This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wacky124d Surnames: Standish, Mowry Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.chenango/1262/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I was very interested to read the recent postings about the sadness of abandoned cemeteries. My father and I found Hazzard Corner Cemetery early last month, and I was grieved to see its condition. It is located on North Rd. in Triangle - just about on the Broome - Chenango line. We were actually there a week after Memorial Day, and although the cemetery is in disrepair, someone still had put new flags on the graves of veterans, which helped us find a Revolutionary War ancestor. Even though this is technically in Broome County, being as it's right on the border I'm sure that this is a Chenango County interest also. Does anyone know how to go about getting a cemetery cared for that has fallen into neglect? I live out of state, but would like to see what can be done. Thanks! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

You may want to contact a local boy scout troop, a local scout may decide to take on the restoration of the cemetery as his Eagle Scout project or perhaps the entire local troop would go out and clean it up as a yearly project. Cemetery preservation is a very good way to get the scouts interested in genealogy and the importance of well preserved cemeteries. Lorraine Leslie Besmer