Lou,   I'd suggest contacting one of the local funeral homes.  I'll bet they can provide some insight into burials at that time.  Perhaps you could even find one that's been in business for a long period of time?   Carole Clarke --- On Sun, 3/15/09, Lemeterio@aol.com <Lemeterio@aol.com> wrote: From: Lemeterio@aol.com <Lemeterio@aol.com> Subject: [PAGRE] Artifacts found in Cemetery - need burial info To: PAGREENE-L@rootsweb.com, WVMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com, WVMONONG-L@rootsweb.com, WVOHIO-L@rootsweb.com, PAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com, WVWETZEL-L@rootsweb.com Cc: Descendant@rso.net, tomlaurel810@sbcglobal.net, "Bill Baran" <WBaran@prodigy.net>, Bethmyster@aol.com Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 5:01 PM Dear lists, Does anyone out there know about casket construction in the Civil War era. I was cleaning up our family cemetery and raked up, at the bottom of a ground hog mound, several pieces of something man-made that I can only think was part of a casket or caskets. They are heavier than rock but apparently non-ferrous as they aren’t attracted to a magnet. Thanks, Lou Lou Emeterio lemeterio@aol.com **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372437/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message