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Comment by Frank Glahn, Sr on August 10, 2010 at 11:28pm

I think Finn may be right. It even looks like a path between the two rows of obelisks.

Comment by Cindy Abrams on August 10, 2010 at 9:19pm

Finn, I was wondering that too, but there are tombstones next to some of the obelisks, which seems odd. The tombstones in the same row as the obelisks are pretty old.

Comment by Finn S Hansen on August 10, 2010 at 9:10pm

Cindy I don't know for sure what they might be, but I am wondering if they are not fence posts that might have had a chain between each one marking a path or road.

Finn

Comment by Cindy Abrams on August 10, 2010 at 8:33pm

Sorry, I should have clarified. I'm talking about the obelisk stones. This is an old cemetery, most burials are in the mid to late 1800's. That may help. Thanks!

Comment by Cindy Abrams on August 10, 2010 at 8:30pm

Does anyone know what these are? They are in the cemetery, but don't appear to have any any inscriptions on them. There are holes in the top. I have never

seen this before.

Comment by Rebecca Poertner on August 1, 2010 at 8:42pm

Darlina, good points. I go to the cemeteries because I like it; it's interesting. If there is a photo request, I don't claim it until I get the picture. That way, the person isn't disappointed if I don't get the picture. When I'm at the cemetery, if I see an interesting marker, I take the picture. Small cemeteries I try to take the entire cemetery and all the markers. If they're already posted, great! If they're not, great! I just do it because I like to. And, if someone asks me for a transfer, no problem, unless I am related to them. However, when someone asks me to add information, I usually transfer the memorial to them without them asking, because I try to prove everything before it's added, and, if they're wanting to add info, I figure they're related anyway. I love findagrave, I have no problems with them, and hope they continue long after I'm gone. It's a good way to preserve history for those that come after us and maybe even help them down their genealogy trail.

Comment by Glenn Roy Browne on August 1, 2010 at 6:03pm

I appreciated your comments Darlina. It is refreshing to hear from a positive person who gets on with the job. I get so tired of the negative people who whine over every bump in the road of life. Keep up your good work and excellent attitude.

Comment by Darlina Shaw on August 1, 2010 at 4:35pm

I figure if we all do what we can do, whether it be add an obituary or a picture, we are doing a good thing. If I take a picture at the cemetery and see someone else has already done it, I smile and think, well, good. Someone else loves cemeteries besides me, and it's all good. The way I figure it, we have lots of cemeteries, lots of memorials, and I'm just contributing a little to a big pond. It's a hobby I enjoy. Nothing is perfect in this world, and it's all temporary. FindAGrave has given me a way to honor the dead. Someone stole my digital camera recently, so this summer I have not been able to add photos of headstones. But... I have found photos in old books of people from the past, and I can add those if they are not in copyright. And, without camera, I, too, add obituaries I find. If someone wants the memorial I create, I give it, unless it is one of my family. I plan on having my grandkids take over my FAG memorials after I am dead and gone. I hope they enjoy it as much as I do.I appreciate the hard work everyone does on FAG. I've gotten my share of good and bad remarks. It's just part of it. I do FAG because I enjoy the solitude of the cemetery and it makes me feel good to think I am contributing to the history of our ancestors. I have had my feelings hurt by others on FAG, but you have to dust yourself off, get back up, and go on. Some people are just naturally nicer than others, but working together is good. We are creating a great thing for the future, or at least that is what I tell myself about FAG.

Comment by Alice Dilts on August 1, 2010 at 10:44am

I am one of those that adds a memorial page from an obituary listing which I include in the page citing the newspaper it came from but I usually do this for our WW II vets only. If a family member contacts me I am happy to transfer the "ownership" of the memorial. The one time I didn't transfer was when a woman was "collecting" the memorial pages of people her husband served with and I explained to her that I was more comfortable transferring it to a family member. I was concerned that down the road if a family member contacted her for transfer no matter how remote the link, she wouldn't do it and there would be no way for me to know she didn't transfer it to family. I have noticed some people don't bother to see if there is already a memorial for that person. I think FAG does a good job and you can't blame them for how their contributors act.

Comment by Julie Nathanson on August 1, 2010 at 10:35am

@ Cindy
We make it a practice to check a cemetery for requests before we go out. If we are fairly certain we will find the requests we claim them. We have had occasion where a person did not go to the requests section and add the photo, but rather just added it from the memorial. That will leave the request as active. In that case, if I feel my photo shows more detail I fulfill the request anyway.

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