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From: R. Upton< >
Subject: Re: Visting Old Family Cemeteries
Date: 15 Aug 2000 04:12:09 GMT


One of the cemeteries I've been to has visiting hours, a high spiked
fence, and a gate to keep intruders out. Probably a good thing too, I've
heard of vandalism being done in cemeteries at night, makes you think how
certain specimens are terribly low on the scale or morality?

I found a few tipped stones while in this cemetery, not to mention a HEDGE
obscured a good view of one side of this three sided stone. Couldn't take
pictures of the obscured side, but you can be sure I moved the branches to
have a good look at the writing. Unfortunately photos or not, couldn't see
very well, thankfully it's well chiped and my fingers could trace the
numbers for accuracy.

Cheers,
Rachel

PS. Don't ever use chalk or shaving cream or anything to read a stone!!

"Elaine Gallant" () writes:
> Trespassing means being somewhere without a good reason for being there. For
> instance, the meter reader is not "trespassing" when he or she goes into
> your back yard to read the meter.
>
> You would not be "trespassing" when you go to the cemetery to pay your
> respects to your relatives. The "trespassing" in a cemetery is addressed to
> anyone there for a reason other than visiting a grave site.
>
>
> "Tom Coker" <> wrote in message
> news:B5AC10FE.F14E%...
>> Recently I found an old family cemetery in Edgefield County SC. This
>> cemetery is a little over a 1/4 mile off the road, down a private drive,
>> with POSTED NO TRESSPASSING signs at the entrance of the drive. The people
>> who own the land do not live in the county. I could find no address or
> phone
>> number to call to ask for permission to survey and photograph the
> cemetery.
>> My question is this : Is there a law that protects my rights as a
> descendent
>> of this family to visit this cemetery? I have heard that there is - but I
>> have yet to find one on record and don't quite know where to look.
>>
>
>


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