Linda,
I can't thank you enough for mailing this notice. Hatfield cemetery was
started by my 5th great grandfather, Thomas Hatfield, a veteran of the War
of 1812 and 3 generations of my family, Hatfield's Archer's and Smead's are
buried there. I haven't been able to get up there for a year now but the
last time I was there it was in much better shape then I have ever seen in
20 years because of the work of the Scouts and their families.
I've never seen the work of John Walters but I've heard nothing but good
about him via the Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project (INPCRP).
He used to restore headstones for a living in Indiana and from what I can
gather, is the best in the state
Thanks again
Brian E. Smead
Terre Haute, Indiana
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From: <lindachurchward(a)comcast.net>
To: <INALLEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 1:43 PM
Subject: [INALLEN-L] Cemetery Restoration Workshop
Hi List,
Thought I would make everyone aware of a workshop presented by the Allen
County
Genealogical Society.
CEMETERY RESTORATION WORKSHOP
Saturday, September 14, 2002
The Allen County Genealogical Society is offering a one-day classroom and
field
cemetery restoration workshop.
Allen County Public Library, Room 4 (2nd Floor)
900 Webster St.
Fort Wayne, IN
Cemetery restoration at Hatfield Cemetery
2700 W. Washington Center Road
9 am through the afternoon
Presentations by:
Jeanne Regan-Dinius of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
John Walters, Fayette County, IN Cemetery Supervisor and Graveyard
Groomer.
The morning session, starting at 9am, will be held inside the Allen County
Public
Library. Jeanne Regan-Dinius will discuss how to locate cemeteries
using maps and land records, cemetery preservation, and projects by the
Indiana Department of Nautral Resources to locate and maintain Indiana's
cemeteries.
The afternoon session will consist of a trip, in your own car to Hatfield
Cemetery
at 1pm. John Walters will demonstrate gravestone repair
techniques.
Lunch will be on your own.
Cost of the workshop is $15 before September 11, 2000,
$20 after that date.
Mail Payment along with your name, address and phone nbr. to:
ACGSI Cemetery Workshop
P.O. Box 12003
Fort Wayne, IN 46862
If I remember right, there was some talk over this list last year
regarding the
Hatfield Cemetery. This should be a very interesting program.
Linda Churchward
Allen County GenWeb Coordinator