Hello Jan,
Policies will vary widely from cemetery to cemetery on what is allowed for
stones, markers, decorations, and fences. Check with the caretaker or the
Trustees that maintain the cemetery to see what they allow.
We shopped around and found a company that engraves house numbers in stone
that are usually set in brick gate posts, mail box pillars, buildings, etc.
As a sideline, they make replacement markers in the style of the old
rectangle upright stones. We replaced some that were completely destroyed
with these stones, measuring 18 inches wide, 2 inches thick, and 38 inches
tall, costing about $200 each with all the lettering and dates. Far
cheaper than the $600 that a monument company had priced us. They were cut
out of Indiana limestone, which closely matched the color of other stones
in the cemetery, and did not look out of place. Check with your local
brick masons to see if anyone in your area does this type of work.
I recently set one of these on the Keen Field grave for Gene and Lucie
Field. They have pictures of it on their web page at:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi/luciefield/oldfield.html
The stone to the right was his original stone, an old sandstone slab with
the initials "K F" and the date "1815" carved in it.
Ernie Lasley, Coordinator
Gibson County PCRP
PCRP page:
http://members.sigecom.net/elasley/inpcrp/index.html
Cemetery page:
http://www.usroots.com/~jmurphy/gibson/gibcem/gibcem.htm
At 11:56 PM 11/20/99 EST, you wrote:
This isn't really totally a cemetery preservation question (well,
I guess it
is, in a way). Does anyone know if this kind of thing is
still allowed? Is it something that, maybe, each individual cemetery would
have their own policy on? Any information would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jan Rader
Kent, Ohio
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