That's great!
Talk to you later,
Rich Green
Historic Archaeological Research
4338 Hadley Court
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Office: (765) 464-8735
Mobile: (765) 427-2949
----- Original Message -----
From: <helen(a)stonehugger.com>
To: <inpcrp(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Newton County Visit
Hey, Rich, the unmarked grave you spoke about now has an unmarked
cross on
it, and we found a temporary funeral home marker buried there, no info
left on it, but it did verify the burial. Thanks for coming that day.
Helen
> Hi Kyle,
>
> I'm sorry I missed you too. I just didn't have much time to hang around
> that day, I have been very busy.
>
> I was visiting the North Star cemetery in your neck of the woods to
> collect comparative GPR data on Newton County soils. In what little
> spare time I have, I am traveling around to various parts of Indiana
> and collecting GPR data in small sections of older cemeteries. This is
> an effort to study well-marked, similar aged burials found in areas
> with differing soil types. By examining short rows of mid 19th century
> graves found in different soil conditions, I am attempting to develop
> regional comparative data of these older grave sites that typically
> consist of less distinct features and disturbances.
>
> Incidentally, I have already discovered several mis-marked or unmarked
> graves while making these first few investigations in relatively small,
> arbitrarily chosen areas of older cemeteries. The Newton County
> cemetery was no exception. I only looked at a two row area of about 20'
> x 40' and found two mis-marked and one unmarked grave. The unmarked
> grave had a metal casket and was a no doubter! This has happened on
> some of the other sites as well. It makes you wonder just how much
> error there is since even small, randomly selected areas are found in
> this condition?
>
> I was also talking to the Jackson Township Trustee that day about a new
> cemetery design and lay out; although, I haven't heard back from her on
> this just yet.
>
> Hope I catch up with you next time through Newton County.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Rich Green
> Historic Archaeological Research
> 4338 Hadley Court
> West Lafayette, IN 47906
> Office: (765) 464-8735
> Mobile: (765) 427-2949
>
www.har-indy.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <KidClerk(a)aol.com>
> To: <inpcrp(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 7:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Address change?
>
>
>> Rich:
>>
>> Both messages came through the list (at least on my end)
>>
>> Hope all is well, and I'm sorry I missed you a few weeks ago up here
>> in the
>> land of trash.
>>
>> Kyle
>>
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