Wifred, as things of this nature are regulated by ordinances at the local level, it is possible that there are exceptions as I have noted in my previous post. However, in large cities, the up-time has recently been reduced to 10 years. Of course the lease can be renewed if the descendants so desire, however, in many cases there is no one left to care for the grave or the direct descendants have moved away and so it's easy to forego the renewal rather than paying several thousand Euro for a grave/marker that no one will visit or take care of. IMHO, when I consider some of the graves/markers I have seen in US cemeteries, I often think it would be better to remove them as most of them are broken, weathered, illegible, unkempt, vandalized, with trees growing through them. Especially the older ones. The only time Americans visit their loved ones in a cemetery is a short time after they have died and on Memorial Day. I spend a lot of time in cemeteries writing down dates for genealogical purposes and I hardly ever see a person visiting the grave of a loved one. There is an abandoned cemetery in my neighborhood that I have adopted and decorate in Spring, Fall and at Christmas time. In Germany everyone tries to outdo one another when it comes to the size of the marker, it has virtually become a status symbol. Enough said on this subject. Ursula ___________________________________________________ There'll come a time, when you'll have no more time. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilfred Kesner" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:29:46 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Burial practices I don't think that is true all over Germany. Wilfred ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobbi" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:21 AM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Burial practices > The leases run more for about 20-25 years. And the family is not allowed > to > lease the same plot again unless they have someone who died that they want > to bury. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BF" > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:21 AM > Subject: [G-P-L] Burial practices > > > What were the 19th century burial practices in Germany? I suppose they > were > buried in the church cemetery. Did they have long-lasting markers such as > we > have? My family lived in a small town, Herda, Thuringen and were poor. Any > chance of finding a marker from 1850-1900 if such things existed? > > I read that some country had plots leased for 100 yrs, then they were > reused > but don't remember if that was Germany. > > Betty > FL > > > > For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: > http://www.germanyroots.com > > Please visit and participate in our new forum > http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ > ------------------------------- > 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 For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: http://www.germanyroots.com Please visit and participate in our new forum http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ ------------------------------- 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

We just returned from Germany/Switzerland, and we found it interesting that the cemeteries near the churches were so small, but so well cared for! And also that all the gravestones were so new, none older that the 1960's, and had photographic images of the person laid to rest in the tomb. And the cememtery in the small town we visited in Switzerland, Sattel, was full of Ulrich's!!! Barbara Ulrich [email protected] Menomonee Falls, WI ________________________________ From: Ursula <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, January 21, 2010 12:00:55 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Burial practices Wifred, as things of this nature are regulated by ordinances at the local level, it is possible that there are exceptions as I have noted in my previous post. However, in large cities, the up-time has recently been reduced to 10 years. Of course the lease can be renewed if the descendants so desire, however, in many cases there is no one left to care for the grave or the direct descendants have moved away and so it's easy to forego the renewal rather than paying several thousand Euro for a grave/marker that no one will visit or take care of. IMHO, when I consider some of the graves/markers I have seen in US cemeteries, I often think it would be better to remove them as most of them are broken, weathered, illegible, unkempt, vandalized, with trees growing through them. Especially the older ones. The only time Americans visit their loved ones in a cemetery is a short time after they have died and on Memorial Day. I spend a lot of time in cemeteries writing down dates for genealogical purposes and I hardly ever see a person visiting the grave of a loved one. There is an abandoned cemetery in my neighborhood that I have adopted and decorate in Spring, Fall and at Christmas time. In Germany everyone tries to outdo one another when it comes to the size of the marker, it has virtually become a status symbol. Enough said on this subject. Ursula ___________________________________________________ There'll come a time, when you'll have no more time. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilfred Kesner" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:29:46 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Burial practices I don't think that is true all over Germany. Wilfred ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobbi" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:21 AM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Burial practices > The leases run more for about 20-25 years. And the family is not allowed > to > lease the same plot again unless they have someone who died that they want > to bury. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BF" > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:21 AM > Subject: [G-P-L] Burial practices > > > What were the 19th century burial practices in Germany? I suppose they > were > buried in the church cemetery. Did they have long-lasting markers such as > we > have? My family lived in a small town, Herda, Thuringen and were poor. Any > chance of finding a marker from 1850-1900 if such things existed? > > I read that some country had plots leased for 100 yrs, then they were > reused > but don't remember if that was Germany. > > Betty > FL > > > > For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: > http://www.germanyroots.com > > Please visit and participate in our new forum > http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ > ------------------------------- > 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 For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: http://www.germanyroots.com Please visit and participate in our new forum http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ ------------------------------- 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 For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: http://www.germanyroots.com Please visit and participate in our new forum http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ ------------------------------- 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