FAQs

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Q. You talk about people who were remarkable but unremarked and whose lives were ‘unsung.’ How do you mean?

A. We came up with ‘remarkable but unremarked’ to describe someone whose life was not humdrum, who lived through interesting times, does not figure in any history book but whose story will fascinate their descendants – like Reginald WD Gilbertson . His Profile also features wry Appreciations and shows the value of a Timeline.

‘A life unsung’ comes from the poet Jackie Kay. An example of someone much loved by family and friends and valued in their community is Mora Munro whose Profile also shows an acknowledgement and a good example of a postscript.

Q. In Funding the Project you say Milestones is not aiming for profit. What does that mean?

A. Milestones is not a money-making venture. We want to generate enough income to pay our running costs, to refund advances received from supporters to set up the project and to offer payment to those presently volunteering. When that’s done there will be bonus income. This we plan to share out amongst good causes.

Q. What good causes will benefit from the bonus income ?

A. On starting with Milestones each of our volunteer team members nominated a good cause they want to see supported when the project makes a profit. We made the same offer to the core of supporters who provided the Profiles in the original Register. Sustainers are invited to do so too. The list of Good Causes would be circulated to customers regularly. These already include Age Scotland, Amnesty, British Red Cross, Edinburgh Direct Aid International, Macmillan Cancer Support, MSF, Parkinson’s UK, WaterAid. Distribution will be at the discretion of the board at Annual General Meeting.