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MBGRG Newsletters Issues 1 - 10

The newsletters are a major source of information as regards the past and current activities of the MBGRG, containing reports, news and colour images. They can be downloaded as Adobe® Reader® pdf files, but if you are using a slow dial-up connection, these files will take several minutes to download, and you may prefer to look at the simple text-only versions initially.         

Issue 1 Issue 2

  July 2003  (Filesize= 688k)  

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  • Inauguration Statement

  • The Aims of the MBGRG

  • Brief Summary of Our Progress

  • Bellie Churchyard Volunteer Appeal

  • A Fascinating Pastime

  • Newsletter Presentation

  • Pictorial Review 2001-2003

  • Work in Progress at Bellie Churchyard

  • Future Plans

 

 

  February 2004 (Filesize = 199k)  

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  • Logo

  • Bellie Cemetery 

  • Drainie Cemetery (RAF Lossiemouth)

  • Drainie : Gordonstoun Connection

  • Kinneddar (Buried Tombstones)

  • Dipple (Monumental Inscriptions)

  • Botriphnie Expedition

  • Guidelines & Methodologies

  • To Returf or Not to Returf

  • Forthcoming Projects For This Year

  • Newsletter Editor

 

Issue 3

Issue 4

   September 2004 (Filesize = 394k)

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  • Our Logo

  • Alves Cemetery

  • Bellie Cemetery

  • Botriphnie Expedition

  • Cartoon Corner

  • Burghead Cemetery

  • Drainie Cemetery

  • Drainie - Gordonstoun Connection

  • Dipple (MIs)

  • Essil (MIs)

  • Traveller' Tales

  • Oddments

   April 2005 (Filesize = 516k)

Text only version

  • Committee for 2005-2006

  • Group Logo

  • Fund Raising

  • Alves Cemetery

  • Alves Historical Comment

  • Llanbryde (Old & New)

  • Humour Corner

  • Future Research

  • Traveller's Tales

  • SAFS Graveyard Workgroup

  • Climate Change and the MBGRG

  • Oddments

 
Issue 5

Issue 6
  September 2005 (Filesize = 788k )

Text only version

  • Obituary - Dr John Bruce Irving

  • New Members

  • Sites Under Investigation (1)

  • Sites Under Investigation (2)

  • New publication (Vol 3)

  • News from Australia

  • Travellers Tales

  • Potted Site History

  • Fund Raising

  • Moray Voluntary Service Organisation

  • Graveyard Art

  • Photographic Issues

  • Work in progress

  • MI Recording  at Elgin Cathedral

  April 2006  (Filesize = 685k )

Text only version

  • AGM

  • Fund Raising Appeal 1

  • Just Another Stone ?

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  • Humour

  • Photographing Gravestones

  • Buried Tombstone Methodology

  • Fund Raising Appeal 2

  • News from Australia

  • Ongoing and Future Research

  • A word from our Controller

 

 
Issue 7 Issue 8
  September 2006 (Filesize = 726k )

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  • Introductory remarks

  • Visit of Hon. President to Birnie

  • Old Burial Grounds of Moray

  • Humour corner

  • New Publications

  • Fundraising

  • News from Australia

  • Poet's Corner

  • Ongoing Research (Elgin Cathedral)

  • Ongoing Research (Birnie)

  • An appreciation

  • From our controller

   April 2007 (Filesize = 672k )

Text only version

  • Introductory remarks

  • A Dallas Churchyard Mystery

  • New MBGRG Logo Badge

  • MBGRG Website

  • In-house humour

  • Membership

  • Annual party and fundraising

  • Publications

  • SAFHS

  • Forthcoming event

 
Issue 9 Issue 10
  September 2007 (Filesize = 569k )

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  • Publicity Manager appointed

  • Great Revelations

  • Fundraising & Newsletter Award

  • The Braes of Glenlivet

  • Marriage

  • Web site grows

  • Three unusual Memorials

  • Mysterious Memorials (BBC Competition)

  • Ongoing Research (Elgin Cathedral)

  • Elgin Cathedral - stone recycling

  • News from Down Under

  • From our controller

 

   May 2008 (Filesize = 1.4M )

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  • Recent events

  • Elgin Cathedral - MI recording complete

  • Glad to be back

  • Assistant Editor appointed

  • Moray Churchyard MI Updates

  • MBGRG website goes 'Googley'

  • Australian Anecdote - by Hon President

  •  Pre 1855 Death Records

  • Word from our Controller

  • Elgin Cathedral - stone recycling

  • Very old tombstone from Dundurcas

  • SAFHS AGM and Meeting March 2008

  • MBGRG Annual Report

  • Articles for future Newsletters

 

Date last modified: Mon 19 May 08