Vernon asked: >My question is this: What can be done to stop this disregard for cemeteries? Apparently the local officials do not have a interest in preserving the history of Mississippi County.< Vernon: I was told by our former cemetery superintendent that when they tried to put a freeway through the middle of our local cemetery here in Turlock, California - a state law was quoted to stop the idea. It seems that a grave is considered by the state to be inviolate. So, our local freeway has a curve in it - around the cemetery. So, look to your state laws to see if there is anything there to protect the graves. If not - find a legislator who is willing to follow California's example. So, California has a law to protect the graves but not to keep the cemeteries from disintegrating. Now, CA citizens are trying to get an History Cemetery Commission up and running. Funds are the main problem. Regards, Nan [email protected]