Thanks everyone for the response to the cemetery work survey. It's great to see all
the places you are working and the number of people involved. That is what we are trying
to establish,how many people- INPCRP members, volunteers, & professionals - are
working in cemeteries- how many cemeteries in how many counties.
Of course, we will also be using information from the INPCRP website- the Hall of Shame,
the # of cemeteries vandalized this year, the # of articles about Pioneer cemeteries-as
well as the packets the Henry County Cemetery Commission put together for the Legislators
in the 2003 summer study session. We'll use Rich's estimate of 20,000 cemeteries
in need of attention,if that is ok.?
KEEP THE INFO COMING IN
THANKS
Theresa
Rich Green <rgreen(a)insightbb.com> wrote:
Hi Kyle,
I was thinking the same thing. The amount of preservation work that is needed should be
understood by Indiana legislators. In my opinion, a conservative estimate of pioneer
cemeteries in Indiana would be in the neighborhood of 20,000 or more. Many of these are
small obscured family plots located out on the back forty somewhere and most are generally
not well-known.
It's probably not possible for folks on this list to compile a list of all cemeteries
that need work; however, many of these less well-known cemeteries are already recorded in
the Indiana Cemetery Registry that was already mandated and that has been compiled over
the last several years by the Department of Natural Resources. Legislators should have
access to this vast amount of Indiana cemetery data and most certainly should make the
time to review this database as a function of any proposed cemetery legislation.
In the meanwhile, I would agree that it would probably be a good idea for the INPCRP
county coordinators, cemetery commissions and other interested parties to assemble and
submit their own lists of at least the known and visible cemeteries that have fallen or
may ultimately fall into ruin and or disrepair. Surely legislators familiar with their
respective regions of Indiana will recognize the names of highly visible public and church
owned cemeteries, as well as those consisting of prominent local family names.
Regards,
Rich Green
Historic Archaeological Research
4338 Hadley Court
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Office: (765) 464-8735
Mobile: (765) 427-4082
www.har-indy.com
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Subject: Re: [INPCRP] cemetery work survey
I would hope the justification of this legislation would also include the
work that NEEDS to be done in addition to that which HAS been done. That survey,
however, would be nearly impossible to compile. The Hall of Shame on the
INPCRP web site would be a good start, however.
Kyle D. Conrad
Brook, IN
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