Kristy's Mom has been a faithful family genealogists ever since I first got to know her. It was a unique experience to be able to join her on one of her quests to find some of her lost relatives. And what better time to do so then on Memorial Day. So we headed out to Tipp City, Ohio and located the Lutheran Cemetery.
The cemetery had been uncared for for so long that most if not all the headstones had fallen and been destroyed. So as an effort to correct this the cemetery headstones had been gathered and encased in this wall. There were only a few complete stones, most were only pieces.
To also participate in our normal activity for this holiday we also decorated the grave sites of former military members with a flag. It is always nice to see the many little flags placed by veteran and military organizations and others like us in honor of those who were willing to sacrifice all for our freedom.
On a disheartening note, behind the wall we found more headstones piled up, many headstones in fact. This was certainly an eye opener concerning the difficult nature of genealogical research. We sifted through the many headstones searching for the names of Tove's ancestors.
We ended our little adventure with a visit to Kristy's Grandpa's grave to also pay respect and place some flags. We had a wonderful day spending time with Kristy's parents.
Time with Kristy's parents..... top on our list of things we will miss
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