Manchester General Cemetery On Winter Break until 2013

[Luzzu]

Cancan has compiled a list of the war graves the team have found at Manchester General Cemetery and we have put the list on the project website:-

http://mgctp.moonfruit.com/#/soldiers/4557191916

Luzzu

[Barbara.H]

Website is looking better and better! And it  looks like you have lovely weather for today 

Middle son has flu so could not get down this week.  Fingers crossed for next week! If there's anything left to do that is!

Did the project get into the MEN? Shops don't stock it in north Lancs unfortunately so didn't get chance to look

  Barbara

[Cancan]

                                   


Another great day!!!  Weather Fab!!

Only seven rows left to complete section!!

Myself & Beannie worked hard!!!!

Workmen have arrived back and have finished one section of the Cem, sadly they are only re-erecting the fallen Gravestones, it seems if it is leaning or partly buried under soil there not touching, which is a shame!  If they do the job proper now they won't have to go back in a few years to re-do???

A job done good is a proper job!!!

Have emailed Council a couple of times recently but rather slow to reply! (if)

Manchester Evening News - No we weren't in!!!  I have telephoned and left a message for the reporter - Pamela Walsh??   but if we get a reply???  Really disappointing!!!

Fingers crossed for the next two Sunday's and then our Winter Break!!!

[Radcliff]

I hope the sun shines on Sunday for you and Beanie,such a shame you cant muster up a few more volunteers in your area,I would be there with you, if I lived in Manchester,
You are amazing,the amount of groundwork you have achieved is unbelievable,such a dedicated person,I wish you well and hope you manage a winter break,

[Cancan]

                                 

                                       

Weather looks GOOD for tomorrow

                                        

Not arriving until about 11am

See you in the Morning!!

[Cancan]

                       

 

A Very Very WINDY Day!!

After uncovering flat stones we gave up brushing them until it came time to record them, the wind was so strong it was even blowing the soil back onto them!!!  Still we had a good laugh!!!

ErrorSPAM REPORT THIS POST AS SPAM (Use 'Report to Moderator'). DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINKS IN THIS POST. DO NOT REPLY TO THIS PERSON.]Grateful THANKS to Barbara for traveling down from Lancaster to help with the uncovering, with myself & beannie we all got the last 7 Visible rows completed.
Although 7 rows doesn't sound a lot, when your uncovering it is!!! Now the Cem is 100% done of ALL Visible Stones.[/color]We will be popping in next weekend to record the stones re-erected by the Council Workers, although a few have been missed

Work will resume in 2012, it will be mainly uncovering flat stones so plenty to do, although we have uncovered lots as we have gone along!!

Again many Thanks to the Team for their continued support and attendance!!!

See you ALL next year!!!

[Luzzu]

A huge well done to the team members who have turned out to work in Cemetery on Sunday mornings  .

Just over a year on, the MGCTP project is going much better than I think anyone envisaged when we first came up with the idea.  This is 100% due to the hard work, determination and dedication of the people who have been turning out in all weathers (remember the snow last winter) to uncover, map and photograph.  Without your hard work, there would be nothing for us to transcribe.  You are all amazing.

Thanks Cancan for being a fantastic co-ordinator  .

Luzzu

[Luzzu]

All being well, there will be an article about the MGCTP in the March issue of Family Tree Magazine which comes out on 24th February 2012.

Luzzu 

[Luzzu]

In the current issue (February) of WDYTYA? Magazine, there is a "Death Record Special" and in an item advising readers on locating an ancestors grave they have used a screen shot from the MGCTP website together with screen shots from Manchester Online Burials and Manchester Archives and the cemetery plan for Southern.

We think it is wonderful that they are showing the sources available and Manchester seems to be leading the way and our project is included.

Luzzu