Contact Jeanne Reagan-Dinius at the DNR. She can send a conservation officer to check out the situation. jrdinius@dnr.state.in.us Rhonda Stoffer Head of Indiana History and Genealogy Services Marion Public Library -----Original Message----- From: nbdm@juno.com [mailto:nbdm@juno.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 6:45 AM To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [INPCRP] package sewer plant The town of Georgetown In. is in the process of getting approval for a package sewer plant on property containing a pioneer cemetery. What are the laws on diggig for this plant Is it not more than 100 feet>? Jack and I had talked to the owner and she had given us access. The town board say they are willing to protect but I dont feel they understand how far they need to stay away. Dave Riley ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== Quote from William Gladstone (1809-1897), three-time Prime Minister of England and Victorian contemporary of Benjamin Disraeli: "Show me the manner in which a nation or community cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty to high ideals."

Thought you might find this of interest. Madison, IN May 28, 1941, News-Dispatch, Michigan City, IN Begin Removal of 1,700 in Cemeteries The task of digging up 1,700 corpses, moving them and then burying them again, all in six weeks, is under way. The Jefferson County Re-Interment Assn. took up the job yesterday at the army's 60,000 acre Jefferson ordnance proving ground north of here. The association has a$106,425 contract to remove the bodies from seven cemeteries inside the area.

List: Does anyone know anything about this group? http://www.friendsofruralcemeteries.org/ I received an email from them want me to post their link on my cemetry page. I have never heard of them. Maybe they have been around for awhile but they don't say much about what they do other than ask for support. They only have two links listed on their website. UEB WWW.HCGS.NET "Only a Genealogist regards a step backwards as Progress." -Anon-

jack sandlin is working on it. why has this suddenly become an issue? jistorical markers are at the say so of the historical society, thank you , mayor nanete tunget

Hello List: I just thought I would mention this. In yesterday's Tipton Tribune there were some pictures from the Habitat-From-Humanity group that just got back from a 2-week trip down to Louisianna to build some houses. They also had a picture of a local cemetery and the picture had the caption that the cemeteries were in deplorable condition. Didn't know if anyone had heard about this. We are gearing up to get started whenever it gets dry. We are going to work on the old portion of the city cemetery. We have had many people ask when we were going to work on it. We talked to the caretaker, he went to the City Counsel and we are in. Joan Wray Tipton County

Hi List, Wondering if anyone has heard anything on if Perry Township Trustee Jack Sandlin will ever put up this historical marker for Fowler/Mundy Pioneer Cemetery? Jack, I believe you are right it was 2003 the sidewalk was put in and that was the stumbling block then. I would really appreciate if the list could help me out and give Trustee Jack Sandlin alittle reminder about this marker by calling him or mailing him at; Perry Township Trustee Jack Sandlin 4925 Shelby Av. Indianapolis, In. 46227 317-788-4810 and Mayor of Southport 6901 Derbyshire Rd. Southport, Indiana 46227 317-786-3585 NO MORE EXCUSES Thanks for your help. JEFF "Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have." Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)

Hi Mark and friends, The 2006 IHS/DNR Cemetery Workshop dates are set and we're finalizing the location now. (Check out http://www.indianahistory.org/lhs/workshops.html for more info and a downloadable registration brochure soon.) Thanks for your interest! Hope to see you soon! Kind regards, Corrie Straightening Up the Yard: Basic Hands-on Cemetery Preservation Workshop Day One: Gravestone Symbolism and Art; Cemetery Law and Registry Friday, June 9, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Location: Indiana History Center, Indianapolis Sheila Riley, long-standing member of the Association for Gravestone Studies, will draw on more than 20 years of research and experience to discuss the symbolism, artistry, and traditions of Indiana pioneer cemeteries and Jeannie Regan-Dinius, DHPA-DNR employee and coordinator of the Indiana Cemetery Registry, will address Indiana legislation that affects cemetery preservation work and the Indiana Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry. Day Two: Basic Cemetery Restoration Workshop Saturday, June 10, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Location: TBA Participants will take individual stones through the entire preservation process, from cleaning to straightening and resetting. Instructors John Walters, Micki Walters, and Daniel Faris will instruct and supervise participants in the use of appropriate preservation techniques. Participants will learn and practice skills including stone cleaning, resetting leaning stones, resetting stones in slotted bases, and global positioning system. Assembling the Pieces of History: Advanced Hands-On Cemetery Restoration Workshop Saturday, August 19, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Location: TBA This full-day workshop will focus on advanced cemetery restoration techniques. Topics covered will include fixing simple breaks, resetting obelisks, determining the original location of a stone once it's been moved, and how to mix stone dust to fill in cracks. Most of the workshop will be spent in the cemetery, where participants will gain valuable hands-on experience repairing stones. Participants must have attended one of the Indiana Historical Society's Basic Cemetery Preservation workshops or have prior cemetery preservation experience. Corrie E. Cook Assistant, Local History Services Indiana Historical Society 450 West Ohio Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 317.233.8913 317.234.0427 fax ccook@indianahistory.org www.indianahistory.org -----Original Message----- From: Mark Kreps [mailto:mjkreps@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 4:02 PM To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [INPCRP] Cemetery Preservation Workshop Any word from the Indiana Dept of Natural Resources on a Cemetery Preservation workshop(s) this year? The soon the better. Mark Kreps Muncie, IN ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know.

Hi Mark, The dates are on the main webpage. I don't think the flyers are done at the Historical Society yet. Corrie will let us know when they are. LA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Kreps" <mjkreps@gmail.com> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 4:01 PM Subject: [INPCRP] Cemetery Preservation Workshop > Any word from the Indiana Dept of Natural Resources on a Cemetery > Preservation workshop(s) this year? The soon the better. > Mark Kreps > Muncie, IN > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. > >

Any word from the Indiana Dept of Natural Resources on a Cemetery Preservation workshop(s) this year? The soon the better. Mark Kreps Muncie, IN

In a message dated 3/2/06 6:33:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, JKEMPF1@aol.com writes: > > dear jeff, > > jack has had the papers filled out. DNR just oked it a couple of weeks ago. > > we are waiting for an ok from the historical society. > when weather permits a side walk will be put around the cemetery and then > the sign will go up. there are rules and regulations when putting up a > historical sign and we are just trying to work through them. > > thank you for your interest. > nannette tunget > mayor of southport > JEFF, I have pictures from 2003 with a sidewalk around the cemetery. To bad I didn't have a recorder when the Mayor told me AND Jack Sandlin standing under the Tent before the Group picture how nice it will be when they get the designation and get a Plaque erected. Politicians have a short memory if it means stepping on another's toes. At least you have now made it known to the important ones, so maybe when the weather "Clears up" the Historical Plaque will be installed. Good job Jeff. Hope we don't have to go to the DHPA. I'll be up there 2 weeks from Friday, and will go by the cemetery, and maybe also visit some officials. I used to be on speaking terms with both Jack Sandlin and the Mayor. Best of Luck jackbriles@aol.com Jack E. Briles Sr. New albany, In.

Hi List; Click on link below and it takes you to the DNR site with a link to properties on the state list which includes Fowler/Mundy Pioneer cemetery! This is the Indiana Register of Historic Sites and Structures. _Historic Preservation and Archaeology_ (http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/natreg_id.html) Jeff

Hi List; Below is the respose i got from Mayor Tunget and basically what I've been getting for YEARS from Perry Township Trustee! The sidewalk has been there a very long time but is one of the excuses Trustee Jack Sandlin has been using for years. I honestly cannot believe this project started 2000 and the Registry of Indiana Historical Sites and Structures awarded a this site a marker in2002! Jeff ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? dear jeff, jack has had the papers filled out. DNR just oked it a couple of weeks ago. we are waiting for an ok from the historical society. when weather permits a side walk will be put around the cemetery and then the sign will go up. there are rules and regulations when putting up a historical sign and we are just trying to work through them. thank you for your interest. nannette tunget mayor of southport

In a message dated 2/27/2006 10:53:50 P.M. Central Standard Time, Jackbriles@aol.com writes: Jeff, are you talking about the cemetery that a lot of us volunteered to clean up ?. If so, the marker was supposed to be put up right away. The lady Mayor of Southport also said it would be nice. I remember she was also a Volunteer. seems like she would, or should have some "pull" with Jack. My wife and I drove to Marion Co. 3 times to help get it cleaned. Maybe the neighbors would help if you contacted those that have bought houses around the cemetery. Keep me posted on what is going on. Jack Briles jackbriles@aol.com ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. Jack, yea, that's the one. Marker never went up. Jeff

Jeff, are you talking about the cemetery that a lot of us volunteered to clean up ?. If so, the marker was supposed to be put up right away. The lady Mayor of Southport also said it would be nice. I remember she was also a Volunteer. seems like she would, or should have some "pull" with Jack. My wife and I drove to Marion Co. 3 times to help get it cleaned. Maybe the neighbors would help if you contacted those that have bought houses around the cemetery. Keep me posted on what is going on. Jack Briles jackbriles@aol.com

February 23, 2006 Vandal Trapped By Tombstone This seems like poetic justice. A teenager in Roodhouse, Illinois, went on a vandalism spree at a local cemetery. About 40 headstones were damaged. A funeral home director estimated the damage at about $10,000. However, it was rather easy for police to find the culprit. It seems that in the process of toppling a 600-pound gravestone, the stone fell on the mischief maker's leg, pinning him. He was pinned until authorities arrived at the scene. It took four firefighters to lift the stone off his leg. The young man is recovering from undisclosed injuries at a hospital. Police Chief Steve Speeks said the boy will be questioned about the alleged vandalism once he's released. blog Posted by Dick Eastman on February 23, 2006

In a message dated 2/27/2006 5:40:29 A.M. Central Standard Time, jhough317@yahoo.com writes: JKEMPF1@aol.com wrote: _Marion County, Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries_ (http://www.geocities.com/fifthgenkempf/fifthgenkempf_index.html) Hi list; help me get our historical marker erected in Perry Township. It's been a couple of years and Trustee Sandlin won't put it up! I've even offered to pay for the marker. Jeff ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. How may I help you. I am more than willing to do so. Jackie ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE, send message consisting only of "UNSUBSCRIBE" to INPCRP-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com or to INPCRP-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com (for DIGEST version) Jackie, Call the trustee and ask whats the delay erecting the marker. Jeff

In a message dated 2/27/2006 7:23:08 A.M. Central Standard Time, emory@iquest.net writes: Quoting Jackie Hough <jhough317@yahoo.com>: > > > JKEMPF1@aol.com wrote: _Marion County, Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries_ > (http://www.geocities.com/fifthgenkempf/fifthgenkempf_index.html) > Hi list; > help me get our historical marker erected in Perry Township. It's been a > couple of years and Trustee Sandlin won't put it up! > I've even offered to pay for the marker. > > Jeff > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. > > How may I help you. I am more than willing to do so. Jackie > > What do you need done? I live in Mooresville and am going to drive up there today to look over this old grave yard. I will do what I can to help. I bet if it was a ball park the trustee would find the money. > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE, send message consisting only of > "UNSUBSCRIBE" to INPCRP-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > or to INPCRP-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com (for DIGEST version) > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE, send message consisting only of "UNSUBSCRIBE" to INPCRP-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com or to INPCRP-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com (for DIGEST version) Yea, this guy is just too much! We just want him to erect the marker. Jeff

Quoting Jackie Hough <jhough317@yahoo.com>: > > > JKEMPF1@aol.com wrote: _Marion County, Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries_ > (http://www.geocities.com/fifthgenkempf/fifthgenkempf_index.html) > Hi list; > help me get our historical marker erected in Perry Township. It's been a > couple of years and Trustee Sandlin won't put it up! > I've even offered to pay for the marker. > > Jeff > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. > > How may I help you. I am more than willing to do so. Jackie > > What do you need done? I live in Mooresville and am going to drive up there today to look over this old grave yard. I will do what I can to help. I bet if it was a ball park the trustee would find the money. > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE, send message consisting only of > "UNSUBSCRIBE" to INPCRP-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > or to INPCRP-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com (for DIGEST version) > >

JKEMPF1@aol.com wrote: _Marion County, Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries_ (http://www.geocities.com/fifthgenkempf/fifthgenkempf_index.html) Hi list; help me get our historical marker erected in Perry Township. It's been a couple of years and Trustee Sandlin won't put it up! I've even offered to pay for the marker. Jeff ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. How may I help you. I am more than willing to do so. Jackie

_Marion County, Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries_ (http://www.geocities.com/fifthgenkempf/fifthgenkempf_index.html) Hi list; help me get our historical marker erected in Perry Township. It's been a couple of years and Trustee Sandlin won't put it up! I've even offered to pay for the marker. Jeff