On Friday, June 30, 2000 6:15 PM, Janet [SMTP:[email protected]] wrote: : : ROOT STREET (EAST AURORA) CEMETERY : The Root Street Cemetery, now known as Memorial Park, was the first burial ground in : Aurora, Illinois, platted in 1848. . . In 1928 Lutz White, late Historian wrote "Root Street : Cemetery, . . . is in a run-down condition". As a result the City fenced in the cemetery with an : 8-foot iron picket fence . . . From time to time Memorials were erected in memory of those : who had a part in the building of the community . . . NOTE: Fence mostly taken down and : now part of grounds of the Aurora Police Station - District 2 . . . *** FROM THE O*N*L*Y : REMAINING STONES *** . . . Janet - Thanks for sharing this. It is really a very sad commentary on our society today, that we have no appreciation nor respect for the history that went before us, nor of those persons who are responsible for our being today. : *** I have taken digital pictures of these remaining stones [email protected] I hope that these will be accepted and protected by a local historical institute, that will preserve them for generations to come. Thanks, Janet, for unmasking this small piece of history for the generations of our descendants. Michael ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michael Martens Kirchhoff [email protected] http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/michaelkirchhoff/KIRCHH/index.htm UPDATED: 21 March 2000 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: KIRCHHOFF 1796 to Present; DEU>IL, USA Also, selected: FRANZEN; MARTENS; HEINE; SHEDDON; KORTHAUER; SCHULE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~