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From: "jenandgarth" <>
Subject: Re: [KYBRECKI] 8/4/2006 GenWeb Archives additions/updates
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2006 08:36:39 -0500
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Dana,
Loved the pictures!!

If I add death certs to http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/
do you automatically get them?? Thi is a very easy way to submit them!! I
already submitted Willie Whitworths.

Jen R.
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From: "Dana Brown" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 9:40 PM
Subject: [KYBRECKI] 8/4/2006 GenWeb Archives additions/updates


> Hi all...
>
> I know it's been a while since you all have heard from me, but I've taken
> a MUCH needed rest. And with being a school teacher, things are getting a
> little hairy as it gets down to the wire for the school year to start.
> Once it starts, then things will start going online a little more
> frequently.
>
> Earlier I uploaded three tombstone pictures for 4 individuals, as well as
> linked up a submitted death certificate. Many thanks to Patsy Herrell for
> sending in pics she took at the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. She
> has more that she'll be sending once they are developed, so be on the
> lookout for them. Also, many thanks to Diane Davis for submitting the
> death certificate for James M. Davis. Your all's contributions are
> GREATLY appreciated!
>
> I also heard this past week that the Breck. Co. Cemetery Board (I think
> that's the official name for it) has began work within several cemeteries
> in the county. For those that don't know, the county had appointed
> several individuals to a board that would be in charge of things
> concerning the old, abandoned/neglected cemeteries within the county.
> This board worked the early part of the spring to locate and take pictures
> of as many of the cemeteries as they could with regards to applying for a
> state grant which would help fund the restoration and preservation of the
> nearly 600 cemeteries listed within the county lines. The grant
> applications were very tedious and required a lot of work to fill out, so
> only 6 cemeteries were submitted this year, with hopes of more for next
> year. While the funding would be matched by the state, the initial
> funding would come from the county by way of a "per dollar" amount and/or
> a labor/supply/equipment suppliment. The manual labor would be!
> done by the county inmates.
>
> According to the Breck. Co. Herald-News which ran an article recently, two
> of the cemeteries which has had work done to them, had before and after
> pictures published in the newspaper as well as an article of what was
> going on and how it all came about. I know one cemetery was the Jordan
> Cemetery, and the other one I'm drawing a blank on regarding the name of
> it. From what I understand, there not only has been clean up going on
> (brush, dead trees, et. al.), but there has been fencing installed and
> markers repaired/reset in the cemeteries mentioned in the paper. Once I
> get more information, I'll be sure to let you all know.
>
> With that said, y'all have a great one!
> Happy Hunting!
>
> Dana
> Breckinridge County Kentucky GenWeb Archives Coordinator
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/breckinridge/toc.html
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