Hello, everyone -
Through one of my other websites, I have become acquainted with Lois
Mauk, State Coordinator of the Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration
Project. This project is collecting signatures to try to persuade
Indiana state representative and senators that they have done a terrible
injustice through the changes they have made to Indiana's statutes,
endangering hundred of pioneer cemeteries through their action. Lois
reports that in Clark County they have a cemetery which contained 80-100
graves; only 9 remain. 3/4 of the cemetery is under blacktop, having
been paved over for a parking lot for a strip mall WHICH IS LEGAL under
the current law. Lois also reports that they have received not one
petition signee from Kosciusko Co., nor have they received any pioneer
cemetery for their list in Kosciusko Co. Remembering how shocking the
destruction of the Rhodes cemetery near Indianapolis was, I have signed
and mailed my petition (they accept out-of-state signatures) and have
nominated a cemetery in Elkhart Co. for the list. If any of you think
this is a worthwhile project or know of a pioneer cemetery in Kosciusko
County which is in danger, you may download the petition at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/
Thank you.
Sasha Stanley in Ohio