In a message dated 3/19/01 9:58:37 PM, mdonald4@bentcom.net writes: >Kind of makes we think about what I >(We) could do to help out. Anyone have any ideas? Mike, I belong to the Assoc. for Gravestone Studies and this neglect is happening all over the country. One of the things that the AGS tries to do is to make people aware of this and get them involved in restoring and keeping up old cemeteries. Each year at their annual conference they select a local Cemetery that needs help and attendees are invited to spend the day learning techniques of restoration, etc. while doing the actual work on the local site. Of course, not an awfully lot gets done in one day, but the attendees learn what to do back home in their own places and the locals near the cemetery often get inspired to continue the good work that was begun. On their web page they also have articles that give some instruction on repair and restoration. See: http://www.gravestonestudies.org/ for further info. Cora