"Newark Advocate" story about the upcoming Association for Gravestone Studies Conference to be held in Granville, Licking County, Ohio - June 22 - 27, 2010

Click on title to link to a great story in the "Newark Advocate" (June 18, 2010) about the upcoming "AGS" Conference to be held in Granville June 22 through the 27.  

Beth Santore deserves a huge thank you for her role in bringing the AGS Yearly Conference to Ohio.  

Thank you Beth!!

Beth hosts the website: Graveaddiction.com

Quoting Beth from the final paragraph in the news story:

"I think learning about the different reasons people study gravestones will give people more reasons to look at them," she said. "If we can get more people interested in cemeteries, they will be interested in taking care of them."

The key word is interest !  Without it, Ohio will lose more history to the elements of time, weather, vandalism, and most sadly, neglect at its burial grounds. 

Toledo State Hospital Cemetery Reclamation Project

Click on title to link to a May 16, 2010 "Toledo Blade" story about the dedication of an Ohio Historical Society marker at the Toledo State Hospital Cemetery. 

I found this story via the Facebook page - "Abandoned Cemeteries"

Canton, Stark County, Ohio - TV News Story about mystery gravestone

Click on title to link to a news story and short video featured on Cleveland/Akron TV station WKYC about a Canton couple who turned over a sidewalk stone in their back yard only to discover it is actually a broken headstone for someone who died June 26, 1852.  The person's age looks to have been 51 years, 4 months and 7 days (birthdate calculated - February 19, 1801).   

It is thought that the stone could have once been part of a small cemetery for the Shorb family who lived in the area. 

In the book, "Ohio Cemeteries - 1803 - 2003" published by the Ohio Genealogical Society, on page 606, is listed: 

"Shorb - Location: West of Saint Johns Church.  Between McKinley Avenue and High Avenue.  Stones 2." 

The 1850 U. S. Federal Census shows several Shorb family members living in Canton, Ohio, but I could not locate any that were listed with a birth year of or close to 1801. 

My thanks to friend and neighbor, Rick, for bringing this story to my attention.