Dear Folks, I'm trying to help someone find the answer to this research problem. Any answers, comments or advice would be much appreciated! Reader Request -- Cemetery Shelters Reader SH asks: "In many cemeteries in the Midwest (Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky) there are little shelters built beside some headstones. The shelters are about 2 feet long, 18" high, and 14" wide. They are A-shaped structures with tin roofs. Sometimes the end panels extend all the way to the ground, others stop a couple of inches above the ground. Inside are containers of grain. Usually three containers, sometimes only 2. Usually the grain is oats, but occasionally other grain or grains. The cemeteries do not belong to any particular faith, nor time period. Some are very old and others are still in use. Never has a grain container been found empty, so someone tends them. Does anyone know what these are? What do they represent? Who builds them and why? Thanks for any information you can locate!" http://www.researchbuzz.com/news/2002/feb07feb1302.html#readerrequest http://www.researchbuzz.com/news/2002/feb14feb20.html#diaryof Yours, Jen ===== Jennifer Godwin (323) 363-5279 [email protected] "They say decadence brought about the fall of the Roman Empire. How do they know decadence didn't bring about the *rise* of the Roman Empire? Did you ever think about that?" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com