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From: David Dyer <>
Subject: Re: [CEMETERY-L] Metal Detectors Re: CEMETERY-D Digest V98 #212
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 21:06:51 -0400


Howard,

Isn't this a bit harsh? I mean joe said that he was only taking a screw driver (to
probe), a etc.etc ( small handtools). Aren't you over reacting just a little?

Howard E. DeFord wrote:

> Joe,
> I hope you do not live in Washington State,
> We have Laws which say go to jail and/or pay a fine for the removal of any
> object from a Cemetery.. You are also liable for any damage you do to a
> Cemetery.. We have two persons that are currently paying for damages they
> did a few years back..
> As for saying a family cemetery is "OK" rob , but you try to get permission
> to rob a Church Yard.. What is the difference "Grave Robbing" is "Grave
> Robbing"
> Howard E. DeFord
> Okanogan County Cemetery Commissioner
> *****************************
> At 08:14 PM 9/6/98 EDT, wrote:
> > I would like to comment on the recent topic of metal detecting in
> >cemeteries. I have done this for many years and have found cemeteries to
> be a
> >generally non-productive place for this hobby. You would think that this
> >would not be so but it is. Outside of a few common coins, keys and funeral
> >home markers are the most frequently found objects.
> > Contrary to what a lot of folks think, most metal detecting is done within a
> >few inches of the surface. The area just below the roots of the grass, if
> >any, is usually the "best" depth. I go metal detecting with a metal bulb
> >cutter, a plastic trowel, and a screwdriver with a rounded-off tip ( you
> >wouldn't want to scratch an 1864-L Indian Head Penny!) I have no qualms
> about
> >searching in family cemeteries but try to get permission in church yards. It
> >doesn't look good to have a shovel in a graveyard. I don't dig up anything
> >that big anyway---it won't be a coin or ring.
> >
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