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Sam,
I live here in Lawrence County and I know of the Boone Cemetery of which
you speak. I have not been to this cemetery yet as it is well back off the road
and on private property. I have seen no news of it in the paper and no one at the
Historical Society has mentioned anything about it. I will try and visit it within
the week.
Could you tell me your source of this information and any thing else that you
have about the damage?
Sam Cline wrote:
> Does anyone on this list have any information concerning, or
> knowledge of, the desecration of the Boone Cemetery, near Silverville, Indian
> Creek Township, Lawrence County? This cemetery is the burial site of Jeremiah
> Boone, Revolutionary War veteran, and his wife Joyce, as well as several other
> Lawrence County pioneers. I received information earlier today stating that
> desecration had been observed. There was no indication as to when the
> desecration had been observed.
>
> Sam Cline
>
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> 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."
Does anyone on this list have any information concerning, or
knowledge of, the desecration of the Boone Cemetery, near Silverville, Indian
Creek Township, Lawrence County? This cemetery is the burial site of Jeremiah
Boone, Revolutionary War veteran, and his wife Joyce, as well as several other
Lawrence County pioneers. I received information earlier today stating that
desecration had been observed. There was no indication as to when the
desecration had been observed.
Sam Cline
Hello Group:
My friend and I made our third trip down
to Westfield, Indiana to a cemetery he
called the "Quaker" or "Anti-Slavery Cemetery" in Westfield, Indiana.
The cemetery looked great it was newly mowed and no weeds anywhere, looked
great and neat.
Upon walking around, however, I notices some large bases for stack stones
and none of the top stones were anywhere to be seen. We also noticed some
other tablet bases with no tops.
I was wondering if anyone knows about this cemetery and why stones were
missing. My friend has three relatives buried there by the name of Coppock.
His family stones are OK, let me put that in.
Does anyone have the history of this cemetery, I would be interested in this
also.
Thanks ahead of time.
Joan Wray
Tipton County INPCRP
Hello list:
Having been involved in some controversial issues on this very list a few
months ago, I've not had the interest to post to this list lately, but I continue
to read the posts as they disseminate. That's not to say that I don't have
interest in the overall cause, however. In fact, the cemetery in which I serve
as secretary to was the victim of vandalism just over a week ago, while I was
on vacation.
Over two years ago, vandals broke several stained glass windows in our
mausoleum and broke a handful of tombstones, including the only statuary stone in
our cemetery, an angel marking the grave of a young girl who died over 100 years
ago. Thanks to the work of Helen Wildermuth and Mark Davis, these stones
were repaired last fall/winter, including the angel stone. Wouldn't you know it,
but the little &*&^$&*s this time again struck our little angel, this time
breaking it into several more pieces. Again, they broke into the mausoleum,
which is in the process of being tuck pointed and painted with $20,000 from my
township trustee. Not a good way to come home from vacation...seeing that angel
laying on the ground in pieces brought tears to my eyes. Thankfully, we
already had plans to have more stones repaired/leveled this summer, so I hope the
angel will again be standing proudly before too long.
The positive results of the recent decision in Clark County and the
subsequent victory for that county's cemetery commission, and the other posts
indicating that pioneer cemeteries throughout Indiana are being repaired as we speak
all lend credence to the fact that even though there may not be more than one or
two posts per day on this list at times, the progress continues. To all of
you who keep plugging away, whether we hear from you or not on this list, I'd
just like to remind you...no, I'd like to remind all of us...that we are
making a difference. I've never believed differently.
Had it not been for a number of members of this list, whose perserverance
prevailed a few years ago with legislation designed to keep cemeteries from being
destroyed for the purpose of 'progress', the outcome of the Allen-Jenkins
cemetery would have been entirely different. While many of those individuals may
no longer be on this list, I hope they are all aware of the fact that this
legislation was put to the test....and the cemetery won...and it's all thanks to
their hard work. You know who you are...
So...I'd just like to say thank you to everyone who continues to fight the
good fight, no matter how much or how little they have time to contribute. Let
these examples that I've mentioned, and all the others I didn't, serve as
proof that it does make a difference....and that the progress continues.
Thank you all!
Kyle D. Conrad
Brook, IN
Lois,
This was an eye-opener! Kudos to the Johnsons and others who fight back and
win.
Virginia Morris Brown
----- Original Message -----
From: <loismauk(a)insightbb.com>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 12:24 PM
Subject: [INPCRP] "Clark County Group's push to save cemetery alters
development"
> Published in the Jeffersonville Evening News
> Tuesday, July 5, 2005
>
> Story by GREG GAPSIS
> Staff Writer
>
> "In late January 1947, Betty Johnson lost a baby during childbirth. Though
the
> infant lived only eight hours and was soon buried in a family cemetery,
the
> devotion of Johnson to her child's memory has shaken county government
nearly
> 60 years later.
>
> "Just a few months ago, Johnson, her husband Dan and friend Mabel Allen
Balmer
> learned a developer was making plans to move the 31-plot Allen-Jenkins
Cemetery
> where the child lay, to make room for a patio home development. The three,
part
> of a passionate local cemetery preservation movement, knew it was illegal
to do
> so without their consent. And they set out to let county officials know
> something had to change.
>
> See http://www.news-
> tribune.net/articles/2005/07/05/news/the_evening_news/news02.txt for the
rest
> of Greg Gapsis' story!
>
> Tiny URL for above story:
> http://tinyurl.com/bo5em
>
>
>
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I was given an article from The Catholic Moment newspaper, there was a
group doing restoration in the St. George-St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in
Colfax. From the photos it looks like they set the stones into concrete.
Anyone know about this restoration who could maybe talk to the Knights
of Columbus?
Rhonda Stoffer
Head of Indiana History and Genealogy Services
Marion Public Library
Published in the Jeffersonville Evening News
Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Story by GREG GAPSIS
Staff Writer
"In late January 1947, Betty Johnson lost a baby during childbirth. Though the
infant lived only eight hours and was soon buried in a family cemetery, the
devotion of Johnson to her child's memory has shaken county government nearly
60 years later.
"Just a few months ago, Johnson, her husband Dan and friend Mabel Allen Balmer
learned a developer was making plans to move the 31-plot Allen-Jenkins Cemetery
where the child lay, to make room for a patio home development. The three, part
of a passionate local cemetery preservation movement, knew it was illegal to do
so without their consent. And they set out to let county officials know
something had to change.
See http://www.news-tribune.net/articles/2005/07/05/news/the_evening_news/news02.txt for the rest
of Greg Gapsis' story!
Tiny URL for above story:
http://tinyurl.com/bo5em
Lois,
That was a great ending to a worriesome story. I think it is time we all go to our county officials and talk about the possibility of changing the laws in our county. The Johnson's make me proud that I do what I do.. Sheila Morrison
loismauk(a)insightbb.com wrote:
Published in the Jeffersonville Evening News
Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Story by GREG GAPSIS
Staff Writer
"In late January 1947, Betty Johnson lost a baby during childbirth. Though the
infant lived only eight hours and was soon buried in a family cemetery, the
devotion of Johnson to her child's memory has shaken county government nearly
60 years later.
"Just a few months ago, Johnson, her husband Dan and friend Mabel Allen Balmer
learned a developer was making plans to move the 31-plot Allen-Jenkins Cemetery
where the child lay, to make room for a patio home development. The three, part
of a passionate local cemetery preservation movement, knew it was illegal to do
so without their consent. And they set out to let county officials know
something had to change.
See http://www.news-tribune.net/articles/2005/07/05/news/the_evening_news/news02.txt for the rest
of Greg Gapsis' story!
Tiny URL for above story:
http://tinyurl.com/bo5em
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