Hi All, I was just wondering if anyone knew of or had experience where they went to a cemetery and found a headstone missing of a relative and if so what could be the reason for the removal. How should I go about finding out this information. Thanks so much! With Warm Regards, Wendy

Wendy, In the late 1980s we got a real shock when we visited the old Bly Cemetery [1820-1929] in Chautauqua Co., NY and found most of the stones missing including that of my 5th great grandmother, the first to buried there. The cemetery had been in poor condition for many years and we assumed vandalism. Whatever the cause, we got another shock in summer 2005 when we went to the same cemetery and most of the stones were back, not my 5th great grandmother's, but most of the others. They were just standing around against trees or propped against each other in no relation to the graves they had originally marked, but they are back. Presumably, they were found somewhere and returned. Enter "cemetery vandalism" in Google and you'll receive 525,000 hits. It's said the poorer the condition of the cemetery, the greater the danger of vandalism. Old tombstones have also become very popular for garden ornaments today, and there is a market for them, sad to say. I would check with the caretaker if there is one, or the city/town officials to see if there has been an incident in that cemetery. Betty Malesky Member APG, NGS, NEHGS, ISFHWE, GVGS Green Valley, AZ "He alone deserves to be remembered by his children who treasures up and preserves the memory of his fathers." Edmund Burke, 1729-1797 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Watkins" <catwoman@enter.net> To: <njwarren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 5:14 PM Subject: [NJWARREN] Missing Headstone > > > Hi All, > I was just wondering if anyone knew of or had experience where they went > to > a cemetery and found a headstone missing of a relative and if so what > could > be the reason for the removal. How should I go about finding out this > information. Thanks so much! > > With Warm Regards, > Wendy > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJWARREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I'd say contact the cemetery caretakers. Someone takes care of it if the grass is mowed. Ann On 10/15/06, Wendy Watkins <catwoman@enter.net> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > I was just wondering if anyone knew of or had experience where they went > to > a cemetery and found a headstone missing of a relative and if so what > could > be the reason for the removal. How should I go about finding out this > information. Thanks so much! > > With Warm Regards, > Wendy > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJWARREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Ann Brown " Cookie"

Get a shovel. It is probably fallen and covered with earth. FHS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Watkins" <catwoman@enter.net> To: <njwarren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 8:14 PM Subject: [NJWARREN] Missing Headstone > > > Hi All, > I was just wondering if anyone knew of or had experience where they went > to > a cemetery and found a headstone missing of a relative and if so what > could > be the reason for the removal. How should I go about finding out this > information. Thanks so much! > > With Warm Regards, > Wendy > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJWARREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >