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From: "Desoto Joe" <>
Subject: [MO-CW] Re: {not a subscriber} Headstone rubbings, etc...
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 04:41:19 -0500
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From: "Larry H" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 1:09 AM
Subject: {not a subscriber} Headstone rubbings, etc...


> Hello, Not sure if this is proper in this list but thought I'd give it a
shot. Does anyone have good advice on headstone rubbings? What paper to use?
What marker to use? How to preserve it once you've rubbed the headstone?
etc...And found a
> miraculous headstone in Ohio during my most recent return trip from
Gettysburg. It's of a very young soldier who served in the 62nd NC infantry
as a drummer boy!! The headstone in a union cemetery shows this. Once I
began to pursue this person
> the story got more and more interesting. Seems the 62nd was the very last
unit to surrender and many of the men never swore allegiance to the
Union!!!! How should I pursue this? I do have the persons name. Am sorry if
this is off list. Or I've
> wasted bandwidth! However, this list has proved very useful to me and
want to thank Desoto Joe for it!
> --
> Larry
>

The new trend is shaving cream. Dave Hallemann, with the Jefferson County
Historical Society uses it & the results are fantastic. You can wash it off
when you are finished, or it will eventually be washed off from the
elements. I do not do this myself, I try to leave the stones the way they
are, but by using it, you can bring out all the scripting. Go here:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mojeffer/jchs/cemeteries.html

And check out some of his pictures of the stones. If you decide to try this,
take a straight edge with you, like a trowel or a sponge. I carry a knapsack
when I go & in it I pack my camera & extra film. Papers & pens, bottles of
water, etc. Dave carries a can of mace, just in case he encounters a wild
dog. (So far, animals have been kind to me) I also take a walking stick, to
help remove any old vines or thorn bushes in the path.

I'm not sure what you want to know about the drummer boy.

Desoto Joe/The Record Man

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