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Savings Graves
http://www.savinggraves.org/education/chalk.html
Also look at this page.
L.A.
----- Original Message -----
From: "MargeorJohnYetzke" <yetzkejm(a)qtm.net>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:59 PM
Subject: [INPCRP] Chalk
> Can someone tell me exactly why chalk shouold
not be used on a headstone?
> I've heard it's a no-no but not why.
>
> Marge
>
>
17 years, 7 months
by mark davis
Lois,
For your cemeteries in the news links---
http://www.chronicle-tribune.com/news/stories/20020720/topstories/263052....
Mark Davis
4 Lakeview Ct.
Hartford City,Indiana 47348
md9105(a)skyenet.net
With malice toward none, with charity for all,with
firmness in the right as God gives us to see the
right,let us strive on to finish the work we are in...
A. Lincoln March 4,1865
Dear L.A.
Got the pictures that time. Look familiar with equipment in the background.
I have a question, how hard is it to move and reposition this tripod?
Is there some special way to wrap the strap in order to keep it tight?
About how expensive and how can it be obtained?
Also to those who are interested.....Tipton County Cemetery Restoration
Project is working in the Jackson/Barlow Cemeteries in Liberty Township and
have been since April. Monday a local monument company has volunteered his
truck with mounted lift and labor to come out and set the larger stones
(that we are unable to do) off then come back when we have the ground
leveled, etc. and will set them back on for us FREE!!! This is
great....hope some of you can obtain some of this service.....
----- Original Message -----
From: "CLUGH_LA" <clugh_la(a)email.msn.com>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] tripod question-web address
> A bad link! Oh no, Sorry about that.
> If you look at the next line you will see the rest of the address. You
can
> copy and past the last part to the end of the address in your browser. It
> split when I sent the message. This happens often in long web addresses.
> Here it is again. Hope it doesn't split.
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~intcpcrg/2002-Routh/RouthMay4.html
> This hoist has been a life savor for us moving the big base stones.
> Difference with this project from others, is we are setting up a memorial
> cemetery. The original locations are unknown. Although I doubt these
> big bases were far from their original location. We believe this is why
> they
> dumped the rest of the stones here. Still missing many pieces, but I
think
> we will end up with a nice looking memorial when it is finished.
>
> I've enjoyed working on this webpage. I have lots of pictures showing the
> progress we've made. The descendants love seeing these as they all live
out
> of town. And it shows the rest of my group what we have done and yes, we
> have much more to finish. <g>
>
> Also I've been helping two scouts with their eagle project. They have
done
> a
> pretty good job. Been running circles around this county on three
project.
>
> Hot out there and I'm full of chigger bites!
> L. A. Clugh
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~intcpcrg/Index.html
> Tippecanoe Co. Cemetery Restoration Committee Coordinator
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patricia Kneisler" <pknize(a)pacbell.net>
> To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 10:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [INPCRP] tripod question
>
>
> > Joan:
> >
> > I had trouble with that address, too. What I had to do was go here:
> >
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~intcpcrg/2002-Routh
> >
> > Then I scrolled down the long list of file titles until I found:
> >
> > RouthMay4
> >
> > I selected that and got right to the pictures.
> >
> > Pat Kneisler
> > Benicia, CA
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <ejwray(a)ccrtc.com>
> > To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 7:06 AM
> > Subject: Re: [INPCRP] tripod question
> >
> >
> > > L.A.
> > >
> > > I'm having problems picking up the picture of the tripod mentioned in
> your
> > > note....any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Joan Wray
> > > Tipton county
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
> > > Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
> > Please do not send queries through this list.
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
> Quote from William Gladstone (1809-1897), three-time Prime Minister of
England
> and Victorian contemporary of Benjamin Disraeli:
> "Show me the manner in which a nation or community
> cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical
> exactness the tender mercies of its people, their
> respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty
> to high ideals."
>
>
Joan:
I had trouble with that address, too. What I had to do was go here:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~intcpcrg/2002-Routh
Then I scrolled down the long list of file titles until I found:
RouthMay4
I selected that and got right to the pictures.
Pat Kneisler
Benicia, CA
----- Original Message -----
From: <ejwray(a)ccrtc.com>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 7:06 AM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] tripod question
> L.A.
>
> I'm having problems picking up the picture of the tripod mentioned in your
> note....any suggestions?
>
> Joan Wray
> Tipton county
>
>
>
> ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
> Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know.
>
>
OK ... guess I'll get my two cents worth in here! I am out in California (San Francisco Bay area) and have been helping out on restoration efforts at a 20 acre city-owned cemetery, the Benicia City Cemetery. The rigging question has been a real sticking point with me as well, as so many of our stones weigh in excess of 500#.
My problem is that almost the entire cemetery is on a slope ... 18" in 10' is not uncommon. And erosion is a huge concern as years of indiscriminant Round-Up usage has left the slopes nearly bare of vegetation. That makes use of equipment such as rubber tired loaders, backhoes and cranes somewhat of a problem as driving them on that slope sure doesn't help matters ... and picking a load on a slope is something only an experienced operator should be doing. Then there is the sheer expense of using that kind of equipment. AND there is the "hurry up" factor. It's a fact that when you use something that costs several hundred dollars an hour, you tend to "hurry up" to save money! And I think we'd all agree that that's NO way to restore a cemetery.
So, being a civil engineer, I put my head to the problem. To my mind, tripods, engine lifts, etc. were either too dangerous on a slope, or too restrictive in their picking area. So a pipefitter/welder friend and I developed our own "little" design for what looks like a portable kid's swing set. The rail along the top is actually a small crane beam that a trolley hoist can ride on. The four legs are made from steel pipe and adjust up to 2' to compensate for the slope (a smaller sized pipe slides up and down inside each leg and can be pinned in several spots depending on the height you need). It stands a little over 6' high and will be about 8' to 10' long (so we can rig base blocks out of our way completely when we dig out for new foundations).Yep ... it's a tad heavy! But it's meant to bolt together in pieces. And once it's up ... well, it just stays up until whatever we're working on is done ... if that's a month, so be it. We intend to use a "chain fall" with the trolley, !
and two cloth slings to pick the stones in sort of a "basket hitch". Now all we have to do is get the city to pay us for the material to put it together. It's probably overkill for a small cemetery ... but Benicia is so large, we'll use a device like this for years.
But, as John Walters just said, rigging anything with inexperienced people can get you hurt in a hurry. What we planned to do was have my pipefitter/welder friend conduct a class with a select group of volunteers and city workers to instruct us in how to SAFELY erect the lifting device and how to SAFELY rig a tombstone. That includes the use of steel toed boots, good leather gloves, etc. All rigging in future would be done only with members of that trained group.
Now all we have to do is build the durn thing. (Hey ... it sure looks good on paper!) And for that we need money for material. We have a proposal in to the city now and are waiting to hear if they will fund it out of their cemetery budget. (They have nothing themselves to lift with except a backhoe that they borrow occasionally.) If this thing comes about, and we have success in the field with it, I'll be sure to let all of you know.
Patricia Kneisler
Benicia, CA
Hello,
Just wanted to say that when using a tripod extreme caution is needed.Also
you need to be knowledgeable on rigging.If not much more could be lost than
the stone.
I have used a wooden tripod,probably made in the early 70's without any
problem,but while in LaFayette last week we used the one L.A. mentioned and
I ordered two from the gentleman.I felt more comfort with the metal as
opposed to wood.
Please do take caution ,think about the pendulum effect ,when lifting a
heavy stone from a tilted base, It is fantastic that people are eagerly
going about this restoration movement , please always think it through,and
be safe.
We reset six large stone in LaFayette and all came back with the same
number of fingers and toes, just always be careful.
Walt
Dear Sam:
That's GREAT news! Good to hear that the rumors passed on to me were
ill-founded and that the cemetery is obviously well protected!!
Thank you for your prompt response.
Lois
Helen,
One of the gentleman in my group designed his own
hoist-tripod. You can see it
on this page.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~intcpcrg/2002-Routh/Routh
May4.html
I really don't know how we would could work
without this. It was so easy moving these large
base stones to reposition and set the sections.
Or lifting any size stone to clean and re-attach.
I think he may be working on reproducing this for
other people.
I'm sure he could help with questions if your
wanting some advise.
The size is important.
L. A. Clugh/ Tippecanoe
clugh_la(a)email.msn.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold Clupper" <halclup(a)chesco.com>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] tripod question
> Helen,
>
> You might get some ideas from the Grainger
catalog:
> http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/start.shtml
>
> They show a number of devices used in the
automotive trade: manual hoists, truck jacks, web
slings,
> etc. The structural parts can be made from
"Unistrut" material. How one would safely grasp
the
> stone is problematical.
>
> Of course, any design should be checked for
safety by a structural engineer.
>
> Harold
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "shwildermuth" <helen(a)reliable-net.net>
> To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 8:41 AM
> Subject: [INPCRP] tripod question
>
>
> > Hello, can anyone give me some ideas on how
to construct an inexpensive and simple tripod to
use
> when repairing heavier stones? It must be
simple and lightweight/portable. Where would the
> supplies be purchased to build such a
contraption?
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Helen Wildermuth
> > Morgan Co., IN
> >
> >
> > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
> > Quote from William Gladstone (1809-1897),
three-time Prime Minister of England
> > and Victorian contemporary of Benjamin
Disraeli:
> > "Show me the manner in which a nation
or community
> > cares for its dead and I will measure
with mathematical
> > exactness the tender mercies of its
people, their
> > respect for the laws of the land, and
their loyalty
> > to high ideals."
> >
>
>
>
> ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
> "Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you
what kind of people you have."
> Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
>
>
To all of you out there that treasure these pioneer cemeteries, I would love
to send a picture to you all that shows the beautiful work Helen Wildermuth
has done in restoring our private Morgan family cemetery. Much damage was
done in the last 60+ years by cows knocking over and breaking stones.
Several were moved but thanks to Helen's dedication (I might add all done
voluntarily with little remuneration) and her willingness to work with
Jeanie, a local trustee, the property owner, and our family, we have a
cemetery that our pioneer ancestors, including a War of 1812 soldier and a
Civil War soldier, interred there would be proud of. Kudos to her and to the
rest of you that are so diligently watching and protecting our heritage.
Susan Morgan Barrett
-----Original Message-----
From: Samuel M. Cline <scline(a)hoosierweb.org>
To: INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Thursday, July 18, 2002 12:59 AM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Sand Creek Cemetery, Jackson Township, Morgan Co., IN
>Lois:
>
>Sand Creek Cemetery is alive and well; in a good state of repair; and well
>taken care of.
>
>Sand Creek has frontage on S. R. 252. A new subdivision has been developed
>on the other three sides of the cemetery. However, the cemetery was
>excluded from the platted subdivision. (I'll stop by the cemetery later
>today and take a picture. I'll send an address where it can be seen on the
>Internet.)
>
>The subdivision was brought before the Planning Commission in January of
>1997. I was a member of the Commission appointed by the County Council.
In
>February of 1997 the County Commissioners dissolved the Planning Commission
>and the Board of Zoning Appeals. Planning and Zoning were reinstated in
>2001-2002. I'm now on the Board of Zoning Appeals.
>
>The only cemetery I am aware of in Morgan County that was in recent
jeopardy
>was in the northern part of the county. It was brought to the attention of
>the County Commissioners. The developer revised his plans to show the
>cemetery and also agreed to provide fencing around the perimeter of the
>cemetery. (This took place prior to planning and zoning being reinstated.)
>
>Perhaps when Dale Drake returns from Mississippi she will be able to
comment
>further concerning the state of the cemeteries in Morgan County.
>
>Sam
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lois Mauk" <loismauk(a)insightbb.com>
>To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
>Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 12:33 AM
>Subject: [INPCRP] Sand Creek Cemetery, Jackson Township, Morgan Co., IN
>
>
>| I've just received word of a "plan" reportedly afoot to relocate all or
>part
>| of Sand Creek Cemetery in Jackson Township in connection with a real
>estate
>| development project of some sort.
>|
>| We have no concrete "facts" yet, but I'm trying to investigate this
rumor.
>|
>| Does anyone have any knowledge of this situation? Any rumors on the wind
>up
>| there?
>|
>| Thank you.
>|
>| Lois Mauk
>| ====================
>| Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project website at:
>| http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>| ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
>| If we cannot respect the dead, how can we respect the living?
>|
>|
>|
>
>
>==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
>If we cannot respect the dead, how can we respect the living?
>
>
I've just received word of a "plan" reportedly afoot to relocate all or part
of Sand Creek Cemetery in Jackson Township in connection with a real estate
development project of some sort.
We have no concrete "facts" yet, but I'm trying to investigate this rumor.
Does anyone have any knowledge of this situation? Any rumors on the wind up
there?
Thank you.
Lois Mauk
====================
Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project website at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp
Lois:
Sand Creek Cemetery is alive and well; in a good state of repair; and well
taken care of.
Sand Creek has frontage on S. R. 252. A new subdivision has been developed
on the other three sides of the cemetery. However, the cemetery was
excluded from the platted subdivision. (I'll stop by the cemetery later
today and take a picture. I'll send an address where it can be seen on the
Internet.)
The subdivision was brought before the Planning Commission in January of
1997. I was a member of the Commission appointed by the County Council. In
February of 1997 the County Commissioners dissolved the Planning Commission
and the Board of Zoning Appeals. Planning and Zoning were reinstated in
2001-2002. I'm now on the Board of Zoning Appeals.
The only cemetery I am aware of in Morgan County that was in recent jeopardy
was in the northern part of the county. It was brought to the attention of
the County Commissioners. The developer revised his plans to show the
cemetery and also agreed to provide fencing around the perimeter of the
cemetery. (This took place prior to planning and zoning being reinstated.)
Perhaps when Dale Drake returns from Mississippi she will be able to comment
further concerning the state of the cemeteries in Morgan County.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lois Mauk" <loismauk(a)insightbb.com>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 12:33 AM
Subject: [INPCRP] Sand Creek Cemetery, Jackson Township, Morgan Co., IN
| I've just received word of a "plan" reportedly afoot to relocate all or
part
| of Sand Creek Cemetery in Jackson Township in connection with a real
estate
| development project of some sort.
|
| We have no concrete "facts" yet, but I'm trying to investigate this rumor.
|
| Does anyone have any knowledge of this situation? Any rumors on the wind
up
| there?
|
| Thank you.
|
| Lois Mauk
| ====================
| Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project website at:
| http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp
|
|
|
|
|
| ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
| If we cannot respect the dead, how can we respect the living?
|
|
|
Hello, can anyone give me some ideas on how to construct an inexpensive and simple tripod to use when repairing heavier stones? It must be simple and lightweight/portable. Where would the supplies be purchased to build such a contraption?
Thanks,
Helen Wildermuth
Morgan Co., IN
Nice to hear something so positive. Great goin'!!!
MaryAlice Parks
----- Original Message -----
From: GTielking <tielking(a)knightstown.net>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:26 AM
Subject: [INPCRP] Gard Cemetery Hancock Co., Indiana
> Hello everyone! I wanted to give an update on Gard Cemetery in Brown
Twp, Hancock Co., Indiana. John "Walt" Walters with his wife Micki, Danny
Faris, Joni Curtis, Judy Fuller (secretary of the Hancock Co. cemetery
commission), and I worked a full day restoring headstones on Saturday. We
accomplished a lot, but still much work needs to be done. It is so
revitalizing to finally see it coming together! It will be a beautiful
cemetery when it is completed.
> Gary Hall recently was awarded Eagle status with his projects on the
cemetery. He installed a split-rail fence, bench, and monument. He also
landscaped it with mulch and mums last fall.
> Thanks Walt and Micki for all your help and expertise with the
cemetery. You are wonderful and patient teachers. You are a joy to work
with; and I look forward to working with you again.
>
> Thanks again guys!
> Angela Tielking
>
>
> ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
> Quote from William Gladstone (1809-1897), three-time Prime Minister of
England
> and Victorian contemporary of Benjamin Disraeli:
> "Show me the manner in which a nation or community
> cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical
> exactness the tender mercies of its people, their
> respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty
> to high ideals."
>
Hello everyone! I wanted to give an update on Gard Cemetery in Brown Twp, Hancock Co., Indiana. John "Walt" Walters with his wife Micki, Danny Faris, Joni Curtis, Judy Fuller (secretary of the Hancock Co. cemetery commission), and I worked a full day restoring headstones on Saturday. We accomplished a lot, but still much work needs to be done. It is so revitalizing to finally see it coming together! It will be a beautiful cemetery when it is completed.
Gary Hall recently was awarded Eagle status with his projects on the cemetery. He installed a split-rail fence, bench, and monument. He also landscaped it with mulch and mums last fall.
Thanks Walt and Micki for all your help and expertise with the cemetery. You are wonderful and patient teachers. You are a joy to work with; and I look forward to working with you again.
Thanks again guys!
Angela Tielking
Is it just me or has anyone else noted the irony in Josh's last name being
Duke? I guess I'm showing my age (in list terms, that is)
Well, anyway, God bless him for the work he's doing and the hopeful impact it
will have on our state's mindset. And, as always, thank you, Lois.
-Kyle
We think we have problems..... I just returned from New Orleans......
ejwray(a)ccrtc.com wrote:
> Keep up the good work Diana. It has to start somewhere and with someone.
> Keep on prodding.
>
> How did you get your helpers?
>
> Joan Wray
> Tipton County
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "wmmahan" <mahanfamilyhist(a)lds.net>
> To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 11:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Fw: Old family cemeteries
>
> > We are going to be having a meeting the next Thursday in Rush Co. to try
> to
> > get a "Friends of Cemetery' group set up to work with the Trustees. It
> will
> > be a 7 p.m.. Would love to see anyone that might have the time to come.
> I
> > seem to be the person that is "elected" to head this meeting. I am hoping
> > that someone from the community will be put in charge but if not I will
> > continue on.
> > At the last meeting in May we had a good turn out. With more than 1/2
> of
> > the county trustees there. We seem to be getting good support from
> > them...but they do not want a commission. At least at this point....I
> will
> > keep trying....
> > The plan is to meet every other month on the 2nd Thursday....
> > Diana in Rush Co. rushco.in.cmty(a)lds.net or wmmahan(a)lds.net
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
>
> ==== INPCRP Mailing List ====
> THIS IS A CEMETERY -----
> "Lives are commemorated - deaths are recorded - families
> are reunited - memories are made tangible - and love is
> undisguised. This is a cemetery.
> "Communities accord respect, families bestow reverence,
> historians seek information and our heritage is thereby enriched.
> "Testimonies of devotion, pride and remembrance are carved
> in stone to pay warm tribute to accomplishments and to the life -
> not the death - of a loved one. The cemetery is homeland for family
> memorials that are a sustaining source of comfort to the living.
> "A cemetery is a history of people - a perpetual record of
> yesterday and sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery
> exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always."
> --Author unknown -- Seen at a monument dealer in West Union, IA
Lois & all...................
Lois I might want to bring to your attention the little cemetery that is on
a rise when you come into Borden, IN from the west, just before the rest
part on St Road 60....It is in terrible shape young trees 10-12 tall I
stopped by there last year so this is just one years growth.
Still keeping in mind the grave of a James Brown, Revolutionary War Soldier
that is thought to be buried in Clark Co, at the Mt Pleasant Cemetry if I'm
right. I found another James Brown buried over in Jefferson County, IN but
have not been able to Identify him yet,
I fforget the name of the lady and man that help or maintain Mt Pleasant
Cemetry.
steve franklin
Oops! Forgot to mention that House Bill 1241 (now Public Law 155), which
went into effect just this past Monday (7/1/2002) is discussed in more
detail at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/legislation.html
I have heard from a reporter from the Indianapolis Star named Josh Duke who
is interested in the impact of development on cemeteries in northern Marion
County, Hamilton County, Boone County and southern Madison County.
Josh has given me his permission to post his inquiry to the group (see
below). Please contact him directly at Josh.Duke(a)indystar.com if you can
offer insight to the situation in that specific locale.
This would be a good opportunity to mention House Bill 1241 (now Public Law
155), which went into effect just this past Monday (7/1/2002). If you are
not familiar with this new statute, it is the change implemented by the
General Assembly in response to last Fall's petition drive with respect to
the ease with which pioneer cemeteries were being dismantled in Indiana.
Lois
----- Original Message -----
From: <Josh.Duke(a)indystar.com>
To: <LoisMauk(a)usa.net>
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 12:01 PM
Subject: Old family cemeteries
> Hi Lois,
>
> My name is Josh Duke. I'm a reporter for the Indianapolis Star's
StarNorth bureau. We cover two counties -- Hamilton and
> Boone -- and parts of two others, the southern portion of Madison and the
three northern townships -- Pike, Washington and
> Lawrence -- in Marion county.
>
> We recently got a question from a reader about a little cemetery located
where I-69 and I-465 come together. If you are
> traveling south on I-69, you can see it on the righthand side of the road
next to Wheaton Van Lines. I've learned from the
> Lawrence Township Trustee that the business now takes care of it. Anyway,
it got me to thinking about these old family
> cemeteries, and the opportunity for a story about how growth has affected
them. I looked for stories in the Star's library and
> found the ones by Bill Shaw, but I was also hoping to talk to an expert in
this field. I would also like to find some more of these
> cemeteries in our coverage area that are in the middle of a growing area.
>
> I did see on your Web site the Hall of Shame list and noticed I may have a
couple of Boone County leads there. Do you know
> of any Hamilton County, Madison County or northern Marion County examples?
Should I just call all the township trustees? Any
> help you can give me would be appreciated.
>
> Josh Duke
>
>
Thanks Kyle and Ernie for the info. That's really interesting to know, and
a good tip. We've had so much rain here in Texas this spring and summer,
however, that I won't be able to check it out anytime soon. Not that I'm
complaining--I'll take the rain over our usual summer droughts any day.
Wish I could send some of it your way!
Have a great holiday!
Laurie Morris
mailto: lmorris(a)wt.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Ernie & Connie Lasley <elasley(a)sigecom.net>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Grass turns brown quicker over the grave.
> Hello,
>
> Virgin soil will develop a "hardpan" below root depth. This hardpan
> prevents water from percolating into the ground so fast, and the layer of
> topsoil will tend to hold moisture longer. In soil that has been
disturbed
> to a greater depth, like where a grave was opened, the rainwater will
> percolate away easier and dry out faster during a drought. A reverse
> effect can be seen where an unnatural hardpan is at or near the
> surface. Rain water will run off on the surface and not be retained by
the
> soil as well. Places where the earth has been disturbed to subsoil depth,
> like a trench through your yard for a waterline, will tend to grow
> greener. Most cemeteries fall in the first category.
>
> Ernie
>
> At 08:55 AM 07/03/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >In a message dated 7/3/2002 6:40:23 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
> >lmorris(a)wt.net writes:
> >
> ><< Pardon my ignorance, I'm rather new to this, but was wondering why the
> >grass
> > over the graves turns brown quicker than the surrounding grass? >>
>
>
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