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From: "helenware" <>
Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] Enos T. Albee stone
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:40:50 -0400
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I read the article and saw you picture in todays M.D.N., . You and Dustin
Testa make a great team!
It was a very nice thing for you to get done.
Helen
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From: "alice" <>
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Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 11:10 AM
Subject: [MA-MENDON] Enos T. Albee stone


> Morning All Listers,
> The Enos T . Albee stone mystery has been set to rest.
> After 5 1/2 months of research and a lot of leg- work.. It was
> found that the Pleasant St. Cemetery on Pleasant St in Mendon, Ma.
> Was formerly called the Taft Family Cemetery or yard.
> If u all recall the primary record stated that Enos was buried in
> the
> Taft Family Yard.
> After locating the owners and many visits to this cemetery ,
> comparing stones, and Enos was very similar if not the same as
> a Taft and a Jillson Civil War veteran.
> There was a spot where a stone could have been right asde of
> these other stones.
> Whuch was with no doubt in my mind that Enos T. stone
> belonged back to it;'s rightful place at the now Pleasant S.
> Cemetery.
> Permission from the owners \ was obtained to return the stone and
> with the help of the Highway Dept. in Mendon, the stone was reset
> yesterday morning
> at 11AM , Sept. i3, 2006.
> Many town officials, Det. Testa and other interestd people, as well
> and Kay Homes VP Menodn Historical Society and myself, of course
> attended the event and applauded that Mr. Albee was back to his
> rightful place in Pleasant St. Cemetery.
>
> Fox TV news, and 2 local newspapers also were present and yours
> truly had a wee blurp on TV last night, and stories have been
> running for 2 days in the Milford Daily News.
> I am sure this can be found on the MDNews page .
>
> Thanks to our list members Lisa Lapore and Alison Franks who
> helped at the beginning of this mystery and provided me with
> much useful information prior to the mystery being solved.
> Another part of Mendons history finally laid to rest.
>
> Alice
> List Mom
> Pres. Mendon Historical Society
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