Reminder:
The (closed) Facebook Group: "Preserving Ohio's Cemeteries" covers such topics as documention of burial information,
mapping burial locations, discussions about choosing the proper products
and methods for cleaning, repairing and re-setting the different types
of gravestones found in Ohio, obtaining veteran's markers, and
improvements needed for grounds maintenance and ongoing upkeep of
gravesites and cemetery landscape. Also, the importance of obtaining
permission from owners to enter and
visit gravesites located on private property. These are just some of the
topics of discussion where ongoing sharing is learning.
It is active group of members who are bringing awareness of the plight
of so many of Ohio's cemeteries and gravesites that have for too long
been neglected and forgotten.
Also, the Ohio Revised Codes currently in place are woefully inadequate and do little to protect cemeteries that are inactive or abandoned, and thus are unregistered -- only registered cemeteries are recognized by the Ohio Cemetery Dispute Resolution Commission that accepts complaints filed against those responsible for their care.
If you care about the current and future prospects of cemeteries in Ohio; where so many of our founding pioneer ancestors now rest, please consider asking to join "Preserving Ohio's Cemeteries". Thank you!
Also, the Ohio Revised Codes currently in place are woefully inadequate and do little to protect cemeteries that are inactive or abandoned, and thus are unregistered -- only registered cemeteries are recognized by the Ohio Cemetery Dispute Resolution Commission that accepts complaints filed against those responsible for their care.
If you care about the current and future prospects of cemeteries in Ohio; where so many of our founding pioneer ancestors now rest, please consider asking to join "Preserving Ohio's Cemeteries". Thank you!
(A scene from one of the workshops at the Old Burying Ground Cemetery in Greenfield, Ohio)
