This is an open letter to the List, you may now feel free to hit the DELETE > About the Lutheran cemetery in Harrison County, that is now Named > Officially by the State as Barrens. I can't buy the cultural thing, or > memorial to the Settlers and the Indians. The land was taken from the > Indians and now we use a Lutheran cemetery grown up purposfully to make a > memorial to them. In case anyone doesn't know it, I'm Mad as H---. That was > a German Lutheran Church that I measured today as 3/4 of a mile from my > families property in the 1850 census.. They were German Lutheran and did > not subscribe to any weeds, wild flowers, or tall grass in their > cemeteries. They were very respectful of their families. It was to hard to > keep them alive. They didn't bury them in the Weeds > I went back today and my wife and I just sat and looked at it. > We sat and talked about how little we could do. I had to leave to avoid > burning it myself. ( I have more respect than that) To add Insult to Injury > the name was changed to Barrens.It has always been Lutheran. My family who > lived South West of Bradford near the cemetery, would Never have allowed > this to grow up like this. It might be a DNR memorial but it's disgracefull to my German Heritage which > back to 1808 when they helped settle Harrison County, and this part > of the country. Also the Indians liked the Grass and Wild (Flowers) because game lived in > it. Indians never ever slept in anything like this. There is no water near > by. They just passed thru Hunting, then went back 3 miles south to the > nearest water. As far as the name,The DNR didn't even leave Lutheran on the > Memorial Cemetery Name. Also the sign about 31/2 ft Tall and 8 feet long > is, in my opinion overkill. The nice little sign up North marking a prarie > is very reasonable. They don't use those in Floyd, Harrison, Crawford, or > Perry counties except State Parks or in the Forrestry where it is > approiate. Here, they have taken what they call a Cultural thing (Return to > Nature) and removed it from another culture. The cemetery is Offically recorded in the WPA Cemetery Blue Print Layout > Book in The Governors home town of Corydon in the Court House, as Lutheran. The DNR changed the name for a Memorial to people who don't subscribe > to it. I'm not going to let this go away. Down here things don't always > go by the book. Government agency's and the people that influence them have > enough to do without making Cemetery Name changes, they don't even have > aka/Lutheran on the sign. This is my own personal opinion. No one has to > agree with me. The Indians had a saying, Roughly, "Don't condemn another > brave until you have walked a Mile in his moccasins". Keep that in Mind !! > We work to hard on a Volunteer basis to become complacent now. Fairness > and a Single standard is all I ask. > > Jack E. Briles Sr. > Po Box 444 > New Albany, In. 47151-0444 (812)-282-6585

Jack and All Listers: See, this is what I meant when I said that YOU could say it better! I hope you sent this to the DNR. Thanks for your support. Pat Bryant, Indianapolis Jb502000@aol.com wrote: > > This is an open letter to the List, you may now feel free to hit the DELETE > > > About the Lutheran cemetery in Harrison County, that is now Named > > Officially by the State as Barrens. I can't buy the cultural thing, or > > memorial to the Settlers and the Indians. The land was taken from the > > Indians and now we use a Lutheran cemetery grown up purposfully to make a > > memorial to them. In case anyone doesn't know it, I'm Mad as H---. That was > > a German Lutheran Church that I measured today as 3/4 of a mile from my > > families property in the 1850 census.. They were German Lutheran and did > > not subscribe to any weeds, wild flowers, or tall grass in their > > cemeteries. They were very respectful of their families. It was to hard to > > keep them alive. They didn't bury them in the Weeds > > I went back today and my wife and I just sat and looked at it. > > We sat and talked about how little we could do. I had to leave to avoid > > burning it myself. ( I have more respect than that) To add Insult to Injury > > the name was changed to Barrens.It has always been Lutheran. My family who > > lived South West of Bradford near the cemetery, would Never have allowed > > this to grow up like this. > It might be a DNR memorial but it's disgracefull to my German > Heritage which > > back to 1808 when they helped settle Harrison County, and this part > > of the > country. Also the Indians liked the Grass and Wild (Flowers) because game > lived in > > it. Indians never ever slept in anything like this. There is no water near > > by. They just passed thru Hunting, then went back 3 miles south to the > > nearest water. As far as the name,The DNR didn't even leave Lutheran on the > > Memorial Cemetery Name. Also the sign about 31/2 ft Tall and 8 feet long > > is, in my opinion overkill. The nice little sign up North marking a prarie > > is very reasonable. They don't use those in Floyd, Harrison, Crawford, or > > Perry counties except State Parks or in the Forrestry where it is > > approiate. Here, they have taken what they call a Cultural thing (Return to > > Nature) and removed it from another culture. > The cemetery is Offically recorded in the WPA Cemetery Blue Print > Layout > > Book in The Governors home town of Corydon in the Court House, as > Lutheran. The DNR changed the name for a Memorial to people who don't > subscribe > > to it. I'm not going to let this go away. Down here things don't always > > go by the book. Government agency's and the people that influence them have > > enough to do without making Cemetery Name changes, they don't even have > > aka/Lutheran on the sign. This is my own personal opinion. No one has to > > agree with me. The Indians had a saying, Roughly, "Don't condemn another > > brave until you have walked a Mile in his moccasins". Keep that in Mind !! > > We work to hard on a Volunteer basis to become complacent now. Fairness > > and a Single standard is all I ask. > > > > Jack E. Briles Sr. > > Po Box 444 > > New Albany, In. 47151-0444 > (812)-282-6585 > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > THIS IS A CEMETERY ----- > "Lives are commemorated - deaths are recorded - families > are reunited - memories are made tangible - and love is > undisguised. This is a cemetery. > "Communities accord respect, families bestow reverence, > historians seek information and our heritage is thereby enriched. > "Testimonies of devotion, pride and remembrance are carved > in stone to pay warm tribute to accomplishments and to the life - > not the death - of a loved one. The cemetery is homeland for family > memorials that are a sustaining source of comfort to the living. > "A cemetery is a history of people - a perpetual record of > yesterday and sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery > exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always." > --Author unknown -- Seen at a monument dealer in West Union, IA