PEACE ~~~ Happy New Year! Wishing Everyone a Healthy and Happy 2014!!

May you find all of your lost gravesites in 2014!

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Sharing some random photographs from Elmwood Cemetery 

Lorain, Ohio:

 

 

 

 

 

Sharing New Photographs of Gravestone and Monuments at Calvary Cemetry in Lorain, Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Zagorsky (1880 - 1949) - Find A Grave Memorial

Andrew Zagorsky (1880 - 1949) - Find A Grave Memorial

Remembering my maternal grandfather on Christmas 2013, Andrew Zagorsky, who was a naturalized American citizen.

Merry Christmas! Remembering Christmases Past

Wishing a Merry Christmas to all who celebrate this most holy day. 

Remembering my relatives, ancestors, friends and neighbors who are no longer here.  Many were part of my past Christmases who brightened my life.  

May God Bless You and Yours 

Carolyn J. Roundhouse Thomas (1950 - 2013) - Find A Grave Memorial

Carolyn J. Roundhouse Thomas (1950 - 2013) - Find A Grave Memorial

Remembering Carolyn J. Roundhouse Thomas.  

Spotlighting "Hope's Gravestone Care" -- Catherine Anderson, Conservator

Quoting from the Facebook Page of "Hope's Gravestone Care":

"NOW is the time to be considering having a class or scheduling restoration work, cemetery clean up, searching for lost stones, mapping/inventory for next year.

Already have several classes lining up for next year in multiple states...!"

Phone #: (919) 961-5140

  (Catherine Anderson, conservator

"Hope's Gravestone Care")

More Information Below:

 

Excerpted from "Hope's Gravestone Care" Facebook Page:   

About: 

"Gravestone repairs, mapping, photography, classes and consultations by Catherine Anderson, Conservator"

 

Description:

"The purpose of Hope's is to provide gravestone repair & other cemetery services to individuals, families, historical groups, churches, & municipalities. My goal is to provide practical, professional conservation work that meets your needs, at a reasonable cost."

Catherine Anderson, Conservator

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Catherine is conducting gravestone conservation work in several states, including Ohio.

 

There is also a permanent link to "Hope's Gravestone Care" in the right-hand column of this blog, currently under the title heading of:

"Outside of Ohio Gravestone Preservation and Consevation Businesses and Information"

Inviting You to View the New Website of "Respectful Interment Preservations"

I am pleased to announce the launch of the new website of  "Respectful Interment Preservations" owned and operated by Mr. Jay Russell.  

Also known as "R.I.P.", the company has long had a presence on Facebook. 

There are also permanent links to "R.I.P." located in the right-hand column here under:

 "Ohio Based Gravestone Preservation Businesses"

Jay is also a member of the Ohio Genealogical Society's Cemetery Committee. He has recently been chosen to be a member on the Ohio Cemetery Law Task Force as the O.G.S. representative.  

"Respectful Interment Preservations" is a company with a background in historic preservation of Ohio's most endangered cemeteries. 

Sharing Information about Coshocton County, Ohio WPA Cemetery Plat Maps and Cemetery Location Maps

            Direct link to WPA Cemetery Plat Map Page for Coshocton County, Ohio:

            http://www.coshoctoncounty.net/agency/taxmap/Cemeteries.php

            To view individual WPA Cemetery Plat Maps:

            Click on cemetery name in the listing shown on the left-hand side under the title “Cemetery Maps.”

            There is a dark red background on the left-hand side, where the township names with the cemetery names in each township are listed in white text alphabetically by township name.

            Click on your desired cemetery name to view the WPA Cemetery Plat Map image for that cemetery.

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            There is also another listing, “Cemetery Maps by Township,” shown in the middle of the same page.  The townships are listed alphabetically.  Clicking on a township name brings up a township road map that shows the names and locations of the cemeteries in that township.

Mary A Morter (1818 - 1852) - Find A Grave Memorial

Mary A Morter (1818 - 1852) - Find A Grave Memorial

Half-sister to Queen Victoria of England 

Buried at South Salem Cemetery in Ross County, Ohio.   

Sharing Cemetery and Gravestone Photographs of the South Kirtland Cemetery, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio

Below are examples of photographs taken by Rick on December 3, 2013 at the South Kirtland Cemetery in Lake County, Ohio.  

Please refer to the South Kirtland Cemetery Album in the left-hand column of the blog for additional photographs. 

There are 677 interments listed at the South Kirtland Cemetery on "Find A Grave."

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79566982 -- Veronica Irene Zagorsky Ferner

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79566982

Remembering my dear aunt Veronica Irene Zagorsky Ferner who would have turned 95 today.  

She left us at age 93. Aunt Irene helped me with researching my maternal family line since she was my mother's sister.  

Aunt Irene, thank you for giving me such wonderful memories of you and our time together.

Reminder: December 14, 2013 is "Wreaths Across America" Day

December 14, 2013 is National Wreaths Across America day. 

The Facebook Page for Wreaths Across America

Mission:

 

REMEMBER the fallen;
HONOR those who serve;
TEACH our children the value of freedom.

Spotlighting the North Kirtland Cemetery, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio

Sharing below photographs taken by my friend Rick who often visits Lake County and Geauga County cemeteries.  For a complete view of the cemetery pictures taken on December 3, 2013, please see the album of the North Kirtland Cemetery in the right-hand column.  

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There are 704 interments listed on "Find A Grave" for the North Kirtland Cemetery. 
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The Lake County Genealogical Society has posted online an extensive historical account of the North Kirtland Cemetery.  I think you might find its history quite interesting. 

 (Above)
David S. and Lenora Barber markers in bases

 (Above)
Carved Broken flower motif marker for Belle Long

(Above two photographs)
Bond Monument

(Above three photographs)
Damon monument

(Below)
Monument for Charles Darius Castle and his wives
 Ruth Johnson and Eliza Wanger

(Above)
Carpenter Family monument

(Below)
Experiance Wilcox Bryant

Below

Gravestones for Suits' burials

(Below two views)

Eunice Thompson - died Sept. 26, 1831

(Below 4 photographs)
Whiting family