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From: jf3bmjb(a)earthlink.net (Varick) Date: Fri, Jun 15, 2001, 6:55am
(CDT+1) To: LA-CEMETERIES-L(a)rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LA-CEMETERIES]
Sale of Tombs/Grave Sites at the St. Michael's Cemetery Reply to:
LA-CEMETERIES-L(a)rootsweb.com
Good job, folks!! But please, please make some contacts and do something
about the laws in Louisiana dealing with such things. There should be
legal steps to take but the laws of Louisiana (and I quickly add
"elsewhere" since old cemeteries are in deep distress all over the
country) do not afford enough protection for the dead.
Floreda
At 10:59 PM 06/14/2001 EDT, you wrote:
To Whom It May Concern,
We are writing this letter in response to the information we have
received
concerning the Sale of Tombs/Grave Sites at the St. Michael's Cemetery
in St.
Martinville, La, for back maintenance fees.
The St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in St. Martinville, Louisiana,
who
own the cemetery, are acquiring the old ancestral plots to resell them,
we
assume for lack of space, and for past unpaid fees.
The church has already paved over the original cemetery which housed the
Original Acadian Ancestors that Immigrated here from Acadia! It is now a
Parking Lot!
We, as Guardians of our Ancestors Tombs and Genealogist, Historians,
hope to
put an end to this destruction. The remains, history and genealogy of
these
tombs desperately need to be need to be preserved for future generations
to
come.
By sending this letter we hope to get your support in this effort. We
need
to join together to save our Acadian History.
This effort is being named "Rest In Peace": St. Martinville Project
Save.
We hope to gather all the support from the Community, Descendants World
Wide,
All Societies: Historical, Military, Genealogical, Family Organizations
and
anyone with an interest in saving these old Tombs/Graves from
desecration!
We with "Rest In Peace" would appreciate your input and or backing in
this
effort.
Spear heading our group are:
Annette Eschete, Youngsville, LA
Andre Courville, Breaux Bridge, LA
And many other new volunteers world wide.
If you are interested in lending moral support and agree with our
premise,
please contact us immediately as time is of the essence. This has been
going
on for at lease 5 years already.
We will be setting up a web-site for all to sign a "Letter of Protest"
of
this destruction and "Eviction" of the deceased remains in this
cemetery.
Please Join us in helping to stop this blatant destruction of our past.
Our Ancestors where evicted from Acadia in 1755 and found a loving home
in
Louisiana.
Now their remains are being evicted! Will this ever stop! Please note*:
That some of these graves that are tagged to be aquired and
sold are marked with Civil War Placques and Veterans Placques.
Any help you can lend will be appreciated by one and all in our group.
If
you have any ideas, contacts or groups interested in joining us please
let us
know as soon as possible.
If you could post this letter at any of your meetings, or send to your
members we would be grateful for your help.
We can be e-mailed at: restinpeace(a)genealogysearch.org
Also find the petition at
www.geocities.com/restinpeace_stmartinville
Thank you in advance for your help!
Sincerely,
"Rest In Peace"
Annette Eschete
Andre Courville
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