oops typo Chairman of the Cemetery Restoration Committee, not hairman LOL
----- Original Message -----
From: "pennijo" <pennijo(a)abcs.com>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] cemetery graverobbers
Thanks for all the suggestions. I think someone has to be pretty sick
to
dig up a grave for artifacts that would make them fast money. Get a job
and
get a clue. I have a meeting this week at the Historical Society and
as
secretery of hairman of the cemetery restoration committee I'm going to
see
what they want to do as a group. Thanks.
Penni Bennett
pennijo(a)abcs.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ernie & Connie Lasley" <elasley(a)sigecom.net>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] cemetery graverobbers
> We have had several incidents here in Gibson County where Civil War
> soldiers graves have been dug up. Even the brass buttons and belt
buckles
> from a uniform bring a high price on eBay, and I have seen Civil War
> artifacts in antique shops that the shopkeeper clamed "were dug up on a
> battlefield", but possibly came from grave robbing.
>
> Besides local law enforcement and State Police, contact Jeannie and the
> DNR, make them aware of what you found. See if you can find the
stones,
> they may be under the pile of dirt, or in the bottom of the hole
covered
> up. You may find that they were Revolutionary War, Civil War, or War of
> 1812 Veterans' graves. Contact the local media, TV, etc and report the
> grave robbing to them, especially if you can confirm it was a War
Soldiers
> grave. What county was this in?
>
> I found one last fall that had a wrought Iron fence around it, the
robbers
> used one section of the fence as a ladder to climb in and out of
the
> grave! I would LOVE to catch someone doing this and make an example
out
> of them.
>
> Ernie
>
> At 07:44 PM 11/17/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > Recently I went with 2 friends to an old cemetery in the woods. To my
> >disgust I found very, very deep holes near each stone and many stone
that
up
> >and disapered, but where the stones had disapeared were large holes in
the
> >ground. I came to the onclusion that maybe a mystery someone had buried
the
> >stones. Anyways my friends and I think this cemetery has been a vicitm
of
> >grave robbers this summer. Our county police officers
don't seem to be
> >interested. Can anyone tell me what to do to get our police officers
> >interested or to get something done about this? Thank you.
> >Penni Bennett
> >pennijo(a)abcs.com
>
>
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