Lisa, You may discover which company provided those stones by reading the probate records, including receipts, of one of the deceased. The executor(trix) may have provided documentation of an expense to the estate. In one instance, I found this information in a probate record for a gr gr gr uncle in Montgomery Co. His widow, also my relative, sent off to Lafayette for stones for her late husband and children who died young. The stones were delivered by rail. Over 120 years later they were recovered, broken into tiny pieces in a cow pasture. Currently they (and about 25 other stones) are being fitted back together like puzzle pieces. Another reason for searching: the original size of the stones and information about footstones will be included in the information. That way you can learn if this is one of those old slab stones that was buried deep without a base. Sharon Mills At 09:49 AM 10/3/01 -0500, you wrote: > Thank you (!) to Ernie and Kyle for the advice. I had no idea what I >did was actually illegal, I was just concerned that I might have damaged the >gravesite somehow. I have been to that cemetery a total of seven times now >and have never seen anyone else there, which is too bad because it is a >lovely cemetery. About the stone: I saw no base at all beneath the >headstone, and the stone itself is only about a foot tall and maybe a foot >and a half wide. Thanks also for the links, I'll look into making a base >for it. This is my g-g-grandmother's grave, and all the stones of her >relatives in that area look just like hers, leading me to believe they were >all carved by the same person/company. I really want to make sure they >don't deteriorate any more than they already have. > Thanks again, I'm having so much fun learning about all of this! > Lisa > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ernie & Connie" <elasley@sigecom.net> >To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 5:40 PM >Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Still learning . . . > > >> Hello Lisa, >> >> Gently dig around the stone to see if it is set in a square base with a >> slot, or if it is a long stone set several inches into the ground. If it >> is a square base with a slot, dig around it until you have exposed enough >> of it to level it, then pack good dirt, sand or pea gravel under and >around >> it. If it is a long slab buried into the ground (usually 14" to 18"), >> expose enough of it so you can stand it upright easily. Be careful not to >> force it, the small flat stones may snap easily. If it resists standing >> upright, dig a little deeper. Once you have it standing upright, pack a >> mixture of sand and pea gravel around it. Tamp well, and fill the last 3" >> to 4" with dirt or sod. >> If it is a short stone (less than 12"under ground) it should have a base >> with a slot. If the base is missing, you can find instructions to make a >> new one here: >> >> http://www.gravestonestudies.org/preservation.htm >> >> There is lots of helpful information on the INPRCP website here: >> >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/pcrpstepbystep.html >> >> If you have more questions, by all means please ask! There are many on >> this list that will be happy to assist in any way they can. We may enen >> have a member near Mt. Meridian who would be willing to come over and >help. >> >> Ernie Lasley, Coordinator >> Gibson County PCRP >> PCRP page: http://members.sigecom.net/elasley/inpcrp/index.html >> Cemetery page: http://www.usroots.com/~jmurphy/gibson/gibcem/gibcem.htm >> >> >> >> At 12:27 PM 10/2/01, you wrote: >> >the trouble being that the headstone had fallen forward and sunken into >> >the ground slightly, hiding the name. What is the proper thing to do >when >> >this happens? I gently pried it up, and "propped" it up by pushing some >> >of the surrounding dirt underneath the front of the stone (it is a very >> >small, hand-carved one). >> >Should I have left the stone the way that it was, or was this ok to do? >> >Thanks for any advice you can give-- >> > Lisa >> > >> > >> > >> >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >> >This list is for discussion of topics related to the Indiana Pioneer >> >Cemeteries Restoration Project only. >> >> >> ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >> If we cannot respect the dead, how can we respect the living? >> >> > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >This list is for discussion of topics related to the Indiana Pioneer >Cemeteries Restoration Project only. > > >