Wednesday, August 03, 2005, 04:33 PM - General Chit-Chat
Many thanks to the descendants of the JAMES FISH and the EBENEZER FISH Jr. families who have so generously shared their historical treasures with us. Aside from the many photographs and Dauggerotypes, I've also received vintage letters, documents, newspaper articles, and other things that I've been trying to get online as soon as possible.
It's beginning to feel like a Brooklyn, Ohio museum around here, and that is GREAT!
Sandy
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Sunday, July 17, 2005, 08:11 AM - General Chit-Chat
When I get the opportunity, I've been visiting some of the local (Cleveland) cemeteries and photographing headstones. Many of them are already available for viewing.
Some of the monuments I see are huge! I wonder what the cost was at the time they were placed at the plot? I guess it helps you get a feel for the relative wealth of some families. Riverside Cemetery has a wide variety, but not much in the way of interesting designs. Perhaps the most unique features are on the ones that have the laser engraved photographs of the dearly departed. Woodmere Cemetery (Berea) had a very unique monument shaped exactly like an old log cabin, but about the size of a doghouse. Bohemian National (Chicago) must have had a lot of woodworkers or something. Several monuments were shaped just like a standing tree trunk with bark and all.
Before our modern times, cemeteries were more for social gatherings, I guess. Riverside had a small lake where folks could go out on boats. Some families would go to the cemetery and have a picnic. Does anyone do that anymore?
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Monday, May 16, 2005, 08:43 AM - Development
Today, I upgraded the TNG software to version 5.0. There are some new features to play with. You can now search and/or browse places and sources.
The pedigree (now listed as 'ancestors') tree can now be displayed in several different formats. The 6 generations in Compact form really shows you the most in the smallest amount of space.
I'm still exploring what the new options are, so will report back as I discover them.
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Saturday, April 23, 2005, 05:57 PM - Development
Thanks to the hard work of Trina Galauner, we now have over 1,200 additional enteries for the grave database. This group represents Polish Clevelanders who were buried at St. Mary's Cemetery on East 71st St.[ add comment ] | permalink
Thursday, April 21, 2005, 11:27 AM - Development
If you've explored this site at all lately, you'll have noticed that there's a new guestbook. The old one was okay, but I like the look of the new one a lot better.
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