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."
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Ohio township websites are good places to look for cemetery information. Sharing one for Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
It's now 2021, however, the reality is that unfortunately not all of Ohio's townships have websites. Thus, those without websites cause more difficulties for someone seeking to get an answer to questions like "What is your contact information? "Do you have information about your township's cemeteries"?
Many of Ohio's townships are quite small and lack the funds to set up and maintain a website. The Ohio Township Association does not mandate them to have one.
We can still learn more about Ohio's townships through other sources. A good one for learning more about Ohio's townships can be found on the Ohio History Connection's website.
Wikipedia is another resource for history about Ohio's townships.
We have to keep in mind that many Ohio counties have townships with the same name as townships in other Ohio counties. A good Ohio map showing counties and their townships can be of great help.
A go-to book entitled: "Ohio Her Counties Townships & Her Towns" by Joan Colbert Gioe published by the "Researchers" has been an invaluable source for me when looking up townships in a county. Learning their borders and where they are geographically located in a county is important. Some cemeteries, as we know, straddle two townships.
A wonderful video of Beech Grove Cemetery is included. So is the link to search for gravesite locations.
Links at the bottom include:
Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Newsletters.
Know your townships!
Know the counties your townships of interest or concern are located in and any historical information you can find about them.
Learn where their cemeteries are located. Learn if the trustees are currently maintaining those cemeteries as they should be.
Learn if your townships of interest have a website where so much can be learned about the area where your ancestors once lived and perhaps died and were buried in.
Please share your knowledge with those who also have interests or concerns about those township cemeteries!
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Sharing information about the Lucas County Cemeteries Historical Association - Lucas County, Ohio
Lucas County Cemeteries Historical Association. Lucas County, Ohio.
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"New Members are Welcome!"
Just Email us at:
" lccemetery@bex.net to get the info needed to attend our next meeting.
"You can then express your interest in volunteering your time and what sort of tasks that you enjoy doing (e.g. transcribing from paper to digital, photographing, drafting, data entry, historical research, organizing, web design, data mining)."
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Lucas County Cemeteries on Find A Grave
