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Tablet site pic # 1
**site being dug up
**you can see in the bottom
& top left corner the stones that
still needed to be dug & lifted
**this was a fairly large jobAug 29, 2010
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Tablet site pic # a~2
**checking and making sure
that the tablets are lying in the
correct order they were
originally installed in.
**each tablet must lie with
the correct grave site
**site in bottom of circle in
Old St. Anthony's next to roadAug 29, 2010
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Tablet site pic # 2
Peggy O'Rourke works to
shovel crushed gravel in around
the base and the stones, to give
them a firm foundation to rest on.
**work being done in bottom of
circle in Old St. Anthony'sAug 29, 2010
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Tablet site pic # 3
*these old tablets, marking
the graves of ancestors of
the community, are now up
and standing, to preserve
them for many more years.
**site in bottom of circle in
Old St. Anthony's, with still
more to work on.Aug 29, 2010
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McGRAILL site pic # a~1
*these stones were found
hidden below the grass and
soil, by Peggy.
*they were cleared, lifted and
restored to a viewable position
**lie inside circle of Old St. Anthony'sAug 29, 2010
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McGRAILL site pic # b~1
* grave stones were slowly
cleared of grass and soil which
had been hiding them from view.
*these stones were starting to sinkAug 29, 2010
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McGRAILL site pic # 2
* two project volunteers,
Tom Millard & Peggy O'Rourke are
working to clear and then fill the areas
under and around the grave markers,
**1 1/2 wheelbarrows of grass and soil were
removed from the completed site to
prepare for final packing and leveling
with crushed gravel screeningsAug 29, 2010
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McGRAILL site pic # 3
**the finished product, shows
a clean, tidy site, with the grave
markers clearly visible and
free from grass and soilAug 29, 2010
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pic # 2 MASTERSON ~ finished
**took abt., 1/2 hour to complete
*restored to a proper position
on a bed of gravel screenings,
will hopefully keep this excellent
stone in a preserved setting for
years to come.
*shows that a bit of labor can
really keep our grave stones and
the cemetery in better repairs. Aug 21, 2010
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pic # 1 MASTERSON
*after some loose growing weeds and
grass were pulled back, this beautiful
grave stone was exposed. Slowly sinking
to eventually be lost to sight.
*this was restored to a preserved position
**lies inside circle, Old St. Anthony'sAug 21, 2010
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OML ~ Gpic # 2 CASEY
*this broken grave marker is now lying
refreshed in a bed of gravel screenings to
hopefully be viewable for quite some years to come.
**lying hidden under the soil & grass has allowed the
cemetery vehicles, etc., to drive over it ~causing the break.
**find this stone at the road in Old St. A's,
in the Circle next to Old M.L., Ward G.Aug 21, 2010
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OSA Pic # 1 CASEY
*this grave stone for
Francis Casey was completely
covered with grass and soil. It was
dug out and was restored to a proper
position in a bed of gravel screenings.
**lies inside circle of Old St. A's Aug 21, 2010
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