I have added new cemeteries to the Mineral County pages:
Sodaville Cemetery: Sue Silver provided some photos and her research of the residents and
deceased on this small mining community which died out about 1915. It is a few miles
south of Mina, and about 38 miles south of Hawthorne, Nevada. Sue's research is a
valuable addition for our genealogy friends, and a very welcome addition. Thanks, Sue.
Last summer, I managed to spend a couple of hours in the Mina Cemetery, which is about 35
miles south of Hawthorne, Nevada. I just finished posting those photos. The cemetery has
not been completely photographed, so if there are some volunteers out there that would
like to add to this collection, please contact me.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
Mottsville Cemetery is almost complete in the addition of photos of this historic
cemetery. The town of Mottsville is located near Minden, Nevada, and within a half hour
west of Carson City. I made a point of stopping at this cemetery to search for an
ancestory of mine, and I'm glad to say it was a successful trip.
Greg Hinson provided photos and a directional map to the Happy Hunting Grounds cemetery,
also near Carson City. We are very appreciative of this contribution. Many thanks,
Greg.
WASHOE COUNTY: A very great success story happened last week, when the Northern Nevada
Adult Mental Health Services Cemetery was formally dedicated as an Historic Cemetery.
You can see the information and there's a link to the photos of the cemetery as it
looks today, compared to the tragic mess it was just a short two years ago. The Friends
of the Cemetery (link on my page) were untiring in their efforts to correct all the wrongs
that occured to the poor inmates of this historic asylum. A lot of research was done by
the volunteers to determine who was buried in this cemetery (at last count, they
determined over 1,000 deceased). Take a look and visit the Friends of the Cemetery web
page.
Gerry
Gerry Perry