Twana Pinskey, All states have laws regulating cemeteries whether they be private or public. The one for Tennessee can be found at the following location: http://www.mtsu.edu/~kesmith/TNARCHNET/Laws.html A review of laws pertaining to cemeteries could well determine your action. BJ McCuiston ----- Original Message ----- From: "Twana Pinskey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [DC] Auction being held and a Cemetery is on prop..HELP!!!!! > I agree with julieann. STAY POSITIVE & DON'T GIVE UP!!. > HOW about contacting ministers of churches in that area for assistance?? > Also consider taking out an ad in area paper, on on cable t.v. explaining > what you want to do, & ask for volunteers to help. good luck. Twana > > > >From: "heymom" <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [DC] Auction being held and a Cemetery is on prop..HELP!!!!! > >Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 09:56:17 -0600 > > > > >I am looking for someone to help me with a situation that is going on. > >II > > >have no ancestors from/in Dickson County but I have tons in Rutherford > > > > >County. I found out over the weekend that some land where some of my > > > early ancestors are buried is being auctioned off and I am truly afraid > >for > > > that cemetery. It has been vandalized many times but I want to do > >something > > > > >before it is completely gone. > > > >Tara, could you just go ahead and call the person whose land includes the > >cemetery? Ask them if you can form a cemetery committee (even if you are > >the only one on it at first!) to keep the cemetery up. How many graves in > >the cemetery? Do you know any of the decscendants of the other people > >buried there? Many folks these days are interested in preserving what they > >can of the old times, and you might be pleasantly surprised. Perhaps the > >land owners put something in their deeds about keeping the cemetery. If > >not, you could always explain that you have ties to their land, and would > >they mind if you came every so often to weed, trim, fix headstones, etc. > > > >I have heard of people organizing "Adopt a Cemetery" drives in their > >community, and even if folks don't have an ancestor buried there, it makes > >a > >good community service project. Boy Scouts are great for helpers, as they > >can do the yard work and also document the graves. Would make a great > >badge > >project. > > > >Don't, whatever you do, give up! Keep on asking, stay polite and positive, > >and don't give up! Let everyone know that this is important to you, and > >you > >will succeed. Hope that helps, > > > >Juliane Gale Bertagne > > > > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > >My genealogy software won't accept "spaceship" > >as a "Place of Birth"..... Now What ???? > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > What do you mean my Birth Certificate expired ??? > > > >