Homer, Bonnie, and all other Skull Orchard hunters Mr. Joey Brackner with the Alabama State Council on the Arts has contacted our local Historical Society with a request. He is trying to determine through individuals who have canvassed the cemeteries in Alabama, where there may be Gravehouses and/or Pottery Gravemarkers located. I have seen only one gravehouse during my travels of Barbour County but to date, I have only been to about 130 of the 200 plus cemeteries in Barbour. The one I recall seeing was at Pea Creek Church Cemetery. If anyone has knowledge of any gravehouses located in Barbour Co., please advise. For those who may not know, gravehouses are wooden structures, usually with gabled roofs that cover graves, usually found in rural cemeteries. Because of the difficulty in maintaining them, many cemetery committees have elected to dismantle them. Mr. Brackner is offering professional restoration advice and even grants for those interested in repairing them, as opposed to tearing them down or allowing them to deteriorate. I do not believe that pottery gravemarkers are common in this part of Alabama. They were more prevalent in areas where there were once family run potteries. The main problem with them is that lawn mower slugs are tearing them up. I can't recall any pottery gravemarkers in Barbour Co. but if anyone knows of any please let me know. Thanks, Richard SOS 6-3