jcurtis55

I believe some have been created without a number, and I received an inquiry today asking about creating new ISQ caches. I'm trying to figure out what I should tell him.

So, is this message now defunct? Are ISQ numbers still being assigned or should they just be created without a #.

For what its worth, I plan to keep my ISQ caches going. I may see if I can adopt some of the archived ones as well. I think the caches pages themselves are an excellent tribute to veterans, even without the Gob Bless Our Troops being on the page. Is this still the place to come to obtain numbers for new ISQ caches?

I'm posting two more ISQ's today. It looks like they will be 703 and 704. Let me know if this isn't correct.

Adding a new one today. I'll use 702 unless I hear different from Rick. This is one I've been watching in Putnamville. It has a Revolutionary War veteran but had a non-ISQ cache. That cache was archived and I think I've waited long enough to ensure that hider is not planning on replacing it.

Rick, I hid another one today in Unionville. Will this be #693?

Wow, I don't visit the forums very often so I just discovered this spot thanks to Six Dog. Just for the record, I have 168 SQ finds (Indiana, Colorado, and Michigan so far) I hope to add Illinois in a couple of weeks. I still get the same thrill from visiting these old cemeteries as I did on my first find. In fact, it was my discovery of the ISQ series that got me into caching. I was already visiting the old cemeteries and using a GPS to record where they were and transcibing the stones to upload the information on www.internment.net before I found caching. I've also placed 54, with #55 coming soon. 9 of my first 10 cache hides were ISQ caches. Hopefully, you've all checked out ISQ #688, which is a century challenge for those with 100 SQ finds. It's at the Centenary United Methodist Church cemtery on Centenary Road. Since Centenary means 100th anniversary, it just seemed destined for a 100-hide challenge cache once the non-ISQ cache there was archived. I've also organized cachers to assist with the complete restoration of two cemeteries where ISQ caches were placed. For those of you who have helped with those CITO's, THANK YOU. For those who missed out, the others can tell you just how rewarding that work was, despite being hard work. The DNR coordinator for Hendricks County has moved to Vermont. I still want to do another restoration this year. GypsyDawg was was so taken by the experience that he and I have decided to attend the DNR workshops this year to become licensed restorers. I don't have all the equipment needed, but GypsyDawg is working on that. The first workshop is May 14-15. Wouldn't you know, the same weekend at the Indiana Spring Picnic event. We still might hook up with another county coordinator for this year, but we might soon be in a position to become self-sufficient for restoration CITO's. By the way, this type of work should not be undertaken without a trained restorer involved as it is easy to damage old headstones even if you have the best of intentions. I'm also finding it great to see the idea spreading across the country. Sorry to go on so long, but I've missed out on a couple of years of postings here and feel the need to jump on board.

Cemetery CITO Link Before restoration: After CITO:

Cemetery CITO Link Before restoration: After CITO:

I'm not sure if this type of CITO had been done before but I wanted to bring events GC15H67 and GC15H6D to everyone's attention. We worked with an experienced cemetery restorer last weekend and completely restored a pioneer Indiana cemetery that had previously been on the Indiana DNR hall of shame due to the terrible condition of this cemetery. I felt this was a great way to provide a little payback for all the caching we do in cemeteries. While it was hard work, those who participated came away with a real feeling of accomplishment and that we had done something special. I think several will keep an eye on this cemetery to ensure it doesn't revert back to the way it was. There have been many photos uploaded. In particular check out the before and after photos. We did have some help, as boy scouts came in about a month before the cachers and cleared the worst of the brush. It was a great joint effort. jcurtis55