Vickie, do you know any laws concerning cemeteries in Iowa? The Iowa Department of Transportation has built a highway across a cemetery access road leaving no way to get to the cemetery. I thought that was against federal law, any ideas? Bill Horst West Burlington, Iowa wdhorst@willinet.net -----Original Message----- From: Vicky Chambers [mailto:vicky@lulacity.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 9:01 PM To: FOWLER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FOWLER] Re: Destruction of cemeterys in GA Hi, I am the County Coordinator for Hall and Banks Counties Saving Graves. Saving Graves is dedicated to making folks aware of cemetery laws , preservation, offering help sites, and people to contact. The URL is http://www.savinggraves.com It has been a very good tool for people that need info. There are forms available to send information on endangered cemeteries. Hall County http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall2/htmlpages/savegrave/savinggravesindex.htm Banks County http://www.rootsweb.com/~gabanks2/htmlpagesbanks/savegrave/savegraveindex.ht ml Hi Cousin Judy, I miss you! Vicky > I think someone needs to contact the Sherriff in that county since someone has removed or destroyed the graves. > GA has passed laws to protect the cemeterys in GA and the fines are pretty stiff. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

http://www.savinggraves-us.org/ia/index.htm Bill, Check out this link for Iowa Saving Graves. The cemetery law is easily found by clicking on the link. If you have any questions email the Iowa Saving Graves.webmaster I know they will be very happy to hear from you. Vicky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Horst" <wdhorst@willinet.net> To: <FOWLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 11:17 PM Subject: RE: [FOWLER] Re: Destruction of cemeterys in GA > Vickie, do you know any laws concerning cemeteries in Iowa? The Iowa > Department of