Sheep Pen Cemetery photographs courtesy of Scott Andersen - September, 2011 and April, 2012 Preservation Guidelines from "The Association for Gravestone Studies" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."
Monday, December 15, 2008
Your ancestors' gravesites
Your ancestors' gravesites are sacred! They are also becoming more and more forgotten. Please take out some time in your life to visit them whenever you can!
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