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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."

Thursday, October 4, 2012

"Fall Tree & Tombstone Tour" - Historic Woodlawn Cemetery - Toledo, Ohio - Sunday, October 7, 2012 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Click on title to link to the Facebook Page of the Historic Woodlawn Cemetery of Toledo, Ohio and their upcoming "Tree and Tombstone Tour" - Please call to register for the FREE program.
419-472-2186

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Update from Scott Andersen - Resumed Clean Up Work at the Dean Cemetery - South Salem, Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio.

Scott Andersen and his wife, Venus, have resumed their work at the Dean Cemetery near South Salem in Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio.  He has an update with new photographs to share that show the progress they have made thus far.  

Thanks to their new work clearing away the overgrowth, they uncovered a gravestone that had been hidden:

"More stones show up all the time.  Only one has been easy to identify.  It belongs to a Mary McArthur, who died in 1818 at age 66.  I posted the picture and made a memorial for her on FindaGrave."
Below are photographs thus far from his October, 2012 working trips to the Dean Cemetery: 

Above: A. W.

Above: J. W.
 Above: photo was taken at the front of the cemetery looking to the rear.

 Above: photo was taken at the front of the cemetery looking to the rear.
Above: Collins?
 Above: This picture was taken in the rear of the cemetery looking toward the front.

 Above: This picture was taken in the rear of the cemetery looking toward the front.


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Thank you so much, Scott, for sharing the photographs and we look forward to viewing many more!

Currently, The Dean Cemetery lists 27 interments on "Find A Grave."
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

October Cemetery Tour for Pioneer Cemetery in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio - October 12th and 13th, 2012 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Click on title to read about the upcoming Pioneer Historical Cemetery Tour for October in Lebanon, Ohio.  

"Admission is $20 per person in advance. 

Please call 513-932-1817 for your reservation."

The link is part of the Warren County Historical Society's website. A wonderful website to visit and browse!

Enjoy viewing the photographs of presenters dressed in period attire from past cemetery tours!


Currently, there are 467 interments listed for the Pioneer Cemetery on "Find A Grave."
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