Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio

Dedicated to cemetery preservation in the great state of Ohio


"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."

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Iowa's Pioneer cemeteries getting some much-needed help


We here in Ohio can learn so much from this story!  It is well worth the time it takes to read it for so many reasons from tombstone restoration to searching for your family's burial records.