Greetings listers, After reading Chris Warren's message about the loss of early cemetery records, I thought I would ask for some general comments. It must be quite common for someone to know which cemetery a relative is buried in, but not to know the exact gravesite because early grave markers have been lost or destroyed in the actual cemetery. Since many early markers were wooden, this is unfortunately inevitable. Added to that is the loss of early cemetery records from fire or some other cause. So if both the site and the record are lost, it can be almost impossible to know exactly where a person is buried. So I'm wondering - if someone wanted to put up some kind of marker, say a cross or a plaque, stating that it preserves the memory of the named people who are known to be buried here but the exact site is unknown, can this be done? Surely in small cemeteries or old cemeteries it should not be too difficult. I can't believe that every cemetery trust would quote $600 or more, as Barbara found with Eaglehawk. Or maybe I'm naïve, and that is in fact the going rate for such a thing? Julie H.

Julie Carngham cemetery have put in a very large rock for that exact purpose I believe, to be able to mark the cemetery and have a memorial even though you are not sure exactly where the grave is. This particular cemetery has had markers moved, records burnt etc and I know the secretery is trying to piece them all together. I know I found a headstone in a different cemetery with a memorial to their two daughters buried at Carngham cemetery, when I passed this on the cemetery did not have them on record. Also there does not seem to be any records for the old Smythes Creek cemetery but working on a large project for Smythesdale we seem to digging up a number who well be burried at Smythes Creek. We are looking into it all, and not physically digging up bodies. Carmel -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of juliemhopper Sent: Sunday, 20 July, 2008 12:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: lost gravesites and records Greetings listers, After reading Chris Warren's message about the loss of early cemetery records, I thought I would ask for some general comments. It must be quite common for someone to know which cemetery a relative is buried in, but not to know the exact gravesite because early grave markers have been lost or destroyed in the actual cemetery. Since many early markers were wooden, this is unfortunately inevitable. Added to that is the loss of early cemetery records from fire or some other cause. So if both the site and the record are lost, it can be almost impossible to know exactly where a person is buried. So I'm wondering - if someone wanted to put up some kind of marker, say a cross or a plaque, stating that it preserves the memory of the named people who are known to be buried here but the exact site is unknown, can this be done? Surely in small cemeteries or old cemeteries it should not be too difficult. I can't believe that every cemetery trust would quote $600 or more, as Barbara found with Eaglehawk. Or maybe I'm naïve, and that is in fact the going rate for such a thing? Julie H. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message