Can any of you help Lynna Kay? JF --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Lynna Kay Shuffield" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 16:21:32 -0600 Subject: [TX-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION] New Historic Texas Cemetery Medallions Message-ID: <[email protected]> New Historic Texas Cemetery Medallions Recently, the Texas Historical Commission (THC) in Austin, Texas announced a new Medallion Marker was created to recognize Historic Texas Cemeteries. The medallion, made of cast aluminum is10-inches in diameter with the words "Historic Texas Cemetery - Texas Historical Commission" encircling a star, a rose and a cypress branch. This unique medallion is only available to cemeteries that have received the designation of Historic Cemetery from the THC. The requirements for selection is that a cemetery or burial site must have at least one grave that is 50 years old, i.e., a burial before 1950 and be deemed worthy of preservation. The Historic Texas Cemetery Program was developed by the THC to address the destruction of historic cemeteries and the illegal removed of cemetery fixtures (gravemarkers, sculptures, etc.). Threats to historic cemeteries include urban expansion and development, vandalism, grazing animals and long-term deterioration from forces of nature, such as weathering and uncontrolled vegetation. There is no way to guarantee the protection of historic cemeteries, but this designation is a tool that promotes preservation and protection through awareness of their importance as historic resources in the community. For more information, contact: Ned Coleman, History Programs Division, Texas Historical Commission, telephone: 512/463-6427 or write, P. O. Box 12276, Austin, Texas 78711, e-mail: [email protected] . For more information on Texas cemetery preservation and to see a photograph of the new medallion, visit the TX-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION website at: http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/CEMETERY-001.htm The website includes a sample copy of the THC Historic Cemetery Application Form and get an idea of how to apply for the designation for your family, church or local cemeteries. Historic Cemetery Research In writing my column "Our Loose Ends," I have found readers to be one of the best resources for information and for graciously sharing their knowledge. In keeping with the above topic of Historic Cemetery Designation, I need your help with research I am conducting on the JEWISH CEMETERY in Rockdale, Milam County, Texas. This cemetery was started in 1878 by the Jewish Benevolence Society and contains 19 graves with the following surnames: BLOCK, COHEN, COHN, COLLINS, CROWN, EMSHEIMER, GOLDSTICKER, KESTENBAUM, LOWENSTEIN (Loewenstein), MALSCH, PHILIPSON, ROSENFIELD, and STEINBERG. Please pass this information along to your genealogy and historical society members/newsletters. If you or anyone else knows any of the descendants of these early Central Texas Jewish families, please contact Lynna Kay Shuffield at: P. O. Box 16604, Houston, Texas 77222-6604 or e-mail: [email protected] -- Lynna Kay Shuffield P. O. Box 16604 Houston, Texas 77222 telephone: 713/692-4511 e-mail: [email protected] My webpages: "Our Loose Ends" Genealogy Column by Lynna Kay Shuffield http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/COLUMN-001.htm "My Loose Ends" Family Tree Database by Lynna Kay Shuffield http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=friday "Milam County, Texas: List of Honor -- Individuals Who Have Given Their Lives in the Defense of Their Country from World War I through Vietnam" http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/ County Coordinator for the San Jacinto County TXGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/SANJAC-01.htm TX-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/CEMETERY-001.htm Shuffield Racing http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/PURPLE-001.htm -- ==== TX-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION Mailing List ==== Visit the TX-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION website hosted by "Our Loose Ends" Genealogy Column at: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/2670/CEMETERY-001.htm