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    2. Linda Claire Abel
    3. Hi Everyone I just got back from Indiana and did not know until the day I left that Ft. Wayne Ind has the 2nd largest genealogy library in the world. I did find Jeremiah Boone and Joice Neville's graves. The gravemarkers are broken into 3 pieces and the whole Boone cemetery needs the fence redone and markers put back in place. I had also found another relative's grave from 1861 death date. His original stone was pieced together lying flat in cement and his new one not only had his birth and death dates -- but his father and mother's (maiden name) too!! I also found another relative whose time of women's lib was 200 yrs ago! His name was on one side Her maiden name was on the other I made rubbing of most of the tombstones, just in case my pictures did not come out right. This turned out to be a life saver in at least a couple of shots. I also found that bleach, water and a stiff scrub brush-- oh don't forget a bucket and some bottled water in case the cemetry does not have water, was very valuable in cleaning off the mold and algae so that you could read the stones. Just wetting the lighter ones helps too. .Claire Abel reply to at claireabel@juno.com See my genealogy at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/1946

    07/18/1997 01:22:56