Daniel DePoy (1835 - 1929) - Find A Grave Memorial

Daniel DePoy (1835 - 1929) - Find A Grave Memorial

Thanking Scott Andersen for cleaning this magnificent monument.  The inscription is so much more readable now and the stone is clean after using only D/2 Biological Solution.  

Grave concerns -- Editorial by the "Columbus Dispatch" Columbus, Ohio

"Grave concerns"

This is an important "Columbus Dispatch" editorial appearing today in the newspaper and online. Click on the title to read the full editorial. 

Thanking the "Columbus Dispatch" for their support on behalf of all of Ohio's Cemeteries.  

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The deteriorating conditions at many of Ohio’s cemeteries have for too long been ignored.  In some cases, even local folks have no knowledge such old burying grounds exist in their communities because the aged overgrowth now badly obscures what remains of gravestones still standing in them.

Unfortunately in Ohio, to register a cemetery it has to have had burials in the past 25 years.  This is important to understand bcause only registered cemeteries can qualify for filing complaints against those who are responsible for their care to the Ohio Cemetery Dispute Resolution Commission who can address the problems from the state government level.  Thus, since inactive and abandoned cemeteries are not eligible to be registered, they are therefore not eligible for the same protections as are active cemeteries.  This discriminatory situation is just one example of many issues that severely affect the circumstances that particularly impact Ohio’s earliest and most vulnerable burial grounds where many of the Buckeye State’s pioneer settlers were laid to rest.

Thanks to the creation of the Ohio Cemetery Law Task Force there is new hope for the future of all of the state’s cemeteries.  I encourage anyone who has an interest to improve the conditions for Ohio’s cemeteries and its gravesites to either contact the co-chairs of the task force, or attend an upcoming Ohio Cemetery Task Force meeting.  Thank you.    

If you go to the Department of Real Estate’s website at: http://www.com.ohio.gov/real/default.aspx and place your cursor over “resources” at the top of the page you will see the information for the Task Force.

 The next Cemetery Law Task Force Meeting is scheduled for:

May 16, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.
77 South High Street, 22nd Floor Hearing Room
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Ohio Cemetery Law Task Force Co-Chairs:

Anne M. Petit, Superintendent

Ohio Department of Commerce

Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing
Direct dial: 614-466-3411
Fax number: 614-644-0584
Office number: 614-466-4100
Anne.Petit@com.ohio.gov

And, 

Mr. Cory Noonan

Allen County Commissioner

Phone:   (419)228-3700

Meeting Announcement: Scioto County Chapter of O. G. S. is Hosting a Presentation about Grave Dowsing - June 14, 2014

Please check the website of the Scioto County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society for further details about this upcoming meeting. 

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"June 14, 2014 - Speaker Mr. Harold George will share with us about Grave Dowsing. Dowsing is an age old art that has been used for centuries to locate water, graves, and other elements below the earth's surface, using a dowsing rod or wand. Basic dowsing techniques will be presented. Those in attendance will be shown how to make their own dowsing rods. Program goals are: Provide insight into burial practices observed throughout history, as well as during the Civil War; Provide techniques used for locating unmarked gravesites; Ideal for both Novice and Expert genealogists; Everyone in attendance receives a free quick reference guide to grave dowsing. Immediately following the meeting all will be welcome to rejoin at Greenlawn Cemetery for a hands on demonstration."

Meetings are free and open to the public. 

"The Scioto County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society meets every other mont the second Saturday, beginning in February. Meetings are generally held at 12:30 p.m. in the Robert Copley Meeting Room at the Portsmouth Public Library. Please check our website for complete meeting information. Membership dues are $15.00 per year single/family; $35.00 per year Small Business/Professional; $75.00 per year Corporate; $200.00 Lifetime Membership (January 1st thru December 31st). Membership includes six Newsletters with free queries for members, as space permits."