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From: "Bonner, Gregg" <>
Subject: [Old Bones CEMETERY-L] moss and lichen protection
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 04:33:31 -0500

Yes, and many of the varieties of grass and other foliage that are adjacent
to, or along the perimeter of the cemeteries and churchyards are also
protected by law. So on any trip to see a tombstone, you should be
accompanied by a government-accredited botanist who specializes in these
sorts of things to make sure it is legal for you to exit your automobile
once you get there.



-----Original Message-----
From: Guy Etchells
To:
Sent: 3/1/02 3:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Old Bones CEMETERY-L] Cemetery Restoration

Warning for any family historians in the UK or visiting the UK.

Many of the various lichens and mosses etc. that grown on tombstones are
protected by law as rare species.
Please do not remove any without first checking what they are.

It may be that you view the lichens as disfiguring but they are part of
what makes the UK churchyards what they are.
Cheers
Guy

--
Wakefield England

http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells Transcripts, Parish
Records, Calendar, Scaleable Map of Uk. Link to LDS website,
Abbreviations, Returns of Owners of Lands etc. etc.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/dh/ Whitefield
Transcripts, Etch/ells Transcripts
http://gye.future.easyspace.com Worldwide Cemetery Links, Monumental
Inscriptions, War Graves, etc.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/framland/york.htm
Yorkshire Pages, Photos, and transcripts with a Yorkshire flavour


> Sue, thank you for responding to my query. I have relatives who died
in the
> late 1800's buried in Pioneer Cemetery, including my great-great
> grandparents. The tombstones are covered with a yellowish green
fungal
> moss, and on a rare occasion, someone mows the grass. I would like to
know
> what can be safely used on the tombstones to clean them from the moss.
I
> would like to have some suggestions as to establishing a cemetery
>


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