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From: "Sarah Locklin Taylor" <>
Subject: Re: [TX-CEMETERIES] CSA cemeteries and government involvement?
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:29:13 +0000
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Maybe there is a church youth group, one of the Masonic Lodges, an Eastern Star Chapters or some other charitable organizations that would be willing to donate labor and/or help raise funds to tend to these 6 "abandoned" cemeteries?
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> Sarah, I'm not in a position to help. However, I want you to know how much I
> appreciate you trying again to help McCammon and the CCA despite their bad
> attitude. He doesn't seem to realize you are the best friend he's got.
> --
> Elayne Pair Gibbons
> www.PairPlace.net
>
> Original message from "SarahReveley" :
>
>
> > Glad to see the article on the cemetery in San Antonio. According to the
> > article, they are still in need of funds to maintain the cemetery.
> >
> > "There are some rather prominent families with ancestors buried out there,"
> > says CCA President John McCammon. "We need to be able to figure out how to
> > visit with them and hopefully they can help out with donations or buy us
> > another riding mower or something like that." 25 April 2008
> >
> http://www.mysanantonio.com/salife/gardening/stories/MYSA042608.01P.Cemetery.5ba
> > 61d.html
> >
> > Last year I got John in contact with Bexar County and their group that is
> > interested in helping. It always takes awhile to get something like that
> > rolling, but John responded very negatively. He wrote that they would take
> > government help but NOT if it affected their sovereignty, because others
> > ALWAYS take down the flag or put restrictions on Confederate groups with any
> > help they provide. "Use a long spoon if you sup with the devil." - 1 Nov
> > 2007 email to me
> >
> > With that devil comment I decided to just back off, but it seems they are
> > still in need of help. Can anyone provide me with good examples of
> > government involvement with a CSA cemetery in Texas?
> > I would really like to see this cemetery get help on a continuing basis.
> > John said most of the members are old and can't help, in another email.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sarah
>
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