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What are your interests in them? Me, I like most cemeteries for many reasons, in no particular order: I like to find the graves of military personell, whether ...
Barry
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Jan 1, 2008
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I like the old graveyards for their uniqueness, as well some are reported to be "haunted" I am the co-founder of garden state ghost hunters society and there...
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Jan 1, 2008
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Hi Barry, I have been collecting Grave Marker information for years due to my interests in Genealogy. You can't believe everything thats on the markers (People...
Kenneth Sooy Sr.
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Jan 1, 2008
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Hi Barry, I found your description of what you look for and find and are interested in regarding cemetaries very interesting. My own fascination began when I...
JoAnn Wright
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Jan 2, 2008
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Has anyone been to a ghost town? I've never been to one. i passed a building I think was from a ghost town Douglas city oklahoma. ...
dmelton321
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Jan 2, 2008
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Hi JoAnn, The graves you looked for sound interesting. My father and I once found the grave of the pastor who actually made the suggestion to the president...
Barry
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Jan 3, 2008
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Hi, I've never been to a *Western* ghost town, but we have plenty of our own here in New Jersey. That's part of what this Yahoo group is all about. Any good...
Barry
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Jan 3, 2008
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The Friend's Meeting House on Arney's Mount Road in Pemberton has graves going back to the 18th Century. Over the years, I have compiled a lot of information...
Leetta Tamn
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Jan 3, 2008
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Hi Barry & group, this summer I also was interested in the Quaker burial of the old Newton congregation of the Society of Friends in Collingswood, but I'm sure...
JoAnn Wright
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Jan 3, 2008
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Jo Ann: I have told this story before, but I will reiterate it for new list members. The present condition of the original Newton Burial Ground in West...
Jerseyman
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Jan 3, 2008
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Lee: When you state, "We usually locate them by using a probe," I assume you mean you locate the buried grave markers with the probe, and that you are not ...
Jerseyman
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Jan 3, 2008
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Yes, that is what I meant. The stone markers become hard to find after many years especially on farms because they are covered with soil and vegetation. Lee ...
Leetta Tamn
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Jan 3, 2008
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Thanks, as always Jerseyman for your accurate and expanded information. Now anyone interested in finding the old Quaker cemetary in Camden will be able to....
JoAnn Wright
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Jan 4, 2008
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I believe Jerseyman told that story before, as he said. It's in conceivable that they could have done what they did in those cemeteries. I still don't believe...
Barry
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Jan 6, 2008
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Actually, they are quite common this time of year because they do winter roosting in the region. They get so populous in my area that Wenonah has an annual ...
D Jorgensen
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Jan 6, 2008
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That's very cool. I need to check out the vulture festival site. Sounds very interesting. I love vultures. They are one of my favorite birds. I rarely see...
Barry
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Jan 6, 2008
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I'm not sure of the name of the road. If you go up Bulltown Road from 542 at Hermann, you go 1 to 1½ miles and turn left. The dirt road is almost completely...
Barry
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Jan 7, 2008
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For some reason every time I put a 1 1/2 in, it came out like a 1 with a capital s next to it. Here it is again with the proper numbers (below). I used the...
Barry
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Jan 7, 2008
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Down on Route 47 next to the Muskee Creek there was an old barn there, with no other buildings around, but surrounded by what looks like old farmland. I...
Barry
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Jan 7, 2008
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Barry, That was a very well done web site by Wenonah, and inspiring to see what a town can do to promote conservation. The pics of the black vultures and...
JoAnn Wright
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Jan 7, 2008
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Barry, I believe it was Darth Vader who said ³I find your lack of faith disturbing.² You may be assured that Jerseyman is not merely ³telling a story²...
Peter Hamilton
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Jan 7, 2008
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I fully realize it was a true story. I called it a story because that's how I talk. I tell stories all the time. As it happens, they are all true. It's a very...
Barry
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Jan 7, 2008
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Thank you guys for all your help in finding this place. My son and I went out there and he seemed to enjoy it too. Are there any books that i can read out...
james gilbert
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Jan 8, 2008
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Barry, Sorry that I mistook your exasperation with bad behavior for strenuously stated disbelief. I concur with your observations about Salem. The meeting...
Peter Hamilton
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Jan 8, 2008
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Hey, no problem. All of the Friends meeting houses that I've seen are better off than the Salem one, except for possibly the Little Egg Harbor Meeting, which...
Barry
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Jan 8, 2008
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6969
Hey James, There was a big book written called "The Trail of the Blue Comet". One of the authors is a member of this group. As you may or may not know, the...
Barry
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Jan 8, 2008
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Hello, I can't recall the exact title of one that I've seen in various places, but it had The Blue Comet in its title. Hope that helps! Anyway it's a start....
JoAnn Wright
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Jan 9, 2008
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"On the Trail of the Blue Comet" is out of print. We sold them all at our Museum Book Shop and couldn't order any more. We kept the last one for reference. ...
Leetta Tamn
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Jan 9, 2008
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I've been very lucky finding out of print books on Amazon.com and Alibris among other book sellers online. Sometimes you can find them at very low second hand...
JoAnn Wright
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Jan 10, 2008
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Bookfinder.com searches all of the networks including Alibris, and also Amazon, Half.com, Ebay, Overstock, etc. The link to it is right in our links section....
Barry
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