Hi, all. I make no apologies for plugging my own site because I think it is of use to and compliments rootschat.
I am now 6 weeks into compiling a gravestone index for the 17th, 18th and 19th century stones that can be found in County Durham. It is a long term project, but I have already transcribed 2,000 gravestones and published those transcripts on-line. Accessing the transcripts is completely free and the site is easy to use - just input a surname into the search box and you will receive a list of all the transcripts under that name. Amazingly it works and enables you to link various family stones between the different graveyards.
A long way to go yet, but it might be worth checking in from time to time if you are looking for Durham connections. The site is
http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk It may appear as just a Blog, but trust me it is so much more than that.
Hope they allow me to keep this post here. Regards, David Hamilton.
