Hi List, As there has been some conversation recently about the old Speers Cemetery I thought I would jump in with a little information. There was an article in one of the old Keyholes about the cemetery. It was written by Bertha Liviskie, who was a member of the SW Pa. Gen. Society, and also the wife of the constable of Speers, and the mother of one of my school-days friends. If memory serves me correctly the information Tom cited was in that article; although I believe the article was a bit more detailed. If there is interest in this I can hunt up that article this week-end and post more information to the list. And, on a personal note--my family moved to Speers Hill not long after that cemetery was destroyed and houses were built on the site. I remember, around Halloween, that it was a "rite of passage" to walk around the apartment building on Phillips St. at night. It was very dark behind that building and at that time there were a few tombstones leaning against the back of the apartment house. Hey, it sounds really dumb and tame now, but then, that was exciting! (Too bad the young kids today don't still find that kind of thing exciting, eh?) I wonder if part of the cemetery wasn't taken when they built the access ramp from rt 88 to I-70E? It used to be hillside from 88 to the top of Speers Hill in that area--the road to the top of the hill used to go from the crossroads in lower Speers up and winding slightly to the south. I think there was a church that sat to the left of that road (as you look up the hill) about half-way up. I remember a large (to a child) white clapboard building. It wasn't the old schoolhouse, which I understand is still there. Eva in Tallahassee ===== Eva Dayle Zippay Tallahassee, Florida evadayle@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/