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A KT Treat, Better Than Chocolate to Me

16 years ago

I'm overwhelmed with gratitude. One of our KT members has just emailed me photos of my family's grave markers in Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery.

A HUGE Thank You to Murraysmom, who mentioned in another thread that she visited this cemetery, and who generously offered to drive there and send me photos. I'd thought she'd look for my family 'next time she was there', but this was truly 'instant gratification', first thing today!

I'm trying to think how I could 'pass this on'. Anybody need something from the Fort Sheridan Cemetery along Lake Michigan?

(Maybe we should start a Genealogy forum?)

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hgl_gaylemarie
16 years ago
How special! That is really a kind gesture.

Lots of folks here are into Geneology. I've done mine. Actually most was done by a Great Great Aunt.
ivamae
16 years ago
I'm interested in genealogy as well. I want to visit a cemetery where my Mother's ancestors, who had arrived in Canada around 1835 are buried. A service was held at the cemetery by the descendents in 1935. I can remember being there. I don't remember anything about the service but I do remember ( or think I do) the direction that we went in the cemetery. I was 4 years old at the time. I don't drive all that far from home any more but I'm seriously thinking about it. It is close to the shores of Lake Erie. One of my Aunts was named after the lake.

Should be very interesing, I think.

I'm very familiar with the cemetery where my fathers relatives are burried. They arrived in Canada about the same time. I will be buried there as well - making the 4th direct line generation.
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murraysmom Zone 6a OH
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Awww, you're welcome, chisue. It was a lot of fun. I could have spent the whole day there. It's all so interesting.
dotmom
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What a nice and generous thing to do. It is nice to be reminded that there are good people out there.

a coup;e years ago, our son passed away in CA. Hubs and I could not go out for his funeral because of ill health, our other son & daughter went to represent us. Our daughter-in-law didn't respond to our calls or emails, so I found the email address for the cemetery where he is, and I asked if there was a way I could get a picture of his grave stone, explaining the reason. That afternoon by return email, were pictures of Brian's beautiful resting place. The man went out himself and took the pictures. I was, am still so grateful.

I'm always so touched when people go out of their way to do something nice and thoughtful for others.
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Yes, murraysmom, that was very thoughtful of you to go out of your way to get those photos for chisue.

dotmom - I, too, am touched by the tender sweetness of a stranger.

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