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 To: [log in to unmask] > 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 > > > > ______________________________________ > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see > the > > instructions at > > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the > instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html (Dr) Ian Welch, Australian National University, Canberra ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html