Syble, this is a list for the support of Legacy and its add-ons. Reviews and recommendations of various gps units are off topic here. I'm sure there would be some who would be willing to offer suggestions offline so everyone on the list doesn't have to read them all. Or there are other lists where it would be on topic.
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Syble Glasscock Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 8:09 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] GPS for Individual Graves locations I, too am wanting to enter the GPS for cemeteries/graves, as is very common in the US, especially in rural cemeteries, there are no cemetery offices or row and block numbers. I appreciate the comments each of made on this subject. You mentioned an accurate GPS, I would appreciate suggestions on a unit. We have a few cemeteries that are small and in wooded areas, and this would be very helpful for future researchers. Thanks, Syble Glasscock --- On Sun, 8/3/08, G Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: G Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] GPS for Individual Graves locations To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 12:05 AM John, I do something similar as I have many relatives in rural cemetery's in Georgia. In the Burial Location I list the city (if there is one), County, State, country. In a Cemetery Event/Fact I list the Cemetery name, address and GPS location of the Cemetery in the Event address. If I think there may be a problem finding the cemetery I list the diving directions to the Cemetery. In the Cemetery Event/Fact notes for the person list the Actual GPS location of the grave or group of graves. Graves within a 20-30 foot area would have the same GPS location. This way the locations actually print on reports. It's all well and good that we can zoom around on Virtual Earth and log the GPS locations and addresses in Legacy but in my opinion the important thing is to be able to print this information on reports to pass on to family today and in the years to come. This is the reason I am purchased an accurate GPS not just for graves but old home sites, the community center where our family reunion was held for 50 years etc. IMHO GCO On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 10:08 AM, John Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In cemeteries with a simple rectangular format (such as an old church cemetery and most US military cemeteries), the row and plot numbers may be all you need. Some rural cemeteries in the US have no particular order and thus no row/plot designations. For these locations I usually include driving directions and pictures within the cemetery as well as a GPS location (if I had a GPS when visiting that location). Examples: http://www.wizardanswers.com/personal/walkercemdirections.txt http://www.wizardanswers.com/personal/images/raines-graves.jpg There are many US cemeteries that try to project a "nicer" image with names on the order of "[cityname] Memorial Park". These tend to have irregular areas within the larger overall space, each area with its own name. They still use row/plot designations, but the rolling landscapes and curving roads sometimes make following a row difficult. My mother and maternal grandmother are buried in such a cemetery in Tennessee and each grave location is in the general Notes (I haven't yet entered locations for graves): <cemetery name>, Garden of Time, 139a - 2 - N35.06.690 W89.52.392 Near road. Markers nearby: (left) Hill (Double) - (right) Graves (single - 2004) <cemetery name>, Garden of Time, 320b - 2 - N35.06.679 W89.52.361 Near road, under tree. Markers nearby (to right): Thompson (double) - Frank Anderton - Madge Anderton You cannot see either of these markers from the other location because of the terrain. Doing a search for the two plots as someone who had never been to the site before took almost 30 minutes using the tiny map the cemetery provides to visitors. John > > I do not know about the rest of the world but in England graves do have an > address eg "Plot 24/379" which gives the row and number, similar to > streets and house. In some cemeteries which I know the row number, at > least, is on the reverse of the grave stone. 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