A work day in Franklin sounds like a great idea. I like Angela's t-shirt idea too. I have some connections in the shirt business. Theresa tielking <[email protected]> wrote: Hi everybody, I think this is a great idea too. Instead of protesting, we could be part of the SOLUTION by assisting in the repairs. If the INPCRP group decides to get together and do this, I think tee shirts could be made up to identify us. Maybe in bright red saying "INPCRP at Work"???? [Note: I wouldn't recommend the color orange for the tee shirts. People might mistake us for inmates!! (Remember that Bud!?] I would love to be there. I am still recuperating from herniated disc surgery and will not be able to work in the cemeteries for probably the whole rest of this year. I sure do miss working out in "the yard". :-( Angela Tielking ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Silver" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] What cemetery was hit last night? > I think this is a terrific idea. If enough people went to something like > this and called the press in to cover it, it would send a strong message to > lawmakers that there is tremendous interest in saving and preserving these > places. It has been my experience that the cemetery authorities, > particularly the cities and counties, will only opt to do minimal repair, at > best. Sometimes they deem them unrepairable and remove them entirely. Not > a good thing at all. > > I encourage a representative group of folks to assemble and go take care of > this cemetery to make a statement and set an example. But get some really > good press on it. Especially TV. I can't tell you how valuable TV news > coverage is. The politicians can miss an article in a local paper, but even > if they miss the TV news someone they know will have seen it. > > Good luck! > Sue Silver > California > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rhonda Stoffer" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 11:46 AM > Subject: RE: [INPCRP] What cemetery was hit last night? > > > > Maybe this would be good publicity for the plight of cemeteries if people > on > > this list would offer their help to repair the damage. Many of the stones > I > > saw in the photos looked to be repairable, I'm willing to offer my > > assistance if some of our more experienced restorers would be willing to > > help with repairs. I can't epoxy a stone, but I can clean, dig and help > > someone else. > > > > Rhonda Stoffer > > Head of Indiana History and Genealogy Services > > Marion Public Library > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brad Manzenberger [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 1:50 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [INPCRP] What cemetery was hit last night? > > > > > > Sorry, that should have been 24 stones in 23 photos are online, not 28. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brad Manzenberger [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:09 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [INPCRP] What cemetery was hit last night? > > > > > > I have photographed 28 damaged stones (one article says there are 30 but I > > have found only 28 so far) at Greenlawn this morning and have posted them > > online along with articles from The Daily Journal (Johnson Co.) and WTHR- > > Ch. 13 at http://www.bradmanz.com/greenlawn_vandals.html > > > > Brad Manzenberger > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sharon Howell [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 8:53 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [INPCRP] What cemetery was hit last night? > > > > > > Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin is the one on the east side of US31, just > > south of SR44. The article takes up half the front page today. > > http://www.thejournalnet.com/ 6/30/04 > > > > The short version is: the city maintains the grounds, individuals are > > responsible for the stones. "Park board members will discuss the > vandalism > > issue at their next meeting July 26 and decide whether to pay for some of > > the damage." The article also states that tombstones are "actually very > > fragile and easier to knock over than people think." We sure didn't need > > that statement put out to the public! The photos don't show any broken > > stones, just toppled apart. > > > > Sharon Howell > > > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, send message consisting only of > > "UNSUBSCRIBE" to [email protected] > > or to [email protected] (for DIGEST version) > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== Scott Satterthwaite < [email protected] > is the INPCRP State Coordinator. Feel free to contact him directly regarding questions or comments you may have about the INPCRP. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages!