Hi All,
This is a repeat of the general series announcement, with
specific information
added on where to meet this Saturday, July 21. Hope to see a good
turnout.
Hello Everyone,
This message is to announce the summer series of cemetery tours
sponsored by the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society and Washington GenWeb.
This series will take place every few weeks throughout the summer and
fall, and this year will concentrate on Snohomish County and environs.
The series will be led by two respected authorities on traditional and
online genealogical research, Kevin Fraley and Laura Pemberton Sparr.
Kevin Fraley is a Sno-Isle GS member and librarian, but is best
known as the founder and director of the Washington Cemetery Project
of Washington GenWeb, the oldest and largest state cemetery
transcription project online. He is also the manager of the
Washington GenWeb Archives, which maintains the online data collected
by Washington GenWeb, and national administrative coordinator of the
USGenWeb Census Project.
Laura Pemberton Sparr is one of the best known genealogists in
the state. She is a Sno-Isle GS officer and librarian, and immediate
past president of the Washington State Genealogical Society. She is
known to nearly all Washington genealogists as an outstanding and
prolific lecturer and teacher of genealogy at all levels, and she has
extensively lectured throughout the state.
The tours will visit eight to nine cemeteries each, and will be
held on Saturdays beginning promptly at 10 AM. A number of the
cemeteries we will visit are not well known, and some have fascinating
histories. Everyone is welcome, please bring good walking footwear
and be prepared for the weather, we will go rain or shine. At each
cemetery visited, we will discuss the history of the cemetery and all
names by which the cemetery has been known, visit points of interest
including burial places of prominent persons, and take a brief walking
tour of the grounds. We expect each tour to take about 6-7 hours, and
we will try to work out carpool and lunch arrangements as the group
desires. We request a 5 dollar donation per tour, all proceeds to
benefit the Sno-Isle GS library in Edmonds.
Schedule:
June 23
Cemeteries of Edmonds, Shoreline, Brier, Bothell, & Woodinville
We visited 11 cemeteries on this tour.
July 21
Cemeteries of Mukilteo & Everett
We expect to visit 8 cemeteries on this tour. Meeting place will be
10AM at the Eastmont Park and Ride lot, 9029 El Capitan Way,
Everett. This lot is at the junction of Interstate 5 and State
Highways
99, 527, & 526, a couple blocks north of the Everett Family History
Center. If arriving late please proceed to Cypress Lawn Cemetery
directly across the I-5 freeway from the Park & Ride lot.
August 18
Cemeteries of Snohomish & Machias
We expect to visit 8 cemeteries on this tour. Meeting place will be
announced.
September 15
Cemeteries of Marysville, Tulalip I.R., Arlington, & Silvana
We expect to visit 9 cemeteries on this tour. Meeting place will be
announced.
October 13
Cemeteries of Stanwood & Camano Island
We expect to visit 8 cemeteries on this tour. Meeting place will be
announced.
If you think you will be coming, please let Kevin or Laura know
at the e-mail addresses or telephone numbers shown below. If your
plans are "last minute," that is all right too, just show up at the
announced time and place. Feel free to cantact us for further
information. We look forward to seeing you!
Kevin Fraley
Swimref(a)cmc.net
425-778-9126
Laura Pemberton Sparr
LauraGNG(a)aol.com
425-337-2476