I can relate. At least once a year I try and make it to the Lakeview
cemetery in Seattle for the sole purpose of digging up my uncles grave
marker. He died as an infant in 1918. The family did not purchase a
regular marker or pay for endowed care, so whenever they reseed, his marker
(plain cement marker says 'Infant Blomberg 9 days'). I was up their in 1994
for the first time in almost 10 years. I had been out of state, etc. I was
pretty sure I knew where his grave was. I took my umbrella and tapped on
the soil, feeling for the marker. I ended up unearthing a had dozen other
stones before I found the one I was looking for. My husband took pictures
and threatens to use them to 'blackmail' me. He also said I was taking the
concept of digging up my past a bit too seriously.
Diana
-----Original Message-----
From: Maggie Rail [mailto:mrail@pacnw.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 22:16
To: WAGEN-CEM-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [WA-CEM] Hard to read stones
Now I get fired......
I am after only jewelry....M
At 12:48 AM 10/25/99 EDT, you wrote:
In a message dated 10/24/99 9:40:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
mrail(a)pacnw.com
writes:
<< I might add, I keep something in my trunk to dig with tho,
in case one headstone is buried.....then I dig the soil away
from the front of it to make the dates visible. >>
Maggie,
Just be sure you don't dig up any Skeltons while your at it. LOL! (Sorry
couldn't resist). <grin>
Heather