True Elaine many graves are lost because the only marker was a rock.and it was tossed over the fence. June ----- Original Message ----- From: Elaine Branham <ewbranham@carolina.rr.com> To: <MO-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [MO-CEM] Field stones > > When we cleaned our old family cemetery in Laclede Co., we cautioned > > everyone to not disturb field rocks or bricks. If people are familiar > with > > old cemeteries, they quite often think everything but the tombstone should > > be removed. Not so! > > Several years ago we were in a Bartow Co, GA cemetery, a virtual > jungle, when I glanced at a field stone just as the sun was at the right > angle to cast a shadow and reveal a simple name and date on a stone not much > larger than a brick. It lasted only a very short time... but I stood there > in awe of the captured moment. > > Elaine > > > ==== MO-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Missouri Cemetery list, use > MO-CEMETERIES-l-request@rootsweb.com or MO-CEMETERIES-d-request@rootsweb.com if > you are on the Digest list. > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > Vist the Mo-Cemeteries Volunteer and Cemetery List http://www.rootsweb.com/~mocemete/mocem.htm > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >