Here in South Australia we have cemetery trusts who do the same thing. They are destroying historic cemeteries to make way for new ones, smashing the stones for gravel, and selling old stones to monumental masons to be worked over for new people. Now this is disgusting. Rhonda Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Cemeteries > Hi Richard; > > I have just finished posting a message about a web site for St. Columban, > Quebec, Canada at http://www.stcolumban-irish.com/ , when your post arrived > about cemeteries. > > On my site you will see a Cemetery Restoration project since we just > recently discovered a number of broken tombstones simply discarded in the > "bush" behind the Church. > > It is a real shame that so many old cemeteries have been treated so poorly > and the last markers of many pioneers completely ignored. > > In our case, we are trying to set up a little committee of researchers and > have been sending letters of protest to everyone we can think of. > > Hopefully we'll be able to restore, and protect our little cemetery for > future generations. > > Take Care > > Fergus Keyes > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Murray" <richie@reach.net> > To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 11:00 AM > Subject: [IRELAND] Cemeteries > > > > Hello List, > > I have recently received a copy of "CEMETERIES OF ALBERT COUNTY" compiled > > by David F. Christopher. It is a very informative text with hundreds of > > burials listed. > > Mr. Christopher lists 91 cemeteries, from 0 graves transcribed, to a high > > of 1,438. > > For those on this list that have never seen a copy of this work, I would > > like to share with you, some of the author's comments; > > > > Cemetery #1 - ALBERT KEIVER > > "Cattle have been allowed to knock over and break the stones. All stones > > are on the ground as of 1985". > > #7 BALTIMORE > > "Upwards of 20 stones were smashed in the summer of 1986" > > #57 New Horton > > "This cemetery was transcribed by Dawn Kinnie in 1982 and subsequently > > destroyed by the local land owner while lumbering. Trees were felled on > > the stones and equipment driven through the cemetery. In 1985 not half the > > stones could be found. May those responsible for this desecration go > > straight to hell in a hand basket. Two or three of the stones have been > > moved from here to #53 by Mr. James West to save them from destruction". > > #60 NEW IRELAND ANGLICAN > > "According to Emerson Copp, a very elderly resident of the New Ireland > > Road in 1985, the stones in this cemetery disappeared prior to 1948. > > Apparently, the custodian of a sports lodge in the area used the stones to > > pave a walkway". > > #88 UPPER GOSHEN > > "Another cemetery destroyed by a lumberman who obviously has little > > respect for the dead and cares less for his heritage". > > > > The foregoing is a small example of the repugnant attitudes of too many > > people, where our heritage is concerned. I realize that all vandalism > > cannot be stopped. However, where the perpetrators are obvious, are there > > no laws in New Brunswick to prosecute these felons? > > I would like to echo the thoughts of the author, regarding handbaskets. > > > > Richard Murray > > Ontario > > > > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > > Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup > > volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L > > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ > > > > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/132 - Release Date: 13/10/05 > >