Rajordan (rā'-jər-dăn')

Memorial Hill Cemetery Transcription Project

Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery and Mausoleum

Cook-Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery Transcription Project

I am documenting the Cook-Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery in north Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA. Why? Because no one else had tackled it before. I started in January of 2009 and so far, I have photographed the grayed out areas of this cemetery map to the left. There are now over three thousand memorials listed in Find A Grave for Memorial Hill Cemetery.

Here is a reverse timeline I put together after the fact. By "documenting it" I mean that for every grave marker found, I created a memorial on Find A Grave and uploaded a photograph.

3 Nov 2009 - I photographed the rest of of the "Founders Haven" section today.

19 Sep 2009 - Someone else contacted me about working on this cemetery. She took photographs of the rest of the names in the Mausoleum, created the Memorials in Find A Grave, and uploaded her photos, so it is documented.

14 Sep 2009 - I photographed the western part of the "Founders Haven" section today. I uploaded the photographs and notified my transcribing partner.

Sep 2009 - Another Find A Grave contributor contacted me about helping to document this cemetery. I explained that the eastern half of the "Field of Honor Veterans Garden" section still needs to be documented as well as the rest of the Mausoleum. In fact, I told her, better photographs than mine could be taken of the names inside the Mausoleum. As for me, I think I will start on the "Founders Haven" section next.

Aug 2009 - Too hot to photograph!

May through Jul 2009 - I got tired of transcribing photos, so I solicited help from Find A Grave contributors. I found a great transcriber who researches the names. Frequently she gets full names with maiden names, full dates and places of birth and death. She creates the memorials and I upload my photographs. Finished documenting the western half of the "Field of Honor Veterans Garden" section.

Apr 2009 - I continued on the "Field of Honor Veterans Garden" section and finished photographing the western half of the section.

Mar 2009 - I started on the "Garden of Roses" section and finished documenting it. Started on the Mausoleum in "Field of Honor Veterans Garden" section and finished documenting it. Continued with documenting the "Field of Honor Veterans Garden" section.

Feb 2009 - I started on the "South Entrance Garden" section and finished documenting it. Continued photographing parts of the Mausoleum and "Field of Honor Veterans Garden" section.

Jan 2009 - I started with the "Fountain of Life" section and finished documenting it.

Created: 20 Apr 2009

Last updated: January 15, 2010

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