When I first started tracing my family tree, I could often find things in the Maine Old Cemetery Association's books about things like which cemetery my great-grandmother was in. (East Vassalboro Methodist Cemetery as "Susan L. Jones", thank you very much, MOCA.) But where are they now?
I wanted to try to join them as a volunteer, but nobody answers their email. I can join for $7, but what am I "joining"?
What if I send them my $7 and never hear from them again?
(I know - too many emails about "What NOT to give out" if you don't want to find yourself battling people who use your info to "get credit".....lol)
In the meantime, I go by cemeteries ALL THE TIME that I wonder if they've already got that in their database.....
Maybe I should just pay my money and see where that takes me. I mean, I've got Ancestry.com doing a DNA thing for my mom (which involved getting her an email when she doesn't even have a computer and making her sign up for an Ancestry account that she's never going to see....but that's the "rule" if you've already got YOUR DNA and want to check the one adult who contributed to that DNA through their site), so what is $7 for a year going to MOCA shouldn't hurt - much - provided they don't sell my info to anyone else......
*crossing my fingers and toes*
UPDATE AUGUST 2:
MOCA does exist, it DID take my money - eventually (despite having to "track my check" until it was cashed...lol), and I have my mission, if I ever have a day that I'm NOT having to garden. (Weeds, weeds, weeds - they even follow me in sleep......lol)
Next year, I'm joining again and will - hopefully - bring them new grave sites to add.
I wanted to try to join them as a volunteer, but nobody answers their email. I can join for $7, but what am I "joining"?
What if I send them my $7 and never hear from them again?
(I know - too many emails about "What NOT to give out" if you don't want to find yourself battling people who use your info to "get credit".....lol)
In the meantime, I go by cemeteries ALL THE TIME that I wonder if they've already got that in their database.....
Maybe I should just pay my money and see where that takes me. I mean, I've got Ancestry.com doing a DNA thing for my mom (which involved getting her an email when she doesn't even have a computer and making her sign up for an Ancestry account that she's never going to see....but that's the "rule" if you've already got YOUR DNA and want to check the one adult who contributed to that DNA through their site), so what is $7 for a year going to MOCA shouldn't hurt - much - provided they don't sell my info to anyone else......
*crossing my fingers and toes*
UPDATE AUGUST 2:
MOCA does exist, it DID take my money - eventually (despite having to "track my check" until it was cashed...lol), and I have my mission, if I ever have a day that I'm NOT having to garden. (Weeds, weeds, weeds - they even follow me in sleep......lol)
Next year, I'm joining again and will - hopefully - bring them new grave sites to add.
