I'm midway through a Southern Illinois graveyard expedition, writing this from a dialup connection at my parents' house near St. Louis. Since saturday, I've...
Matt, I would be glad to talk to the gentleman about assessing the condition of the stone and possible restoration. I will be in the DeKalb,IL area next week. ...
I envy you Matt, Wish I was on that kind of trip right now. but am sitting at home trying to get other people's photos on Illinois Saving graves web site plus,...
Im trying to locate the cemetery where my relatives are buried.There names are Jane Spearin d 7-2-1950 in Kanakee Il and her husband C. Frank Spearin d ...
As part of a project for a small cemetery in Missouri where Daniel Boone is/was buried and neighboring farmland, I am looking into slave history including...
Fellow researchers; It was called to my attention by a very nice woman who lives in Elmore and whom I met through my daughter's & mine sheep escapades., took...
IllinoisSavingGraves: Our Motto "PreservingIllinoisGravesOne@Grave@Time!!!" Help us Help YOU! ... Hope got mailing lists out & to let you know what's going on...
Made my first visit to Bachelor's Grove yesterday (Oct 4th) and snapped about 90 pictures. I did some comparing to pictures from other websites and discovered...
... http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=243349 Sale of abandoned cemetery could raise the dead Cemetery rich with settlers' history [10/17/08] The recent sale...
I'd be interested plus, am interested in going to this cemetery. I was suppose to there but haven't gotten there as yet to date. Foxie Foxie Hagerty 1635...
I'd be interested plus, am interested in going to this cemetery. I was suppose to there but haven't gotten there as yet to date. Foxie Foxie Hagerty 1635...
... on DVD ... redir=http://www.indianajones.com/site/index.html) ... The Sterling stone is located to the left of the Fulton stone...I haven't found it in any...
... Yes, it certainly looks like that monument was recently repaired. In 1996 it was just the base, and it looked like the vertical part was snapped off: ...
Dear friends, *Sigh* I suppose it had to happen eventually--the prices of printing Epitaphs Magazine have gone up. This, of course, means that the cost of the...
I was in Dixon (Illinois) a few days ago and checked up on the Dixon Developmental Center Cemetery. Dixon Developmental Center had many names during its time...
Tracy, where is the cemetery located in Dixon, and is it overgrown? I work with many people who started out at Dixon State home years ago and I would like to...
The cemetery is not all overgrown, just the most recent markers. The cemetery appears to be mowed but not professionally maintained -- I see this at other...
My husband's great-aunt was institutionalized at the Dixon State "Hospital" after her mother died in 1926. Minnie Pankow lived there for almost 18 years ...
Hey is anyone out there familiar with St. John's Lutheran Cemetery on IL State route 127 and 177 it's on the cross roads of these two routes. it is by the...
... I explored it, briefly, as part of my week-long Southern Illinois expedition about a month ago. It wasn't one of my primary targets, but it's on the road...
Calling all cemetery bloggers! If you have a blog, send me your URL and a brief description of what you blog about. I'm working on a page of blog links as well...
Looking for info on Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery of Valley Park, MO. Was traditionally an African-American cemetery and may have been originally a...
... Park, ... I have started researching African-American heritage in east central Missouri, emphasis on Franklin, Warren, and Gasconade Counties (not an easy...
This is the first time I've replied to anyone, so I hope I'm doing it right. I live in Ballwin, MO, which is right next to Valley Park, both of which are in...
IllinoisSavingGraves: Our Motto "PreservingIllinoisGravesOne@Grave@Time!!!" Help us Help YOU! Foxie has invited you to the event 'QUINCY/SPIRNGFIELD TRIP' on...
Everyone! It's done! It's here! It's ready! Issue #8 of Epitaphs Magazine is here and kinda-sorta ready for Christmas! :-) I'm very pleased with the new...
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