On Saturday, Paul joined Choppy and me for a walk up to the Potter’s Field we posted about last week, as he wanted to check it out for himself. I expected to have a rather normal walk, but it turned out, there had been some changes in the week that had passed since our last visit – so I figured I would get a quick blog post about it.
As you can see from the following picture, they are completely re-doing the small garden which marks the entrance to the Potter’s Field. I don’t know what they are planning to do, but you can rest assured we will be back to see the completed project!
We also checked out more of the actual headstones. Some that had once stood beneath a tree were now under the remnants of that tree.
Most of the head stones are just numbered, but some (like those in the previous picture and the following picture) have more information about the person who now rests a few feet below.
We’ll keep you updated on any further developments as we see them!
This is cool, Swan Anderson I presume is the name, but who on earth calls their kid Swan??
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I have no idea – perhaps it was someone’s last name and they gave it to their kid?
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Love to hear more updates! Please.
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We will keep them coming!
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Good to know there can be respect given even in the after life. đŸ’•
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It really is – and even for those who couldn’t afford much in their lives.
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I’m glad they are making improvements. Wonder if records exist somewhere that lists all of the persons who are buried there by their number? I agree with Gragglerocking above, who names their child Swan?
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I’m sure there are records. I’ll have to look into finding out more!
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Thanks Sarah for the information. Love old cemeteries, they hold so much history.
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They are fascinating – so many stories in an old cemetery.
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und Ă¼ber Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Thanks!
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This is so cool and so interesting. Looking forward to the updates !
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I’m looking forward to seeing what happens! I will hopefully get a chance to go up there Monday and see if they’ve finished the project.
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Andersson. Must be a Sweden connection there.
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There are lots of people of Scandinavian ancestry here – I wouldn’t be surprised!
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Almost half of our country moved to America back in the days.
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Good to see this being restored and those buried there being respected.
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As am I!
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Very interesting Sarah
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I really think so – I’m glad I saw the path and decided to check it out!
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yes very cool
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