[or-roots] Oregon Gravestones Photo Project Cemetary records etc.

[Frances Vlahos-Rohm]

It is sad that so many records are irretrievably lost. Unfortunately the
care and keeping of records for cemeteries is sporadic at best. I worked for
a small town parks and recreation department where part of our job was the
cemetery maintenance. When researching records back to the late 1800s we
found that different sections, ie. Masons, Catholics, Alaska Native, and
even Buddhists were all managed by separate groups, and none or little
communication or coordination between them. The most consistent management
of one of the sections was by an interesting gentleman who kept most of what
he knew in his head, and didn't share. There was also a heartbreaking series
of vandalism events with headstones destroyed and moved in the mid 1960's.
These were probably never put right. Various surveys and mapping projects
have been undertaken, but this is in a cemetery that doesn't go back all
that far, and still has some current burials. I do recall those metal frame
markers from the Pleasant Hill or View as I think it is called now, outside
of Wilsonville, Oregon. I am trying to work with my parents to replace some
of our Shaver Family markers. I am also getting addicted to this research. I
appreciate that so many folks are making my work easier. I appreciate all
the volunteers and associations who take care of these small cemeteries.
This is my first posting, so I hope I haven't embarrassed myself. Fran
Vlahos-Rohm

-----Original Message-----
From: E V Barnes [mailto:evbarnes at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 12:15 PM
To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Oregon Gravestones Photo Project

We hit several Oregon cemeteries that used the
metal frame with plastic insert and with passage of time
all you had left was the metal frame.  Without a cemetery
record, might as well take a photo of the gate or overhead
name of the area.  This was over in Josephine County.

Gene Barnes
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DanM" <wb at valiant.wvi.com>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Oregon Gravestones Photo Project


> It also makes me wonder why cemeteries ( do not ) keep good records.
> Also why is it not a state law that ( all ) graves be marked with at least

> a
> small metal name plate that could be hand stamped with a little pliers 
> like
> tool for lettering> I have seen these before,it would save all the 
> unmarked,
> non recorded graves like the one in Eugene/Springfield, very lousy records
> if any for that one.
>
> Dan M
> www.wvi.com/~wb
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "W David Samuelsen" <dsam at sampubco.com>
> To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 11:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Oregon Gravestones Photo Project
>
>
>> This illustrate why we need to photo every gravemarker and be available
>> through projects such as the Oregon GPP.
>>
>> David Samuelsen
>>
>> J & N Hemstreet wrote:
>> > Dan, it is my understanding that the three grave sites I am hunting for
>> > are marked with little crosses.  There may be no names but if there are
>> > the last name would be PHELPS.  The first names would be infant boys. 
>> > I
>> > do not know the cemetery other than it was described to me as a "funny
>> > little cemetery". Does this gravesite description sound familiar?
>> >
>> > Nancy Hemstreet
>>
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