June 20, 2002

Karen Dyer of "Saving Graves" has kindly sent permission for me to
copy her fine introduction to the "Saving Graves" web site, as
follows:

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"We welcome you to examine the various aspects of  this site.  Our
cemeteries have a wealth of information and for that reason we need
to preserve the history that lays beyond the gates of forgotten and
neglected grave yards.  We need to protect the final resting place of
loved ones gone before us.

We urge you to read the information contained here and become
involved in saving these precious historical cemeteries.

If you have never walked through an old or historic cemetery, I urge
you to do so.  As in the case of one of our  historic cemeteries your
mind will picture a man being bitten by a rattlesnake as he crossed a
stream.  Perhaps your mind will cause you to feel emotion as you read
about the young mother and baby who both died during childbirth in
1851.

Read these stones my friend and you will understand why these pages
are here.  We can not let our historic cemeteries fall to the hands
of vandals, neglect, uncaring cities and counties and, yes, the
greedy organizations and business owners who want to build roads and
other structures over the graves of  "your" ancestors.

If you know of a cemetery in your area that sounds like those listed
in the previous paragraph, then I strongly urge you to fill out a
report form [see the web site] with Saving Graves so we can address
the matter.

Karen Dyer, Coordinator,  Saving Graves California"

CA Saving Graves
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ca/state/
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Historic Cemeteries of Nevada Co., CA
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~historic/

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Thank you, Karen.

-Jim
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-Jim Lyons

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