Thank you Mr. Quantock. It's funny how the burial ...

2008-05-06T19:35:00.000-04:00

Thank you Mr. Quantock. It's funny how the burial stone is erected to appease the living, yet after a few generations, they become more of a problem to many people and they are easily dismissed, literally and figuratively. It is a tragedy. Grave Concerns labors to educate people and help them realize the importance of these historic resources. These sites are the remains of the actual PEOPLE who made our history. We owe them.

Awesome job on that stone! You can barely tell th...

2008-05-06T17:56:00.000-04:00

Awesome job on that stone! You can barely tell that it was decapitated.

The maintenance of markers and the recording of da...

2008-05-06T17:31:00.000-04:00

The maintenance of markers and the recording of data from these monuments are an important link to our past. In many cases these stones may be the only way in which we are able to trace our ancestors. Markers normally include the name, DOB and DOD of an individual where, in some locations, there is no paper trail. This may be due to the lack of any record keeping, or the loss of records due to wind, rain and fire.

A depression era marker of my grandfather consists only of a small round brass marker with the number 185....but with this information I was able to locate more information on date of death, an obituary, a death certificate and finally,a birth certificate including names of parents and spouse.

I applaud the foresight of many cemeteries who recognize this and thankful that companies such as Grave Concerns exists.

With better record keeping the future should not hold the same problems. What will cause havoc for genealogists in the future, is that if the records are lost, the cremation and spreading of ashes will effectively erase burial information unless one choses to mark the location with some type of plague or small marker. I encourage a memorial marker on any burial or cremains....remember, it's not for us...it's for unborn great great grandchildren who will come to know us only through what we leave behind.

Were I closer, I would be one of your frequent volunteers.

Keep up the interest and the good work.

Comments on Port Tobacco Archaeological Project: Cemetery Preservation

Thank you Mr. Quantock. It's funny how the burial ...

Awesome job on that stone! You can barely tell th...

The maintenance of markers and the recording of da...