Cindy, Just want to say thank you to you and your family for all of your hard work! Kim Kolk --------------------------------------- [email protected] Researching DEBEE, HAHNENKAMP, JANCO, KOLK, MAXWELL, PETRINI, POYNTER, WEISS On Jul 10, 2006, at 8:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > From: "Chuck & Cindy Leonard" <[email protected]> > Date: July 9, 2006 10:24:58 PM CDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Burials/ Civil War or own farm land > > > When a local mowing service, hired to mow our City Cemetery (the > oldest one > in Staunton), came to the city council and wanted to take all the > broken > tombstones and dispose of them, our society members gathered and > sent a > letter to the city council objecting to this and to make a long > story short, > the State Historical Preservation Association told us to contact them > immediately if we saw any indications of stones being removed and > they would > send State Police to stop the removal. It didn't come to that, but as > usual, yours truly wound up on the reorganized City Cemetery > Association and > the broken stones were repaired; my children walked the creek bed > in search > of stones that may have been thrown down there but that search > proved to be > cement borders that were removed from around grave plots. My > husband made a > "probe" for me to use in the oldest section and we found numerous > original > stones that had been broken over the years and covered by dirt. > They were > repaired and re-set (we kept them close to the original spot they were > found) - the original plot listing of burials was long gone and > believe me, > our group did some hard searching. Of course, if anyone finds the > records, > it would be great to have them.....

I agree. That is a lot of work. Thank you. Gloria At 10:29 AM 7/10/2006, you wrote: >Cindy, > Just want to say thank you to you and your family for all of your >hard work! > >Kim Kolk >--------------------------------------- >[email protected] >Researching DEBEE, HAHNENKAMP, JANCO, KOLK, MAXWELL, PETRINI, >POYNTER, WEISS > > >On Jul 10, 2006, at 8:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >>From: "Chuck & Cindy Leonard" <[email protected]> >>Date: July 9, 2006 10:24:58 PM CDT >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Burials/ Civil War or own farm land >> >> >>When a local mowing service, hired to mow our City Cemetery (the >>oldest one >>in Staunton), came to the city council and wanted to take all the >>broken >>tombstones and dispose of them, our society members gathered and >>sent a >>letter to the city council objecting to this and to make a long >>story short, >>the State Historical Preservation Association told us to contact them >>immediately if we saw any indications of stones being removed and >>they would >>send State Police to stop the removal. It didn't come to that, but as >>usual, yours truly wound up on the reorganized City Cemetery >>Association and >>the broken stones were repaired; my children walked the creek bed >>in search >>of stones that may have been thrown down there but that search >>proved to be >>cement borders that were removed from around grave plots. My >>husband made a >>"probe" for me to use in the oldest section and we found numerous >>original >>stones that had been broken over the years and covered by dirt. >>They were >>repaired and re-set (we kept them close to the original spot they were >>found) - the original plot listing of burials was long gone and >>believe me, >>our group did some hard searching. Of course, if anyone finds the >>records, >>it would be great to have them..... > > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from [email protected], send a message to: > [email protected] > that contains in the body of the message the command: > unsubscribe > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but your software > may require one. >

And my family and our committee learned a lot of history doing this. I never worried about my kids vandalizing a cemetery. They put too much hard work into reading the stones along with Mary McKenzie & Mr. Butcher one summer. The current cemetery association is very active and does a great job on keeping the cemetery cleaned and stones repaired. I just wish I had more time to walk and record more cemeteries. There are many people back here in Macoupin County who walk and record cemeteries. It is a long, tedious job, but every time you find a lost stone or a lost relative, it makes the work enjoyable. ----- Original Message ----- From: "G Frazier" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Re: Burials/ Civil War or own farm land > I agree. > > That is a lot of work. > > Thank you. > > Gloria > At 10:29 AM 7/10/2006, you wrote: > >Cindy, > > Just want to say thank you to you and your family for all of your > >hard work! > > > >Kim Kolk > >--------------------------------------- > >[email protected] > >Researching DEBEE, HAHNENKAMP, JANCO, KOLK, MAXWELL, PETRINI, > >POYNTER, WEISS > > > > > >On Jul 10, 2006, at 8:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > >>From: "Chuck & Cindy Leonard" <[email protected]> > >>Date: July 9, 2006 10:24:58 PM CDT > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Burials/ Civil War or own farm land > >> > >> > >>When a local mowing service, hired to mow our City Cemetery (the > >>oldest one > >>in Staunton), came to the city council and wanted to take all the > >>broken > >>tombstones and dispose of them, our society members gathered and > >>sent a > >>letter to the city council objecting to this and to make a long > >>story short, > >>the State Historical Preservation Association told us to contact them > >>immediately if we saw any indications of stones being removed and > >>they would > >>send State Police to stop the removal. It didn't come to that, but as > >>usual, yours truly wound up on the reorganized City Cemetery > >>Association and > >>the broken stones were repaired; my children walked the creek bed > >>in search > >>of stones that may have been thrown down there but that search > >>proved to be > >>cement borders that were removed from around grave plots. My > >>husband made a > >>"probe" for me to use in the oldest section and we found numerous > >>original > >>stones that had been broken over the years and covered by dirt. > >>They were > >>repaired and re-set (we kept them close to the original spot they were > >>found) - the original plot listing of burials was long gone and > >>believe me, > >>our group did some hard searching. Of course, if anyone finds the > >>records, > >>it would be great to have them..... > > > > > > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > >To unsubscribe from [email protected], send a message to: > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command: > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but your software > > may require one. > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > To post a message so everyone on ILMACOUP-L or ILMACOUP-D receives it, send the message to: > [email protected] > It will then be sent on to everyone in both ILMACOUP-L or ILMACOUP-D. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

I commend you for all your hard work. It is a worthy task and more of us need to be involved. I live way down here in Texas, I am 80, a WWII veteran and within the last 6 months I have had open heart surgery and brain surgery. An uncle of mine, James Burgoyne and some his family are buried in one of the Staunton cemeteries; a set of one of my grandparents (Burgoynes) and some of their relatives are buried in the Miles Station church cemetery; and some of my great grandparents and the other set of my grandparents (Schneebergs) are buried in the Brighton city cemetery. I lived in Brighton with my parents from 1926 - 1940. I have delayed joining the Macoupin County Researcher (?) - publication, so send me information as to how I subscribe to it. Bill Schneeberg 2922 South Country Club Road Garland, TX 75043-1306 Phone: 972-278-2851 Email: [email protected] Researching: SCHNEEBERG; GILL; BURGOYNE; SAUERWEIN; BOSTON; GRAHAM; STETHEM; AND SCHWAB. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 10:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Burials/ Civil War or own farm land Cindy, Just want to say thank you to you and your family for all of your hard work! Kim Kolk - ------------------------------------- [email protected] Researching DEBEE, HAHNENKAMP, JANCO, KOLK, MAXWELL, PETRINI, POYNTER, WEISS On Jul 10, 2006, at 8:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > From: "Chuck & Cindy Leonard" <[email protected]> > Date: July 9, 2006 10:24:58 PM CDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ILMacoupin] Burials/ Civil War or own farm land > > > When a local mowing service, hired to mow our City Cemetery (the > oldest one > in Staunton), came to the city council and wanted to take all the > broken > tombstones and dispose of them, our society members gathered and > sent a > letter to the city council objecting to this and to make a long > story short, > the State Historical Preservation Association told us to contact them > immediately if we saw any indications of stones being removed and > they would > send State Police to stop the removal. It didn't come to that, but as > usual, yours truly wound up on the reorganized City Cemetery > Association and > the broken stones were repaired; my children walked the creek bed > in search > of stones that may have been thrown down there but that search > proved to be > cement borders that were removed from around grave plots. My > husband made a > "probe" for me to use in the oldest section and we found numerous > original > stones that had been broken over the years and covered by dirt. > They were > repaired and re-set (we kept them close to the original spot they were > found) - the original plot listing of burials was long gone and > believe me, > our group did some hard searching. Of course, if anyone finds the > records, > it would be great to have them..... ______________________________