weather
row.
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HELPFUL HINTS - SUMMARY.
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1. Tracing female ancestors. Cemeteries online have spousal duplicated
photographs. This means a photo of a stone which also has the spouse's
maiden name showing, is duplicated and when one searches using the onboard
search engine, for a surname, the spouse's surname will be reported as a
separate "search result".
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2. Cemetery records. Over the past 13 years this website has been
instrumental in breaking down many researchers' brick walls. In addition,
many folks have travelled to cemeteries which are onboard, to "walk" the
cemeteries. Please note that on some cemeteries we have included the "record
holders" contact information for the township, town or city cemetery.
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3. Missing cemeteries. If you don't see a Community and its' cemeteries
online...it means we have not photographed the cemeteries in that area.
Would you or some of your family or friends be interested in helping out by
photographing your local cemeteries.?
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FEEDBACK
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We are always interested in feedback from Visitors to the website. If you
have any questions or suggestions to improve the *Canadian Gravemarker
Gallery* please do not hesitate to send your comments, concerns or
suggestions to us at:
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Best Regards....Murray P l e t s c h
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Cdn Gravemarker Gallery - http://gravemarkers.ca
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