<<I've never heard of finding a grave that way There was an interesting article in our local paper two or three years ago about a gentleman in a nearby town who has gotten quite a reputation for find graves by dowsing. I also have a friend who has used her SAR dog to locate unmarked graves. She and another SAR team member worked by invitation an old church cemetery near Atlanta a year or so ago. Jeanetta ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 11:09 PM Subject: Re: [TNHENRY] USE A COAT HANGER TO PROBE FOR GRAVES. > Okay, now I am laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes. I sure never > thought I could be accused of being a grave robber but you have really painted a > picture for me. And me with the purest of motives!!! BTW the coat hanger > probe is a good idea. Thanks. > > You're talking about dowsing, I think is the word. You do it with a forked > (Y) willow branch to look for water. My Daddy was a well driller and I think > some folks would do that and then tell him where to dig. Don't know if he > did it or not or if it worked or not. We are finding out now that some of the > things our ancestors did have a scientific basis. That may be one of them. > However, I've never heard of finding a grave that way or telling the sex of > the person buried. You must tell us if you do it and what you find. But how > would you ever know if you were correct or not unless you dug the person up? > > > Peggy > > > > > ==== TNHENRY Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Henry Co., TN Mailing List, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] or if you are on the Digest List to > [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >