Unfortunately, I went this route once and it only applies of federal land. It does not apply to privately owned land. I don't know what to do about this situation until we band together and get the legislation that is before my state representative Danny Hilliard. There is nothing that can be done until some legislation is on the books. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda Choate" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 6:38 PM Subject: [OK-Coordinators] Help save cemetery! > Mike Grissom tells me that Old Wetumka Cemetery is > being destroyed by the land owner, to make pasture > land. There is a William Robinson buried there who > was Creek. He was Colonial and commanded an entire > Creek regiment during the Civil War and was a very > important man. Graves located near him are Benson and > Barnetts. Mike says about 2/3 of the cemetery is > already gone. Does anyone have any ideas about how to > stop this and save the remainder of this cemetery > and/or perhaps get info on what became of the > tombstones this farmer removed. Shouldn't the Native > American Graves Protection Act cover this? Does > anyone know anything about this cemetery? Perhaps the > destruction was done a few years back and has been > stopped already? > > We would appreciate any help you can give us. You can > reach Mike at [email protected] He seems to > think the remainder of this cemetery is in immediate > danger and is trying to contact the Muskogee Creek > Nation to see what they can do, but so far, they are > not returning his calls. > > BC > > > > ===== > Brenda Choate > Garvin County Coordinator,OKGenWeb/USGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgarvin/garvin.htm > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgarvin/kinard/kinard.htm > Be aware, read, get involved, vote! Goto http://www.worldnetdaily.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com >
Everyone, please call or email Danny Hilliard with your concerns about cemetery protection. Dennis says people just don't care. Please show YOU care and maybe help save the next cemetery that is in danger. BC Rep. DANNY HILLIARD (D) District 22 District 22 (Effective Nov. 20, 2002) Capitol Address: 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd Room 442 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 557-7412 District Address: P. O. Box 380 Sulphur, OK 73086 (580) 622-5484 E-mail: [email protected] --- Dennis Muncrief <[email protected]> wrote: > Unfortunately, I went this route once and it only > applies of federal land. > It does not apply to privately owned land. > > I don't know what to do about this situation until > we band together and get > the legislation that is before my state > representative Danny Hilliard. > There is nothing that can be done until some > legislation is on the books. > > Dennis > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brenda Choate" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 6:38 PM > Subject: [OK-Coordinators] Help save cemetery! > > > > Mike Grissom tells me that Old Wetumka Cemetery is > > being destroyed by the land owner, to make pasture > > land. There is a William Robinson buried there > who > > was Creek. He was Colonial and commanded an > entire > > Creek regiment during the Civil War and was a very > > important man. Graves located near him are Benson > and > > Barnetts. Mike says about 2/3 of the cemetery is > > already gone. Does anyone have any ideas about > how to > > stop this and save the remainder of this cemetery > > and/or perhaps get info on what became of the > > tombstones this farmer removed. Shouldn't the > Native > > American Graves Protection Act cover this? Does > > anyone know anything about this cemetery? Perhaps > the > > destruction was done a few years back and has been > > stopped already? > > > > We would appreciate any help you can give us. You > can > > reach Mike at [email protected] He seems > to > > think the remainder of this cemetery is in > immediate > > danger and is trying to contact the Muskogee Creek > > Nation to see what they can do, but so far, they > are > > not returning his calls. > > > > BC > > > > > > > > ===== > > Brenda Choate > > Garvin County Coordinator,OKGenWeb/USGenWeb > Project > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgarvin/garvin.htm > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgarvin/kinard/kinard.htm > > Be aware, read, get involved, vote! Goto > http://www.worldnetdaily.com > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > > > ===== Brenda Choate Garvin County Coordinator,OKGenWeb/USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgarvin/garvin.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgarvin/kinard/kinard.htm Be aware, read, get involved, vote! Goto http://www.worldnetdaily.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com