Jana Ditmars

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I'm related to the following family lines:
- Glasgow (Missouri, Kentucky, Ireland, Scotland)
- Stephenson (Missouri, Kentucky)
- Whitcomb (Kansas, North Dakota, Illinois, Massachusetts, Vermont, England)
- Armington (California, Colorado)
- McKinney (South Dakota)
- Black/Ross (Colorado, Wisconsin)

I saw this online and thought it great! This is why we photograph headstones in cemeteries!!

THE RECORDING OF A CEMETERY
BY THELMA GREENE REAGAN
Today we walked where others walked
On a lonely, windswept hill;
Today we talked where other cried
For Loved Ones whose lives are stilled.
Today our hearts were touched
By graves of tiny babies;
Snatched from the arms of loving kin,
In the heartbreak of the ages.
Today we saw where the grandparents lay
In the last sleep of their time;
Lying under the trees and clouds -
Their beds kissed by the sun and wind.
Today we wondered about an unmarked spot;
Who lies beneath this hollowed ground?
Was it a babe, child, young or old?
No indication could be found.
Today we saw where Mom and Dad lay.
We had been here once before
On a day we'd all like to forget,
But will remember forever more.
Today we recorded for kith and kin
The graves of ancestors past;
To be preserved for generations hence,
A record we hope will last.
Cherish it, my friend; preserve it, my friend,
For stones sometimes crumble to dust
And generations of folks yet to come
Will be grateful for your trust.

I'm related to the following family lines:
- Glasgow (Missouri, Kentucky, Ireland, Scotland)
- Stephenson (Missouri, Kentucky)
- Whitcomb (Kansas, North Dakota, Illinois, Massachusetts, Vermont, England)
- Armington (California, Colorado)
- McKinney (South Dakota)
- Black/Ross (Colorado, Wisconsin)

I saw this online and thought it great! This is why we photograph headstones in cemeteries!!

THE RECORDING OF A CEMETERY
BY THELMA GREENE REAGAN
Today we walked where others walked
On a lonely, windswept hill;
Today we talked where other cried
For Loved Ones whose lives are stilled.
Today our hearts were touched
By graves of tiny babies;
Snatched from the arms of loving kin,
In the heartbreak of the ages.
Today we saw where the grandparents lay
In the last sleep of their time;
Lying under the trees and clouds -
Their beds kissed by the sun and wind.
Today we wondered about an unmarked spot;
Who lies beneath this hollowed ground?
Was it a babe, child, young or old?
No indication could be found.
Today we saw where Mom and Dad lay.
We had been here once before
On a day we'd all like to forget,
But will remember forever more.
Today we recorded for kith and kin
The graves of ancestors past;
To be preserved for generations hence,
A record we hope will last.
Cherish it, my friend; preserve it, my friend,
For stones sometimes crumble to dust
And generations of folks yet to come
Will be grateful for your trust.

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