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From: Al Wakenhut <>
Subject: Re: [MIWASHTE] Collection at Bentley
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:23:25 -0400
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Karen,

I will take digital pictures of the pages in the black binder and post them on my website by the first of August. The binders usually give a pretty good list of what the boxes contain. Once they are posted I will send a message on this list,

Thanks again for letting us know about these records.

Al


> From: > Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:40:13 -0400> To: > Subject: [MIWASHTE] Collection at Bentley> > Hi Al,> I know there is a black book that lists what is in the particular boxes of > the Ann Arbor DAR collection at the Bentley, and it says cemetery rrecords, but > I don't think it identifies them as Washtenaw Co cemeteries. . The one of > most interest to Washtenaw is Box 5. In it were 3 folders in the box > particular to Manchester interest, but the box also contains other cemeteries in > Washtenaw besides Oak Grove and Reynold's Corner, both in Manchester township. > Each page of a cemetery record has actually 3 tombstone readings so if the > folder on a particular cemetery contains 10 pages there is probably info > about 30 tombstones. Oak Grove Manchester had 82 pages, Reynold's Corner had 62 > pages I believe. I am pretty sure Vermont Cemetery Saline was there, I can't > remember what others, I know there were other cemeteries. They would be > very good for the cemetery tombstone reading people. As I said earlier, I found > info in that box on tombstones in Oak Grove Manchester that is now worn off > of the tombstones and is no longer readable. > > Any photos of any pages would be wonderful. They are all loose pages, so > you won't have a problem trying to keep a book open. From what I remember the > DAR gleaned the info from family history and bibles tombstone reading etc I > would guess maybe in the 1940's but not real sure of the date. > > When I get the Oak Grove copies that I asked for, I am going to use them > along with other sources I have available, including the first 2 original > cemetery books for Oak Grove Manchester, to update the tombstone reading the > society did back years ago, probably in the late 1980's. When I am finished, we > will know probably 99% of the people buried in Oak Grove Manchester even if > they don't have a tombstone. I have also asked for copies of the Reynold's > Corner Cemetery also Manchester, when I get that list done, we will know almost > all who are there, even if they no longer have or never had a tombstone. I > hope to have this project done this summer. > > Since the Genealogical Society of Washtenaw Co web site has not been updated > as far as cemeteries in a number of years, someone suggested I post the > results on GEBWEB, and I will do under Washtenaw Co. I will also make available > the results in the Manchester Historical Room at the Manchester District > Library and I can do a PDF or WORD document if someone would like to have it. > > > > Thanks> > Karen Jenter> >
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