Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio

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"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, October 21, 2020

Sharing this heartwarming story about the special caretakers of the Saint James Lutheran Church Cemetery in Hilliard, Franklin County, Ohio

Here is another touchingly heartfelt story from Holly Zachariah, senior reporter with the "Columbus Dispatch." It spotlights three devoted men - one 95 years old - who tenderly care for the gravesites and grounds of Saint James Lutheran Church Cemetery in Hilliard, Franklin County, Ohio.

  

Thanking Holly Zachariah for covering the facts that touch upon the human interest side of the stories.  Many have connections to central Ohio cemeteries.

The Saint James Lutheran Church Cemetery on "Find A Grave" with 269 memorials.

The Saint James Lutheran Church Cemetery on "GenealogyBug.net by David K. and Leona L. Gustafson"