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Dear family members, fellow family historians, genealogical researchers, and
friends,
Rarely have I been so moved to take action as I am this evening. A fellow
family history researcher, <mailto:bpayne@whidbey.net>Berdine Payne, forwarded
to me an e-mail which contained a newspaper article describing the unfortunate
fate of the historic Rhodes pioneer family cemetery in Wayne Township,
<
http://www.state.in.us/index.html>Indiana.
The Clydes, Weales, Gibsons, and many of their allied families have ancestors
who lived and died in Indiana. This story effected me even more so as a result
of that realization.
The <
http://www.starnews.com/>Indianapolis Star & News article by Bill Shaw
(Aug
22, 1998), "THE DEATH OF A CEMETERY - WAYNE TOWNSHIP GRAVEYARD DESTROYED FOR
WAREHOUSE...." explains how the demolition of the cemetery occurred.
<
http://www.dukereit.com/>Duke Realty Investments, Inc. purchased the 21.2
acres
of land where the final remains of forty-three members of the Rhoads, Foltz,
Shute and Rude families lay. Thirty-five graves of the one tenth acre pioneer
cemetery contain remains of children. The article explains that a cemetery was
not in the plans for their development of the site.
In a callous display of disrespect for the dead and of complete disregard for
Hoosier heritage, Duke Realty Investments, Inc. proceeded to systematically
demolish the cemetery in preparation for the construction of a massive
warehouse. Bones removed, tombstones destroyed, stately trees knocked down,
hill leveled. All traces of the cemetery obliterated. Legally!
<
http://www.ai.org/legislative/ic/code/title23/ar14/>Indiana state law allows
property owners to demolish the cemeteries on their land. It allows them to
"Throw away the tombstones, plant corn, or build a warehouse on the
graves." Is
nothing sacred in the quest to satisfy corporate and stock holder greed?
I urge you to visit the <
http://wwclyde.com/wealesfamily>Weales Family
History &
Genealogy Web site to read the full article and to take action. Use the
resources shown on the Web page and in this message to let your voice be
heard.
Please write the <
http://www.state.in.us/gov/>Governor of Indiana and the
members of the <
http://www.state.in.us/legislative/>Indiana General
Assembly and
let them know that Indiana laws must be changed to protect our national and
state heritage through the preservation of cemeteries and family plots. Let
them know what you think about Duke Realty Investments, Inc. and others
actions
to obliterate the final resting places of our families.
Please forward this to your family, friends, and anyone else who may take an
interest and action.
I also urge you and them to write your state's elected officials and let them
know that you don't want what happened to Rhoads Family Cemetery to happen in
your state.
Become informed and take action: read our national and
<
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/hstoc.html>state laws; read books;
investigate <
http://www.potifos.com/cemeteries.html>Web resources such as
<
http://members.aol.com/TombView/twav.html>Tomb With A View newsletter; join a
local cemetery preservation organization; get involved with
<
http://members.aol.com/savegrave/index.html>Save Texas Cemeteries,
<
http://nfp.huntington.in.us/inpcrp/>Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration
Project or <
http://www.gnofn.org/~soc/>similar organization; and share your
thoughts on this issue on the Spinning Weales message board.
I sincerely thank you for your time and I wish us all luck in being heard on
this issue.
regards,
Shannon Clyde
Author and Webmaster of:
<
http://wwclyde.com/la_x>LA_x: The Virtual Home Port of the USS LOS
ANGELES, SSN
688
<
http://wwclyde.com/manateejunction>Manatee Junction - Manatees, Dugongs, &
Sea
Cows
<
http://wwclyde.com/gibsonfamily>Gibson Family History & Genealogy - Allied
Families: Bostick, Meneley, Mizell, Lewis & more
<
http://wwclyde.com/wealesfamily>Weales Family History & Genealogy - Allied
Families: Marshall, Keene, Vanbriggle, Warden & more
<
http://wwclyde.com/clydefamily>Clyde Family History & Genealogy - Allied
Families: Anders, Beever, Christian, Troy & more
<
http://wwclyde.com/>World Wide Clyde - Portal to Clyde Family Web sites
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Dear family members, fellow family historians, genealogical
researchers, and friends,<br>
<br>
Rarely have I been so moved to take action as I am this evening. A fellow
family history researcher, <a href="mailto:bpayne@whidbey.net">Berdine
Payne</a>, forwarded to me an e-mail which contained a newspaper article
describing the unfortunate fate of the historic Rhodes pioneer family
cemetery in Wayne Township,
<a href="http://www.state.in.us/index.html">Indiana</a>.<br>
<br>
The Clydes, Weales, Gibsons, and many of their allied families have
ancestors who lived and died in Indiana. This story effected me even more
so as a result of that realization.<br>
<br>
The <a
href="http://www.starnews.com/">Indianapolis Star &
News</a>
article by Bill Shaw (Aug 22, 1998), "THE DEATH OF A CEMETERY -
WAYNE TOWNSHIP GRAVEYARD DESTROYED FOR WAREHOUSE...." explains how
the demolition of the cemetery occurred.<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.dukereit.com/">Duke Realty Investments,
Inc.</a>
purchased the 21.2 acres of land where the final remains of forty-three members of the
Rhoads, Foltz, Shute and Rude families lay. Thirty-five graves of the one tenth acre
pioneer cemetery contain remains of children. The article explains that a cemetery was not
in the plans for their development of the site.<br>
<br>
In a callous display of disrespect for the dead and of complete disregard for Hoosier
heritage, Duke Realty Investments, Inc. proceeded to systematically demolish the cemetery
in preparation for the construction of a massive warehouse. Bones removed, tombstones
destroyed, stately trees knocked down, hill leveled. All traces of the cemetery
obliterated. Legally!<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.ai.org/legislative/ic/code/title23/ar14/">I...
state law</a> allows property owners to demolish the cemeteries on their land. It
allows them to "Throw away the tombstones, plant corn, or build a warehouse on the
graves." Is nothing sacred in the quest to satisfy corporate and stock holder
greed?<br>
<br>
I urge you to visit the <a
href="http://wwclyde.com/wealesfamily">Weales
Family History & Genealogy</a> Web site to read the full article and to take
action. Use the resources shown on the Web page and in this message to let your voice be
heard. <br>
<br>
Please write the <a href="http://www.state.in.us/gov/">Governor of
Indiana</a> and the members of the <a
href="http://www.state.in.us/legislative/">Indiana General Assembly</a>
and let them know that Indiana laws must be changed to protect our national and state
heritage through the preservation of cemeteries and family plots. Let them know what you
think about Duke Realty Investments, Inc. and others actions to obliterate the final
resting places of our families.<br>
<br>
Please forward this to your family, friends, and anyone else who may take an interest and
action.<br>
<br>
I also urge you and them to write your state's elected officials and let them know
that you don't want what happened to Rhoads Family Cemetery to happen in your state.
<br>
<br>
Become informed and take action: read our national and <a
href="http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/hstoc.html">state
laws</a>; read books; investigate <a
href="http://www.potifos.com/cemeteries.html">Web resources</a> such as
<a
href="http://members.aol.com/TombView/twav.html">Tomb With A View
newsletter</a>; join a local cemetery preservation organization; get involved with
<a
href="http://members.aol.com/savegrave/index.html">Save Texas
Cemeteries</a>, <a
href="http://nfp.huntington.in.us/inpcrp/">Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries
Restoration Project</a> or <a
href="http://www.gnofn.org/~soc/">similar organization</a>; and share
your thoughts on this issue on the Spinning Weales message board.<br>
<br>
I sincerely thank you for your time and I wish us all luck in being heard on this
issue.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
regards,<br>
<br>
Shannon Clyde<br>
Author and Webmaster of:<br>
<a
href="http://wwclyde.com/la_x">LA_x: The Virtual Home Port of the USS
LOS ANGELES, SSN 688</a><br>
<a
href="http://wwclyde.com/manateejunction">Manatee Junction</a> -
Manatees, Dugongs, & Sea Cows<br>
<a
href="http://wwclyde.com/gibsonfamily">Gibson Family History &
Genealogy</a> - Allied Families: Bostick, Meneley, Mizell, Lewis &
more<br>
<a
href="http://wwclyde.com/wealesfamily">Weales Family History &
Genealogy</a> - Allied Families: Marshall, Keene, Vanbriggle, Warden &
more<br>
<a
href="http://wwclyde.com/clydefamily">Clyde Family History &
Genealogy</a> - Allied Families: Anders, Beever, Christian, Troy &
more<br>
<a
href="http://wwclyde.com/">World Wide Clyde</a> - Portal to Clyde
Family Web sites<br>
<br>
Volunteer focusing on Tank Landing Ships for:<br>
<a
href="http://www.uss-salem.org/danfs/">Dictionary of American Naval
Fighting Ships: DANFS ONLINE</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Former Editor-in-Chief, Compaq Computer Corporation:<br>
<a
href="http://www.compaq.com/solutions/enterprise/">Enterprise Solutions
from Compaq Computer Corporation</a><br>
<br>
Web Architect & Project Lead, Compaq Computer Corporation:<br>
<a
href="http://www.compaq.com/activeAnswers">activeAnswers<...
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