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."

Friday, August 28, 2009

Greenfield Ohio - site for Greenfield Cemetery Records and Cemetery Wall Slide Show of Old Burying Ground in Greenfield

Click on title to be directed to the Greenfield Cemetery Records Page on the "GreenfieldOhio.net" site which contains over 12,000 records of burials on-line.
Also, scroll down further for information about the restoration efforts through May of 2009 at the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield including a cemetery wall slide show.
Earlene Scott of Greenfield's Historical Society has been extensively involved with the restoration efforts of the wall and provided the photographs.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Remembering Edna Pugh Lombard of Gomer, Ohio

Click on title to link to "Findagrave.com" memorial for Edna (Pugh) Lombard, daughter of Benjamin F. and Catherine E. (Watkins) Lombard of Gomer, Ohio. She is buried next to her parents at the Pike Run Cemetery in Gomer, (Allen County) Ohio.

Edna Pugh was married to Harry Lombard who was a younger brother to my grandmother, Essie Lillian (Lombard) Limes.
About two weeks after giving birth to their daughter, Melba, Edna died. Her obituary is quite sad to read and I wanted to share it.
Edna's life was short, but she left a beautiful daughter, Melba, who lived to be 90 years old.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Coshocton Ohio - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery

Click on title to link to a story from the August 10, 2009 "Coshocton Tribune" about Boy Scout, Andrew Frank, and how his 268 hours of labor at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery not only vastly improved the cemetery but enabled him to earn his Eagle Scout Rank.
Extending my thank you to Andrew and to all of the Boy Scouts and Eagle Scouts in Ohio who have worked so hard for the betterment of our Buckeye State's almost forgotten cemeteries.