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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