Hmmm, good thought, though, if there were a church I'd be inclined to try to save and restore it. You can always rent it out for weddings and make a little money to help restore and maintain the graveyard.... Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: Howard Gadberry <gadberry@sound.net> To: <MO-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 2:20 PM Subject: Re: [MO-CEM] Re: Cemetery disrepair > Marilyn and List Members--- > Don't despair! Abandoned cemeteries can be restored! > > I recently visited the Harmony Cemetery six miles east of Miami MO. > This small cemetery formerly sat beside a Presbyterian church of the > same > name. In the "History of Saline County, Missouri" (page 39) the > abandoned > cemetery is described as "In bad condition, overgrown with brush and > weeds > - hard to get into. The church building is also in bad condition. Most > stones > are in good state, and can be read." > > Imagine my surprise to find the cemetery neat and clean as if new! There > was > a new Metal sign reading "Harmony Cemetery - Established 1878" > The church building had been removed leaving no trace. New trees had > been > planted, and stone benches installed at the corners. It took a lot of > effort and > time to restore that place. > > But the stingiest thing is -- I can not find out who was responsible for > the great > job of cleanup. Was it the County? Or the Saline Historical Society? > Or some > church from Slater, Miami, or Marshall? I would like to learn who did > this job, > and how they were able to organize the work that obviously was required. > We could learn from them how to clean up other abandoned cemeteries. > Does anyone out there happen to know about this cleanup? > Howard Gadberry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mfwebber" <mfwebber@email.msn.com> > To: <MO-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 12:53 PM > Subject: [MO-CEM] Re: Cemetery disrepair > > > > Dear List members, > > I have tried to recruit family members from MO & KS who I know > are > > descendants of a family cemetery in Putnam Co. MO. I have received > some > > interest in cleaning and repairing the cemetery and also many many > questions > > on how to do it. The cemetery is located on private property by a > fellow > > who no longer lives in the state. The cemetery is almost totally > unknown by > > people who now live in the county. It is overgrown and totally hidden > and > > contains a Civil War soldier who was my great great grandfather, my > > gggrandmother, several of their children and grandchildren. I have > heard or > > tried the following things and would like some feedback if any one > else has > > run into these issues or knows answers to them: > > I have been told: 1).Once a cemetery is cleaned, sometimes Civil war > > tombstones are stolen and placed on the market for sale. They are > hard to > > trace unless close up photos are taken and other photos to prove where > the > > stones came from. This is especially true if the site is remote. 2). > > There are Civil War groups that are interested in helping identify and > clean > > cemeteries where former soldiers are buried and they keep the > information > > regarding these old sites relatively private to avoid desecration. > 3). > > That the land owner can refuse to let repair take place. ( I plan on > getting > > copies of the MO laws). > > I have tried: 1) I called the KC area Veterans Administration to > find out > > if there was any group that helped with this type of issue. They > didn't > > know. 2) I spoke with the tombstone company in the county and was > told > > they really didn't now how to repair old stones. They had no list of > local > > groups that could help. They suggested I hire local jobless workers > clean > > the site. > > Any ideas or comments would be appreciated. I would really like to > clean > > and repair my ancestors family cemetery. Marilyn > > > > > > ==== MO-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > > 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 > > > > ============================== > > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > ==== MO-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kburnet@efortress.com > 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 > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

Hi: Listers: Has any one thought of contacting the police or local Sheriff??? Here in Portland Oregon the prisons go on work details to the Pioneer Cemeteries every so often and do clean up. Also what about the Courts?? People are sentenced to so much community service for certain crimes. Hope this might help. Robin Kathleen O'Brien-Blair wrote: > Hmmm, good thought, though, if there were a church I'd be inclined to try to > save and restore it. You can always rent it out for weddings and make a > little money to help restore and maintain the graveyard.... > > Kathleen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Howard Gadberry <gadberry@sound.net> > To: <MO-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 2:20 PM > Subject: Re: [MO-CEM] Re: Cemetery disrepair > > > Marilyn and List Members--- > > Don't despair! Abandoned cemeteries can be restored! > > > > I recently visited the Harmony Cemetery six miles east of Miami MO. > > This small cemetery formerly sat beside a Presbyterian church of the > > same > > name. In the "History of Saline County, Missouri" (page 39) the > > abandoned > > cemetery is described as "In bad condition, overgrown with brush and > > weeds > > - hard to get into. The church building is also in bad condition. Most > > stones > > are in good state, and can be read." > > > > Imagine my surprise to find the cemetery neat and clean as if new! There > > was > > a new Metal sign reading "Harmony Cemetery - Established 1878" > > The church building had been removed leaving no trace. New trees had > > been > > planted, and stone benches installed at the corners. It took a lot of > > effort and > > time to restore that place. > > > > But the stingiest thing is -- I can not find out who was responsible for > > the great > > job of cleanup. Was it the County? Or the Saline Historical Society? > > Or some > > church from Slater, Miami, or Marshall? I would like to learn who did > > this job, > > and how they were able to organize the work that obviously was required. > > We could learn from them how to clean up other abandoned cemeteries. > > Does anyone out there happen to know about this cleanup? > > Howard Gadberry > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "mfwebber" <mfwebber@email.msn.com> > > To: <MO-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 12:53 PM > > Subject: [MO-CEM] Re: Cemetery disrepair > > > > > > > Dear List members, > > > I have tried to recruit family members from MO & KS who I know > > are > > > descendants of a family cemetery in Putnam Co. MO. I have received > > some > > > interest in cleaning and repairing the cemetery and also many many > > questions > > > on how to do it. The cemetery is located on private property by a > > fellow > > > who no longer lives in the state. The cemetery is almost totally > > unknown by > > > people who now live in the county. It is overgrown and totally hidden > > and > > > contains a Civil War soldier who was my great great grandfather, my > > > gggrandmother, several of their children and grandchildren. I have > > heard or > > > tried the following things and would like some feedback if any one > > else has > > > run into these issues or knows answers to them: > > > I have been told: 1).Once a cemetery is cleaned, sometimes Civil war > > > tombstones are stolen and placed on the market for sale. They are > > hard to > > > trace unless close up photos are taken and other photos to prove where > > the > > > stones came from. This is especially true if the site is remote. 2). > > > There are Civil War groups that are interested in helping identify and > > clean > > > cemeteries where former soldiers are buried and they keep the > > information > > > regarding these old sites relatively private to avoid desecration. > > 3). > > > That the land owner can refuse to let repair take place. ( I plan on > > getting > > > copies of the MO laws). > > > I have tried: 1) I called the KC area Veterans Administration to > > find out > > > if there was any group that helped with this type of issue. They > > didn't > > > know. 2) I spoke with the tombstone company in the county and was > > told > > > they really didn't now how to repair old stones. They had no list of > > local > > > groups that could help. They suggested I hire local jobless workers > > clean > > > the site. > > > Any ideas or comments would be appreciated. I would really like to > > clean > > > and repair my ancestors family cemetery. 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