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From: "Cindy Ford" <>
Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER-L] Walking Cemeteries
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:50:16 -0500
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Hi Janean,
Always best to ask & have permission, I like having pictures because in
years to come the stones will become unreadable or they may fall apart with
age this gives a permanent record of a stone actually being there. I have a
picture of my GG Grandmothers stone, her stone as did other stones
disappeared from the cemetery so this picture is the only "proof" I have
that it ever existed. A few of the cemeteries here in Jefferson County have
been vandalized, the pictures that I have are all that's left of the stones
that have been destroyed. Sometimes a tombstone is the only record that a
person ever existed.

If I were you I would donate it to both sides of the road or counties. Get a
hold of who ever has a Genealogy web site for both counties I'm sure they
would love to have it.

If everyone would give back a little no matter where they live or where
their family ties are, we would all be happier people :-)
For what it's worth those are my thoughts.
Good Luck,
Cindy Ford

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janean Ray" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER-L] Walking Cemeteries


> Hey Cindy:
>
> I have a question about what you are doing. There is a cemetery just
around
> the corner from me. It is called Western Star Cemetery circa 1800. It is
> very small, maybe 30 graves. All fenced in and seems I saw a sign on it
the
> other day PRIVATE with available hours or something like that. First of
all
> I will check that out to see the accessability of it. Second, to see if I
> need permission. However. If I go in and write down every headstone,
> should I take pictures of them too? Then the problem is, the road that
the
> cemetery is on is the dividing line between two counties. Only back then,
I
> believe it was even called something totally different. Techinically the
> side that it is on NOW is in Summit County Ohio. Wondering if I should
turn
> the work into Summit County Historical Society and let them figure it out
or
> what. I just thought I might do this since it is so small and I've tried
to
> even find a listing for it to no avail. Anyone looking for relatives in
> Medina, Summit, Portage Co or Western Reserve area would be interested in
> this. I get so much from EVERYONE on the internet I thought this might be
> my way to give back a little. Your thoughts. Janean
>
>
>
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