Sheri, the residents of Hanover county, the families of those whose graves have been torn open, and countless others who don't know how to tell you, all owe you a tremendous debt for your tireless efforts on Pebble Creek, as well as your genealogical assistance. You have allies in the Virginia Indians living in and around Hanover County, who believe that burial places should always be sacred. Some of us are especially appalled at the handling of the Tate cemetery. This quote from the RTD article is especially disturbing: "A family member of some of the deceased said Wednesday that relatives and the county agreed not to invite publicity about the exhumation, partly from fear that the graves might be disturbed by thieves. The remains are expected to be shifted to a fenced part of the site within a few months." ONE family member of SOME of the deceased speaks as if he represents all of the descendants, and you can count on it that many Tate descendants, including some on the Tate rootsweb list, do not agree with the removal of these remains. One wonders exactly what reconciled one Tate family in Hanover to the clandestine machinations of a county that has proved itself as deaf to its residents on the issue of this sewage plant.