Sharon:
Same with us, always checking the missing spaces for stones.
Our hill, I am told by our County Historian, was made by the Indians for
ceremonial
activities, not burials. This is why, he thinks, that the stones sank so
deeply. We found about 14 not recorded in the 1970 cemetery survey here in
Tipton County. That is the guide we use when we
do our restorations.
Joan Wray,
Tipton, County
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon and Joe Mills" <mills(a)rnetinc.net>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Broken stones
Joan,
Mark told you right. Carl Bryant is our VP and also superintendent of
grounds. We were looking for the wife of a Civil War soldier, as our
records say her husband is buried in our cemetery. We want to get James
Dewire/Dwyer a military stone if we can say with some certainty that he is
buried beside his wife. We knew from a 1950's reading about where
Elizabeth Dewire/Dwyer should be. Carl probed and found the headstone
first, followed by the base at the depth mentioned. Our hillside is made
up of sandy soil.
Most of the rows in our old section appear to have gaps in them. We will
be checking them all out.
Sharon Mills
At 06:30 PM 7/31/2005, you wrote:
Sharon:
Thanks for the good news.
Do you know how the trustee found
the bases 18" down? Was it probing? I am still looking for some cheap way
besides probing.
We have found many that deep. Boy the ground is hard some times also.
Thanks.
Joan Wray
Tipton County
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon and Joe Mills" <mills(a)rnetinc.net>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Broken stones
Hi Mark,
The list might like to know that Helen and you (with crew) did many of this
week's stones at Mt Olivet Cemetery, Florida Twp, Parke Co IN. The
cemetery is one that has been reclaimed by a cemetery association that has
picked up where our ancestors left off 30 years ago. The cemetery suffered
years of decline and one vandalism episode before we joined one trustee who
had guarded the funds gathered in the 1950's. We obtained two Community
Foundation grants to help us with professional restoration of our most
needy tombstones, and Helen and Mark have completed both projects.
In this year's current project we paid for 25 tombstones, but 33 were
already repaired one day before the conclusion. Some of these were
military stones, Mark's personal mission. Mark, do you know the final
count?
Mt Olivet Cemetery looks 100 % better than it did before we began our
effort. We still have much work, including finding more tombstones. One
trustee has found bases buried 18 inches down in our sandy soil.
Thanks to both of you for going above and beyond in making a very visible
impact.
Sharon Mills
At 07:15 PM 7/30/2005, you wrote:
>KDC,
>
>I cant even spell portfolio.....let alone manage one......HA HA
>
>Restored 67 stones this week...
>
>MD
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: <KidClerk(a)aol.com>
>To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
>Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 7:00 AM
>Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Broken stones
>
>
>>Well, Mark...I see what you're planning on doing when you retire from
the
>>stone preservation business! You are correct in that these
contractors
>>should
>>have liability insurance and should show proof to the township. The
only
>>other
>>type of scenario would be with someone who purchased a stone for
>>themselves or
>>spouse/child, etc...these could and usually are covered under your
homeowners
>>insurance. But I believe we're discussing old, pioneer stones here.
Then
>>the other problem is when the mowing crew is not under a
contractual
>>agreement
>>but are actually township employees (or cemetery board). Then the
trustee
>>(board) has sole responsibility for the damage...
>>
>>>I think Kyle Conrad could probably explain the business liability
insurance
>>>
>>>aspect of this better than me.
>>>As best as I can explain it would hypothetically go like this.-
>>>
>>>A twp trustee contracts XYZ company or mowing contractor to mow the
cemetery
>>>
>>>for 2005-2006.
>>>The company or contractor would have business liability insurance(this
is
a
>>>must for a business and a copy of the policy should be required by the
twp
>>>trustee)
>>>The company or contractor mows the cemetery and snaps off a tablet
stone
at
>>>some point.
>>>The twp trustee holds the company or contractor liable for the damage
and
>>>repair of the stone since this is property of the twp
that has been
damaged.
>>>The contractor or company then will probably say "we didn't do
that,some
>>>kids came in and did that".
>>>The contractor files a claim with the insurance company from which they
>>>purchased a policy, or compensates the twp if no claim is filed.
>>>The twp trustee may want to reconsider the mowing company for the next
>>>season.
>>>
>>>Ever see a 9 mph ZTR mower hit a stone in a cemetery?...its not a
pretty
>>>sight.
>>>
>>>Mark
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
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