Dear John, Ed and List Members: It would be a very worthwhile project! And, sorry it has taken a reminder by you, John, to prompt me to respond. The monument behind St. Paul's still exists. I viewed it as recently as July 4 of this year. I will send a note to David Osborne at the National Historic Site to ask him if what you propose might be doable! (I still owe him a check for a charitable contribution and definitely need to connect with him soon as a consequence!) Best regards, Blake A. Bell ----- Original Message ----- From: John Merz To: AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 5:11 PM Subject: St. Paul's Church National Historical Site in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Hello Hessians, hello Blake A. Bell, Deputy Town Historian of the Town of Pelham; hello Ed Maul; <SNIP> However, what I really wanted to ask, this monument behind the church, you gave us a picture of it, does it still stand? Is it still there? And if so, could a descendant of a Hessian soldier, or a group of descendants, donate a 'Hessian Soldier' plaque and place it at the monument with a small ceremony? I am sure our subscriber Ed Maul would be a willing participant, and even yourself, being a descendant of one Hessian who got away to tell his story. <SNIP>