My impression is that it is a matter for the War Graves folk at the Dept of Defense.


Ian Welch, Canberra

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lyle E. Browning" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 1:13
Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Grown-over cemetary
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> You should contact the New Kent Historical Society. They play 
> an  
> active role in the county. John Crump, the former county 
> treasurer,  
> would be a good contact. Maintenance of "unclaimed" cemeteries 
> is a  
> not unusual headache.
> 
> Lyle Browning
> 
> 
> On May 31, 2009, at 9:19 AM, Anne Pemberton wrote:
> 
> > In researching land held in the family, a friend of ours found 
> a  
> > parcel of land adjacent to his property marked on a satellite 
> map as  
> > a "Union Cemetary". Hubby contacted the Son of UnionVeterans 
> ofthe  
> > Civil War, and learned that they do not have any record of 
> the  
> > cemetary. Is there something else to do or someone to contact 
> to  
> > round up folks to maintain this cemetary. It is located in New 
> Kent  
> > Count adjacent to Poverty Hall Road.
> >
> > Anne
> >
> > Anne Pemberton
> > Vice President, Educational Synthesis
> > [log in to unmask]
> > http://www.educationalsynthesis.org
> > http://www.erols.com/apembert
> >
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