HELLO TO YOU, MARILYN. I CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE PROBE ... AND EVEN DO IT IN BIG LETTERS SO YOU CAN READ IT ! A PROBE IS A LONG THIN STEEL ROD THAT YOU PUSH INTO THE GROUND TO A DEPTH OF ABOUT 12". JUST ABOUT ANY SORT OF ROD WILL DO IF YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW GRAVES TO DO. BUT YOU SOUND LIKE YOU HAVE QUITE A FEW. IN WHICH CASE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO SAVE YOUR BACK AND BUY A REAL HONEST-TO-GOODNESS CONSTRUCTION PROBE THAT WORKERS USE TO PROBE THEIR EXCAVATIONS BY HAND FOR BURIED UTILITIES. FORGET GOING TO MOST HARDWARE STORES. YOU NEED TO FIND A CONTRACTOR'S SUPPLY OUTLET FOR THIS AS IT IS A SPECIALTY ITEM. MINE IS NEARLY 5 FEET LONG. THE STEEL ROD PORTION IS 1/2" IN DIAMETER. IT DID HAVE A PRETTY SHARP POINT ON THE END, BUT I TOOK THE ADVICE OF SOMEONE ELSE ON THIS LIST AND BLUNTED IT A BIT WITH A FILE. THE NICE PART OF MY PROBE IS A RUBBER-GRIPPED 10" LONG TEE HANDLE. THAT WAY YOU CAN GET SOME LEVERAGE ON IT. YET AT 5' LONG, YOU'RE NOT BENDING OVER ALL DAY AND STRAINING YOUR BACK. NEXT WEEK, WEATHER PERMITTING, I'LL BE OUT AT MY CEMETERY PROBING AWAY WITH IT. WISH ME LUCK ! PAT KNEISLER BENICIA, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "MARILYN J MURRAY" <marilynjomurray@PRODIGY.NET> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 11:49 AM Subject: [INPCRP] FINDING SUNKEN HEADSTONES > HELLO, > PLEASE DO NOT FEEL OFFENDED BY THE BIG PRINT FOR I HAVE EYE > PROBLEMS.....THANKS. > > I AM NEW TO THE LISTING BUT I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND > SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT TYPE OF "TOOL" CAN BE USED > TO FIND OLD HEADSTONES BURIED UNDER THE EARTH???? > > I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET MENTIONING A TERM LIKE: > "PROBE OR PROBING FOR OLD HEADSTONES."-----??? > WHAT ALL DOES THIS MEAN IN TERMS OF WHAT ARE THEY > USING TO "PROBE-WITH"?? > > MY PROBLEM IS MOST OF THE FLAT HEADSTONES IN THE > CEMETERY WHERE MY PIONEER RELATIVES ARE BURIED-- > MOST OF THEM ARE UNDER THE EARTH (AND QUIT A FEW > ARE MISSING DUE TO VANDELISM & BROKEN & ECT.) > THE GRAVE YARD HOLDS ABOUT 800+ PEOPLE > AND ABOUT 70% OF THE HEADSTONES HAS THIS > PROBLEM (SUNKEN). > LORD KNOWS HOW BAD THE "UPRIGHT HEADSTONES > " HAVE SUNKEN," ALSO?? > > COULD SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT > OR TOOLS CAN BE USED NOW A DAYS FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. > > PLEASE, PLEASE, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON IN MY MIND > FOR A LONG TIME NOW AND EVERYONE I HAVE GOT IN > TOUCH WITH CAN NOT HELP WITH SUNKEN HEADSTONES. > THE YEAR 2002 AND NO TOOLING OR EQUIPMENT?? > > THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, > MARILYNJO MURRAY > EVERETT, WASHINGTON > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > This list is for discussion of topics related to the Indiana Pioneer > Cemeteries Restoration Project only. >