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Post by librarylady on Jun 17, 2024 12:34:21 GMT
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wellway
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Post by wellway on Jun 17, 2024 13:28:54 GMT
I see it's a historical cemetery but it looks so sad. At least it's being maintained.
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Post by melanell on Jun 17, 2024 13:45:20 GMT
On the one hand, I think it's sad that the final resting spot is now surrounded by parking lot, both for those who placed their loved ones here as well a for those who wish to visit today. It's hardly, a quiet, peaceful location.
However, as was already mentioned, it's obviously being maintained to some degree (I did read that the stone surrounding the graves could use work.), which is far more than many a quiet, peaceful cemetery can boast, and if a cemetery deteriorates enough it can make visiting it very difficult, no matter how picturesque the general area.
Plus, one other thing that can happen to small cemeteries is that they wind up being on private property---being in the midst of a farmer's fields, or the corner of a person's residential acreage. And in those cases, it can also be impossible or at least significantly difficult for anyone to visit.
So, despite the lack of ambiance, this cemetery still has more going for it than many others.
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Post by disneypal on Jun 17, 2024 13:56:00 GMT
It is sad to be in such a busy place but at least they were saved and are being maintained. We have a similar one near us. The Henderson family settled the area in 1792 and most of the land in the area belonged to them for generations. Now it is a busy place with shopping centers, resturants and malls. Most people drive by the cemetery and never even notice it. But it is right in the parking lot of a Best Buy and Aldi grocery store.  |
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Post by summer on Jun 17, 2024 14:02:17 GMT
A local Home Depot has a small family cemetery in the middle of their parking lot. I was surprised when I first saw it that I hadn’t noticed it sooner.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 17, 2024 18:40:53 GMT
New Brunswick NJ has a one grave cemetery in the middle of a movie theater parking lot.
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Jun 17, 2024 22:18:24 GMT
That is just so sad!
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jun 18, 2024 0:49:09 GMT
we have a similar one here, which supposedly was saved due to an Eagle Scout project: www.moore-mays.org/blog/2010/11/15/san-souci-shopping-cemetery/In 1983/1984 Larry Millison (the developer) granted permission to document a cemetary on the then Hammett farm as part of an Eagle Scout project. As part of this effort, there were also cemetaries documented by St. Mary's Lake, and other places around the county. When the scout and his friend found the cemetary, it had been vandalized and some of the headstone drug away from the site including the biggest one that they found yards away and were amazed that anyone could carry it due to it's weight. They put the graveyard back together and did rubbings and documentation which was then turned over to the Historical Society. There was even an argument with long time county historian Virginia Hammett that information gained during this project disagreed with some of the information in her book St. Mary's County, MD. Since she was so adamently against what the scout had found, the scout returned to one of the rural cemetaries and took second rubbings. Still not impressed and convinced she was correct, the scout brought her out to the site so that she could see for herself that the scout's data was correct. When Millison went to go develop the land, it was then noted that there was a documented historical cemetary site and the site plans had to be adjusted to accomodate the cemetary or the cemetary had to be properly moved/dealt with including contacting the families of the deceased. It was understood that Millison wasn't a bit too pleased but did make the changes to accomadate the cemetary and is why it exists today. All because of a boy scout and his Eagle Scout project... Three headstones remain standing within the confines of the iron fence. The first of these reads "REST, Jos. R. Hammett, Born March 7, 1842, Died April 13, 1871, He is not dead, but sleepeth." The footstone is inscribed with the initials "JRH." The second headstone reads only , " In memory of." The remainder of the inscription has weathered away. The footstone is inscribed with "Mrs. R. H." This is the grave of Rebecca Watts Hammett. The third headstone reads "Jas. McK. Hammett, Born Jan. 3, 1798, Died Feb. 20, 1874, Faithful unto Death." The footstone is inscribed with the initials "J. McK. H." |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 18, 2024 3:46:25 GMT
Dates of death and of birth can be off in different records. Several years ago I was email chatting with my cousin who has been doing our family genealogy for years. I had just gone to see our Great grandmother's grave. Which in itself was hard.
The records were not digitized, but they did have written card files. We had to try several names to find her. As soon as I saw the card I knew it was our grandmothers' writing. Wish I had ask for a copy.
Anyway I drove and found the grave. The date was 1954 and the last name had an extra 'E' on the end. When I sent the picture to my cousin, she asked if I was sure it was the right grave. She has the name without the 'E' and a different DOD... I explained that was sure, particularly because of the index card filing and knowing it was written by our grandmother. And if course all the other info was correct.
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