Will somebody in Lawrence County confirm or deny this as FACT? I won't spread it unless it is FACT! Tom Evans A transplanted Hoosier (still above ground) In a message dated 8/2/1 10:07:09 AM, [email protected] writes: << HELP SAVE INDIANA PIONEER CEMETERIES! Please read the letter below and go to this link to print and sign the petition! http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/Petition-Disinterment.PDF > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 14:49:57 -0000 > From: "D. Underwood" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IAKEOKUK] SAVING OUR ANCESTORS GRAVE SITES > > Hi Dianne > > As you may remember I have been restoring our > Pioneer Cemeteries for several > years. The situation here in Indiana is that we have > very few and very poor > laws protecting them. Recently a sad trend has > developed where developers > are using third parties to petition the courts to > disinter bodies to make > way for developments. The most recent case happened > in Clark County where a > developer made a del ($$$) with a funeral director > who got acourt order to > remove the bodies from a cemetery that was in their > way. The bodies end up > in boxes in a building at the University of > Indianapolis. Really sad! Would > you send out to your mailing list the attached link > whereby people can > download a copy of the petition to change the laws? > Anyone with ancestors > buried in Indiana should be concerned about the > problem. here is the link: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/Petition-Disinterment.PDF > > I will be bringing a copy with me to the reunion for > folks to sign as well. > > Thanks > > Art >>