A Miss Lou Ford had a store in Richmond. Her ad is in all of the old newspapers. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronda McCrary" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 8:18 PM Subject: [MORAY-CGA] Fw: [MO-CEM-PRESERVATION] Where to Start/saving old Cemetery > This message was sent to me. I told the sender that I would forward it to the entire list. Maybe someone will be lucky enough to be related to "Miss Ford". Ronda McCrary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nancy Walchli > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 5:37 PM > To: Ronda McCrary > Subject: Re: [MO-CEM-PRESERVATION] Where to Start/saving old Cemetery > > HI... > Sorry I don't know about preserving cemeteries...BUT.. > what caught my eye was RAY COUNTY, MO > I have a photo of a young lady,.. > .in handwriting on the back it says... > "MISS L. FORD > RICHMOND, RAY CO, MO > Blue Eyes, hair brown" > > the printing for the photo place says: > FROM > SHIELDS & STANTON > FINE ART ROOMS > Memphis, MO > > Then, more handwriting: > Mrs (or possibly Miss) Brown > the eyes blue > then: MISS FANNY E. SHAW?...SHA....something...cannot make it out. > On front of photo is written, at the top.... > (Again, hard to make it out) > could be JENNIE Hesdenlsook?... > Maybe I should go to the Ray County site and post this....very interesting. > I am not related, just picked it up at a sale...cause of the MISSOURI > name... > I research in Miller Co., Laclede and Dallas County... > > Just thought maybe I would connect with someone! > NANCY > ,,(^-.-^),, > NANCY in CA. > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ronda McCrary" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 8:55 AM > Subject: [MO-CEM-PRESERVATION] Where to Start/saving old Cemetery > > > > Hi, > > I have finally located an old family gravesite, in Ray County, Missouri > (Clark/Cramer/Van Wall Cem.) that I have been searching for. As I expected, > it is in rather poor condition. I would guess that it hasn't been tended to > in 10 or more years. There is a profusion of small (1-2 inch diameter) > trees, and thorny bushes everywhere. Some of the grave stones have fallen > over, and seem too heavy to move. Most of the stones do seem to be there, > though, which is good. > > > > Does anyone on the list have experience in rehabbing an old cemetery? I > do not live in the same county, but am about an hour away. What tools do I > need? Do I try to enlist a group, say like the Boy Scouts, or others, do I > try to organize a family group to maintain it? Do local > Genealogical/Historical Societies ever get involved in Cemetery > Preservation? Are there any good books on this subject, or Websites that > any one knows of? What are the laws that govern burial sites on someone > else's private property? > > > > Any help anyone can give me would be appreciated. It seems that the older > generation took care of this, until they were no longer able to, and some of > us will need to take over. Thanks, Ronda McCrary > > > > > > ==== MO-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION 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 > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > ==== MORAY-CGA Mailing List ==== > Ray County Genealogical Assn. > 901 W. Royle > Richmond, MO 60485 > > >