tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post7396637496197347287..comments2024-03-26T12:13:03.827-07:00Comments on The Cemetery Traveler - by Ed Snyder: Forgotten on Memorial DayStoneAngels: The Cemetery Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02776945637111478231noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-37638577334144595592020-05-23T05:49:30.870-07:002020-05-23T05:49:30.870-07:00
The Mayor of Yeadon, who is a member of the Moun... <br />The Mayor of Yeadon, who is a member of the Mount Moriah Cemetery Preservation Corporation, officiated at the dedication of the flagpole at Graceland. The ceremony commerating the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War was attended by members of civic organizations, scouts, Veterans and active duty military. Saving Hallowed Ground obtained the flagpole from Radnor Township to be donated to Yeadon Borough for Graceland Memorial Park. IMHO Yeadon Borough is working to honor the people, civilian and military buried at Graceland. In addition they are working with the VA at the Naval Asylum National Cemetery adjacent to Mount Moriah Cemetery both within the boundaries of Yeadon I posted this response to the article linked below but it appears the fickle Internet will not publish my reply <br />The Mayor of Yeadon, who is a member of the Mount Moriah Cemetery Preservation Corporation, officiated at the dedication of the flagpole at Graceland. The ceremony commerating the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War was attended by members of civic organizations, scouts, Veterans and active duty military. Saving Hallowed Ground obtained the flagpole from Radnor Township to be donated to Yeadon Borough for Graceland Memorial Park. IMHO Yeadon Borough is working to honor the people, civilian and military buried at Graceland. In addition they are working with the VA at the Naval Asylum National Cemetery adjacent to Mount Moriah Cemetery both within the boundaries of Yeadontonysfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896391045186918640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-75828669035759911592019-12-31T19:26:49.787-08:002019-12-31T19:26:49.787-08:00I grew up in Yeadon, played many baseball games in...I grew up in Yeadon, played many baseball games in Kerr Park and never knew of the cemetery until I was walking with my wife up to the old ball field. Thanks for your research on this. Is it OK to share this info w Wreaths across America? Maybe Mr. Worcester can do something about these veteran graves.Jim Danovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334804934007087322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-77809258950376188962019-02-27T20:54:03.206-08:002019-02-27T20:54:03.206-08:00Very awesome! I love the great finds you have put ...Very awesome! I love the great finds you have put on your blog<br />Engraved Plaquehttps://www.all-craftwellman.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-4971528261766914522016-08-10T21:34:50.055-07:002016-08-10T21:34:50.055-07:00Like Katherine Rees above, I too have just discove...Like Katherine Rees above, I too have just discovered that my 3rd great grandmother, Jane Shermer, was buried in Machpelah Cemetery in 1842 (also her son James in 1856) and her grave was relocated to Graceland. Graceland's listing gives only the surname Shermer and would seem to indicate only one burial, but two of the same surname might have been indicated as one. I also appreciate your work and hope to visit someday from California.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416145077523371927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-4130527450177744752016-08-10T21:34:35.300-07:002016-08-10T21:34:35.300-07:00Like Katherine Rees above, I too have just discove...Like Katherine Rees above, I too have just discovered that my 3rd great grandmother, Jane Shermer, was buried in Machpelah Cemetery in 1842 (also her son James in 1856) and her grave was relocated to Graceland. Graceland's listing gives only the surname Shermer and would seem to indicate only one burial, but two of the same surname might have been indicated as one. I also appreciate your work and hope to visit someday from California.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416145077523371927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-90425758495179474142016-08-10T21:33:51.660-07:002016-08-10T21:33:51.660-07:00Like Katherine Rees above, I too have just discove...Like Katherine Rees above, I too have just discovered that my 3rd great grandmother, Jane Shermer, was buried in Machpelah Cemetery in 1842 (also her son James in 1856) and her grave was relocated to Graceland. Graceland's listing gives only the surname Shermer and would seem to indicate only one burial, but two of the same surname might have been indicated as one. I also appreciate your work and hope to visit someday from California.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416145077523371927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-32444423235208780092015-05-30T03:38:36.800-07:002015-05-30T03:38:36.800-07:00I have only recently discovered an ancestor buried...I have only recently discovered an ancestor buried at Graceland in 1831, his name is misspelled in the books, J. H. P. Tilce and it should be TILGE. His name was Johann Heinrich Tilge and he was born in 1776 in Germany and died in 1831. He's buried in grave number 143 which was close to the original entrance on Longaker Boulevard. I found a map of the graves and about 15 pages of names (same as the list the Delaware Historical site has) on ancestry in a compilation of records "Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985", specifically pages 336-353. <br /><br />My ancestor, my 4th great grandfather, and his sons were hatters and he had a patent in 1819 for stiffening hats. The cemetery may be abandoned and/or in disrepair and his stone long gone but he will not be forgotten. I appreciate your work.<br />Nina Reauveau Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-5016391325121204072014-12-02T13:05:02.947-08:002014-12-02T13:05:02.947-08:00I grew up with Graceland Cemetery in my backyard. ...I grew up with Graceland Cemetery in my backyard. I was born in the 50's and moved away in 1980. In all those years, I never saw anyone visit any graves there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-54791838559549651172014-05-24T09:20:20.517-07:002014-05-24T09:20:20.517-07:00Ed I can't thank you enough for your diligent ...Ed I can't thank you enough for your diligent work in helping us remember our dead. Supposedly my 3rd Great Grandmother is buried at Graceland as part of the great exhumement back in 1895 from Machpelah Cemetery. I am not for sure but I am researching as best I can from here in Texas. I have written to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to help me with any information that might be recorded about those removed. Thank you again. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863595699614621836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-35073132083929536552014-03-12T05:37:42.650-07:002014-03-12T05:37:42.650-07:00Thanks for the article. It is so sad that this ha...Thanks for the article. It is so sad that this has happened to veterans and civilians. Way to many cemeteries are like this.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819565797282355388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-27575742109799963882013-06-07T11:29:49.586-07:002013-06-07T11:29:49.586-07:00Oh, "grossly speculative" is right up my...Oh, "grossly speculative" is right up my alley! I so happened to post something on the White Bronze Facebook page today (https://www.facebook.com/groups/210120245693740/?fref=ts) and was surprised to see two photos of zinc monument bases showing the following:<br />"Detroit Bronze Company Detroit, Mich." and another that shows "American White Bronze Company, Chicago, IL"<br />So obviously you are right! These names would not be part of the mold unless the manufacture was done in these locations.<br /><br />As far as Monumental worked the franchises, I have read that orders were taken around the country, and the manufacturing was done in Connecticut. I believe sales were made door-to-door, not through stone monument dealers. The zinc memorials were also sold through the mail, like through Montgomery Ward catalogs, or something.StoneAngels: The Cemetery Travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776945637111478231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-88294428995345384852013-06-07T10:59:47.431-07:002013-06-07T10:59:47.431-07:00I agree.I agree.StoneAngels: The Cemetery Travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776945637111478231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-58629650864670421892013-06-07T10:56:12.582-07:002013-06-07T10:56:12.582-07:00You're welcome. Thanks for reading.The more pe...You're welcome. Thanks for reading.The more people know, the more likely they'll remember ...StoneAngels: The Cemetery Travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776945637111478231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-20247067211610309782013-05-28T23:45:38.848-07:002013-05-28T23:45:38.848-07:00It's sad to know that there are unknown number...It's sad to know that there are unknown number of civilian burials. I do hope veterans or not, those people will be remembered and will get to have marks on their graves. Everyone needs to be recognized and found.<br /><br />- <a href="http://www.suncitygranite.com/" rel="nofollow">SunCityGranite.com</a> <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114877631899590368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-33442429061832254792013-05-28T14:54:49.634-07:002013-05-28T14:54:49.634-07:00Wow ---interesting, but sad. It's frustratin...Wow ---interesting, but sad. It's frustrating that it's not very clear about these markers, etc.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456689516505172959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-75204972751711336502013-05-28T09:19:53.437-07:002013-05-28T09:19:53.437-07:00That's really sad that no one is even sure wha...That's really sad that no one is even sure what happened to all those people, veterans or not. Thanks for writing about them!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721618593816063122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-54530240984847877492013-05-27T14:56:53.674-07:002013-05-27T14:56:53.674-07:00Hi Ed-- it may be of some interest to you (althoug...Hi Ed-- it may be of some interest to you (although not of much comfort) to know that insofar as veteran's graves are concerned, neglect amounting almost to abuse is not restricted to the US. I live in Toronto, Canada, and am an amateur historical researcher who has seen plenty of neglected veteran's grave sites in cemeteries administered municipally by people who should know better. The phenomenon exists country-wide and is to some extent a matter of economics.<br /><br />I found your blog (and your article on zinc grave markers from a couple of years ago) in a search for current commentary on zinc grave markers in which I have a substantial interest. My forebears are located in southern Ontario near St Thomas, the town in which Monumental Bronze located its only Canadian franchise, which operated basically between 1883 and 1901. One of my ancestors was probably associated with the St Thomas White Bronze Co, and I have discovered some, admittedly ambiguous, evidence which suggests that contrary to received wisdom, zinc grave markers were, at least at the St Thomas plant, manufactured, that is molded and then cast and assembled, right from the start of the process, in St Thomas. In other words, The Bridgeport plant of the Monumental Bronze Co played no part in the production of the St Thomas markers. Barbara Rotundo, in her article in "Cemeteries and Grave markers", inclines to the opposite view, and others generally agree. I suppose it's possible that the manufacture mode differed from site to site (Des Moines, Detroit, etc).<br />I guess I'm writing to you to ask whether you, in your interesting travels and researches, have found anything which suggests just how Monumental Bronze worked through its franchises, and what occurred where. I'd be very happy to hear anything, even of the most grossly speculative nature. Many thanks.<br /><br />David Spring David Springnoreply@blogger.com