This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1785.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Helen: Unfortunately, there are some unsavory people in our world who do not respect cemeteries or the markers on the graves. There are people who collect these "artifacts" and sell them on E-Bay, which is totally illegal and unconscienable. There is no respect for the families of the deceased, either. We, the members of the LGAR, find this reprehensible and are trying to aid in the alleviation of this matter. I suggest that you contact the Veterans Administration in your area or contact the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War as they are the modern equivalent of the GAR and are the "protectors", you might say, of the graves of the GAR veterans. Log onto the National website with the name above, you will find a Camp in your state that may help you with putting new markers on the graves of your ancestors. I hope this helps you. Also, if there is vandalism in that cemetery and you feel that the markers were stolen, please report this to the local police. That way it is on report. Janett Calland LGAR Circle #107 Pres. Ohio