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Mississippi's Endangered Cemeteries: April 2015
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This will be an ongoing attempt to put our endangered cemeteries before the public in hopes of eliciting support to keep them from disappearing altogether. Sunday, April 19, 2015. Ellison Cemetery, Yazoo County, Mississippi. So, I filled up, ran by Cups for a large mocha latte, and hit the road. There was a light sprinkle but since where I was going was north and west of where the rain seemed to coming from, I thought I'd be in good shape. You can get an idea from the picture that Ellison Cemetery is ter...
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Mississippi's Endangered Cemeteries: State laws
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This will be an ongoing attempt to put our endangered cemeteries before the public in hopes of eliciting support to keep them from disappearing altogether. Criteria for the Certification of Historical Significance of Abandoned Cemeteries Under the Provisions of HOUSE BILL NO. 780 Laws of Mississippi, 1971. I The request for a certificate of historical significance must pertain to an "abandoned" cemetery. An "abandoned" cemetery shall also be interpreted as one in which no burials have been made in the fi...
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Mississippi's Endangered Cemeteries: Cooper Cemetery, Yazoo County, Mississippi
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This will be an ongoing attempt to put our endangered cemeteries before the public in hopes of eliciting support to keep them from disappearing altogether. Sunday, July 6, 2014. Cooper Cemetery, Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was tough going. The woods were seriously thick. After what seemed like an hour, I noticed what looked like a sunken road or trail of some description. I made my way to it. That was wonderful! Once I stepped over it, I was on the trail. This was definitely it! I wrapped everything up...
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Mississippi's Endangered Cemeteries: November 2015
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This will be an ongoing attempt to put our endangered cemeteries before the public in hopes of eliciting support to keep them from disappearing altogether. Thursday, November 12, 2015. Baskin Family Cemetery Revisited and Harris Family Cemetery, Hinds County, Mississippi. Yesterday was a very enjoyable and satisfying day. I spent the whole day with some new friends revisiting Baskin Family Cemetery and looking for Harris Family Cemetery. I think we had been there about an hour or an hour and a half. ...
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Mississippi's Endangered Cemeteries: November 2016
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This will be an ongoing attempt to put our endangered cemeteries before the public in hopes of eliciting support to keep them from disappearing altogether. Saturday, November 19, 2016. Attempt to have Baskin Family Cemetery declared endangered. When I met relatives of those buried in the Baskin Family Cemetery, I decided I wanted to see if I could have it declared endangered. I felt like this one deserved the certification if no others did. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). MS Dept. of Archives and History.
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Mississippi's Endangered Cemeteries: Updates
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This will be an ongoing attempt to put our endangered cemeteries before the public in hopes of eliciting support to keep them from disappearing altogether. This is where I want to keep track of the processes I go through to hopefully make that happen. It's going to be a learning experience for me, and I'm hoping any knowledge I gain by this experience will benefit others who may have the same goal in mind. I printed off 4 pictures I took of Bailey Cemetery. I've gotten the paperwork I need to fill ou...
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Mississippi's Endangered Cemeteries: March 2011
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This will be an ongoing attempt to put our endangered cemeteries before the public in hopes of eliciting support to keep them from disappearing altogether. Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Bailey Cemetery - Hinds County Mississippi. I have to mention right off the bat that the main reason finding graves and cemeteries has become such an addiction is because of a wonderful and incredibly energetic woman whose nick is Doe. She had been a photo volunteer for some time before I joined. South Jackson), Jackson.
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Mississippi's Endangered Cemeteries: April 2011
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This will be an ongoing attempt to put our endangered cemeteries before the public in hopes of eliciting support to keep them from disappearing altogether. Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Ellington-Redus Cemetery - Copiah County Mississippi. Back in 2008 I had driven down around Wesson looking for a cemetery to fulfill a couple of requests. I never did find the cemetery, but while I was looking for it, I stumbled upon another one. I found out later that it was Ellington-Redus Cemetery. Not too long after I ca...
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Mississippi's Endangered Cemeteries: Warm Springs Methodist Church Cemetery
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This will be an ongoing attempt to put our endangered cemeteries before the public in hopes of eliciting support to keep them from disappearing altogether. Saturday, February 9, 2013. Warm Springs Methodist Church Cemetery. Until a few days ago, I wasn't familiar with the Warm Springs Methodist Church Cemetery. Then an article appeared in The Clarion-Ledger newspaper saying that the headstone of Tommy Johnson had been smashed. Tommy Johnson. Even though the location of the cemetery is now known, I still ...
