-----Original Message----- From: Lowell Klaber <lrk1@email.msn.com> To: Rich Lowe <richlowe@netins.net> Date: Sunday, October 24, 1999 12:21 PM Subject: Re: Springboro Cemetery >Rich, my husband and son - Lowell and Fred Klaber - are in the process of >restoring part of the Springboro Cemetery - that is why you saw all of the >sticky tags - Dr. Craig Borden is funding this section and then is asking >for matching on funds thru the Warren County Foundation to help restore the >rest of the cemetery.- Let me know what your ancestors names are and perhaps >my husband can tell you if they are with the group that is in the first part >of the restoration. If you or anyone else would like to contribute I can >give you the contact person at the Warren County foundation. Lowell is >giving a talk at the Warren County Museum this Wednesday evening on >cemetery restoration - I believe it is at 7 or 7:30 and I think the cost is >$8. I can give you a name of one of the Trustees of the Springboro >Cemetery if that will be of any help to you. Some of the stones that Lowell >has restored(the ones like you saw - broken in many pcs) are quite lovely >when put together ,cleaned and reset. He has done quite a few old cemeteries >in our area plus restored our old family stones. There is a nice article >and pictures in the Star Press (Oct. 19) showing them working in Springboro >Cemetery. >Delores Klaber >-----Original Message----- >From: Rich Lowe <richlowe@netins.net> >To: OHWARREN-L@rootsweb.com <OHWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Saturday, October 23, 1999 11:55 PM >Subject: Springboro Cemetery > > >>Would anyone on list be familiar with who the governing organization is >>that would oversee the maintenance of the Old Springboro Cemetery? >>Spent past of this past week at the Allen Co. Library where I discovered >>the tracks of two set of 4th Great-Grandparents, then drove to >>Clearcreek Twp. Warren Co. where I visited their graves. >> >>This cemetery is well kept but many of the stones are in danger of being >>lost. A good deal of work has been done to stabilize a number of them. >>In fact many stones had sticky tags on them with numbers that I wondered >>if amounted to some time of inventory and list for attention. >> >>Didn't find one 4-GGrandfather until my third visit. His stone was >>broken into 3 large pieces, with another part yet missing. The stone was >>lying upside down. The other grandparents stone is standing but one >>wonders for how long. >> >>Would like to learn what their plan of action is and what role I might >>play in making certain my family member's stones are there for the next >>generations to visit now that I have found them. >> >>Would appreciate any info. >> >>Rich >> > >