I have been trying to locate someone or a group of people that are interested in Cemetery Preservation in MI. It looks like I finally found it! I am the...
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Nov 2, 2001 3:50 pm
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Hello everyone I sure hope someone can offer some advice here! Since March we have been working along side a group of volunteers in one of the "township" owned...
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Nov 5, 2001 2:26 am
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Hi Dawn I live in Canton not far from you at all then. I like to go into highland cemetry in Ypsi here as they have a lot of old grave sites there. Jackie ...
BCGENSOC <bcgensoc@...> wrote: Hello everyone I sure hope someone can offer some advice here! Since March we have been working along side a group of...
I was at Bakertown Cemetery in Bertrand Twp this summer.... and its condition is very bad.... It was unpleasant to hear the hogs sqealling from the farm across...
Yes, the group out of LaPorte County is doing an excellent job, and someone from the group has already agreed to be one of our speakers. In answer to your...
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Nov 7, 2001 4:58 pm
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As many of you know we have been cleaning a couple of cemeteries in Berrien County this year. The work is almost complete. While working on this cemetery we...
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Nov 9, 2001 6:32 pm
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... That's the way to change or create a law. It would be a great project for this group to prepare a proposal, illustrated, and then send it to each of our ...
We will gladly except any help that is offered. Having never done anything like this before, we are rather green. We are also trying to get a county...
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Nov 12, 2001 11:16 am
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... From: J Nichols To: Marc ; kenny ; jay ; james coffey ; Guy Moorhead ; duner ; chris darrow ; boone Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 8:21 AM Will YOU ever...
... I have not yet done any legal research on this question. However, it was my impression that a cemetery, if abandoned by its owner -- be it a church or an...
A good point was made by Irene. We would like some guidance in how to prepare a proposal, etc. My biggest concern is trying to get a proposal written only to...
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Nov 14, 2001 3:40 pm
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As I mentioned in my last message I have scanned some of the laws listed on the Michigan Legislative Acts webpage http://michiganlegislature.org/. There are so...
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Nov 14, 2001 4:02 pm
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Larry makes a very good point - the State can not impose a burden on a subordinate governmental unit without funding that mandate. And if you've been reading...
Again - what do you want a cemetery protection law to do precisely? Prevent townships from not maintaining cemeteries which revert to their ownership? Prevent...
Hello- I noticed while reading some of the threads that there are some cemeteries in Michigan that are deemed "NON EXISTANT".I do not know what criteria are...
The biggest problem with MI cemetery laws is the wording "The township MAY take ownership..." We need to change this from MAY to SHALL. The local gov't has to...
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Nov 20, 2001 2:40 pm
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The phrase non existant was used in reference to some cemeteries we have seen documented on paper but can no longer find. i.e. a burial ground used by the...
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Nov 20, 2001 2:41 pm
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... Based on my husband's various cemetery and burial archaeological excavations (from Colonial Williamsburg to Manhattan), where yes, some dowsing was ...
I am very interested in the different techniques used to determine how many graves there are in a cemetery. Throughout Berrien Counties history there have been...
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Nov 23, 2001 12:53 pm
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Cindy: You mention 2 cemeteries which were vacated in the past and ask how they located the burials. Depending on who did it and how, they may simply have...
Taken from www.ghostzoo.com A: Aura: Energy field (emanating glow) that is around every living being. Can be seen by the human eye, with practice or skill....
I just rec'd a flyer for a book that might be of interest to members of this group. I haven't read the book but the description (which I'll copy here) sounds...
The Berrien County Genealogical Society is presenting a Cemetery Preservation Workshop on March 16, 2002. If you would like to find out more about our sessions...
Dale J & Cindy Frie
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Jan 12, 2002 2:12 pm
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Niles Township in Berrien County has cared for two cemeteries and has been approached about additional ones that are in need of attention and preservation. I...
As many of you know the Berrien County Genealogical Society has been working on preserving cemeteries in Berrien County. This past weekend we hosted a Cemetery...
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Mar 21, 2002 2:31 am
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For those who wish to learn or find more information about cemetery laws and regulations in Michigan, I have added a few sites I use while doing other...
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