Thanks for the info, Penny. Will call tomorrow. Gena > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Penny Ford" <pforden@dimensional.com> > To: <WIWAUKES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 11:10 PM > Subject: Re: German Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery > > > > Our family suffered the same fate at the old Oak Hill Cemetery in Old > Butler > > (Wauwatosa). The Wisconsin Old Cemetery Society helped clean it up a > number of > > years ago, though our family, at the rear, does not "enjoy" the full > benefit of > > the new greening and cleaning efforts. > > > > You can register as a person interested in the well-being of the cemetery > by > > calling the State Historical Society. Here is some info. from their > website. > > > > >>Are cemeteries and burials given special protection? > > > > Under Wisconsin law, Native American burial mounds, > > unmarked burials, and all marked and unmarked cemeteries > > are protected from intentional disturbance. If anyone > > suspects that a Native American burial mound or an > > unmarked or marked burial is present in an area, the Burial > > Sites Preservation Office should be notified. > > > > If you have any questions concerning the law, please contact > > the Coordinator of the Burial Sites Preservation Program Dr. > > Leslie Eisenberg at 1-800-342-7834 or 608-264-6503.>> > > > > http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/histbuild/smartgrowth/asi.htm > > > > Do call her -- perhaps she can put you in touch with the old cemetery > society > > and can send out the forms to register in case any further insults may > befall > > the family burial ground. > > > > Penny Ziemer Ford > > Denver, Colorado