----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hartigan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [NYSTLAWR] Cemetery Project Anyone? > The next thing you know the diocese could sell the cemetery. > It happened in Syracuse times two; St. Joseph's & St. mary's Cemetery where > the remains were scooped up in 4X4 boxes and removed to another cemetery > with a common monument. St. Joseph's became Wegman's on the North Side & St. > Mary's was sold to Syr. Univ. who quickly sold it for the VA Hospital! > Honor your ancestors or the price is more cemetery vandalism. Teach your > kids to honor & respect. > Jim Hartigan > Camillus, NY > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 10:52 AM > Subject: [NYSTLAWR] Cemetery Project Anyone? > > > > The original Notre Dame Cemetery lies on the Black Lake Road, west of the > > current cemetery. It is completely overgrown. I visited from Maryland > this past > > July, and was able to determine I had the right location by stumbling over > a > > few stones. > > > > Would anyone be interested in a clean-up effort? The Oswegatchie Town > Clerk > > tole me it is still in the ownership of Notre Dame, but no burials have > > occurred there in over 50 years. No one seems to have a list of the > internments, > > although one record from St. Mary's lists my gggranduncle as being in lot > 405. > > > > Either a late fall, before the snow comes, or early spring, before > everything > > grows again, would seem to make sense. I would write to Notre Dame to see > if > > they would support the work. > > > > Anyone interested in participating should let me know at > [email protected] > > > > Thanks > > Fred Nugent > > Hagerstown, MD > > >