Month: January 2006

Suitcase ‘tells an amazing story’

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Ed Grisamore writes about a Suitcase [that] ‘tells an amazing story’ in the Macon Telegraph (Georgia). The suitcase was “discovered” by one Jennifer O’Kelley, and when I say “discovered”, I really mean she finally got around to opening it after it had been passed down through seven generations of her husband’s family and then ended up in the top of her closet (by way of the basement). What she found was pretty amazing alright.

Cataloging Gravestones An Expression Of Their Faith

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Susan Campbell has written an article, Cataloging Gravestones An Expression Of Their Faith, in The Hartford Courant (CT), about a couple of ladies doing some community service – namely documenting and measuring cemeteries that haven’t had such work done to them in 70 years. These kinds of projects will be a boon to future genealogists, it’s just a shame that there are countless cemeteries that haven’t been documented yet.

Dayton, Ohio Cemetery Vandalized

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Joanne Huist Smith has a sad story in the Dayton Daily News, Volunteer who worked for years to restore cemetery finds it vandalized (subscription maybe required), about the restored Kerr and Drill pioneer cemeteries having nearly every one of their 50 or so headstones destroyed. Most of the graves date from 1835 – 1874. If you are in the Dayton, Ohio area and would like to help out, they are looking for any and all help.

You can contact Lisa O’Hearn at (937) 546-6005 – I believe that is the correct area code.