Mary, am more interested in knowing which cemetery sold the stone and who it was registered to. My understanding (and could be corrected on this) that when a family purchases a plot and pays for a stone, it is their property. If a Family Member cannot be found is there some regulation that states it must be posted for a number of days in a local paper? Perhaps someone on List could answer this. Ellen --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.788 / Virus Database: 533 - Release Date: 11/1/2004

In connection with a new stone replacing an old stone... If the stone is a hundred years old and there are now numerous "family" only a phone call away... then who owns it, and who gets to make decisions? What if one particular descendent unilaterally decides to replace a beautiful old marble monument, in almost perfect condition, with a new granite model? There is nothing in this for the cemetery -- no fee, no donation (but there should be). Just extra work that no one gets paid to do. Who should have to spend time calling other descendents for a decision respecting the fate of the old stone -- the cemetery volunteer or the guy who spent the money on the new stone? Or is the old stone's fate entirely his to decide? What's the easiest way to deal with the old stone? The reality is.... when the machinery comes in with the new stone, the machinery can very quickly break up and bury the old one. This is indeed a problem. Replacing an old stone with a new stone should involve a substantial donation to the cemetery. The old stone should be carefully lifted, its base removed and then it should be laid flat on the ground in front of the new stone. Bruce McCowan, P.Eng. www.scarboroughrecord.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellen Murray" <ellen.murray@sympatico.ca> To: <CA-ONT-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 8:47 PM Subject: [ON-CEM] SELLING TOMBSTONES > Mary, am more interested in knowing which cemetery sold the stone and who it > was registered to. My understanding (and could be corrected on this) that > when a family purchases a plot and pays for a stone, it is their property. > If a Family Member cannot be found is there some regulation that states it > must be posted for a number of days in a local paper? Perhaps someone on > List could answer this. > Ellen > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.788 / Virus Database: 533 - Release Date: 11/1/2004 > > > ==== CA-ONT-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > > READ the taglines! > Before you ask for a lookup ...check > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~silentguardians/ > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >