Hi Diane, I agree that this is a sad state of affairs..fewer people attend chapel now and with congregations dwindling so do finances. There is no money to continue and preserve. A case in point is the chapel where my grandparents are buried. An aging and decreasing congregation could not maintain the building with repairs often caused by vandalism. My Grandparents' grave stone was pushed over, remounted and pushed over again! Facing this sort of continual problem is expensive and discouraging. Eventually the chapel was sold to developers and there are now flats there. Hwyl Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Hungate" <diane@haqa.co.uk> To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] graveyard bites the dust cont > > This is truly a sad state of affairs, which we only have our current > government to thank whereby greed is more important, and profitable, than > preserving our history and heritage. If we don't cherish and preserve our > history and heritage, whathave we left? Or, sadly, maybe this is the big > plan. I don't know. > > But I would think that if enough family historians and genealogists raised a > stink and alarm, we might be able to aid the cause for preservation? > > Diane > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "althea.john" <althea.john@ntlworld.com> > To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 2:17 PM > Subject: [Cmn-L] graveyard bites the dust cont > > > > Hi if you would like to read the article its in The South Wales Evening > post . If you go to www.wrx.zen.co.uk/wales.htm and click the link for the > south Wales evening post .one article on 27 Oct and the other on the 25th > Oct. > > I personally haven't got anyone in this grave yard but thought it kneaded > to be circulated to family researchers incase they have rellies ther. Like > you I am horified that they can do this but it seems we can not acsses > certain record unless someone has been dead either 75 or 100 years to > maintain their privacy but it o.k.to build a house and school yard on them. > > What a funny world > > Althea > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Althea > > > > > > ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== > > Carmarthenshire Place Names Database - Looking for a farm etc you cannot > find - Contact - PeterWihl@compuserve.com - Let him know the name of the > Farm House etc etc - He will search the Database > > > > > > > > ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Carmarthenshire Place Names Database - Looking for a farm etc you cannot find - Contact - PeterWihl@compuserve.com - Let him know the name of the Farm House etc etc - He will search the Database > >