Thursday, June 25, 2020

George Interview Part #4, Cenotaphs, Linkages, and Memorials

In this part, George mentions "cenotaphs," grave markers at locations without the remains of the deceased.
Meinhards inside, Welches outside the fence
Large tree threatens to fall on the fence

Farm owner and Leo Reser 
George identified two Welches
The problem of promiscuous links on findagrave.com:

"Find a Grave is the best place on the internet to look for burial and other final disposition information for your family, friends and famous people. The site provides tools that let people from all over the world work together, share information and build an online, virtual cemetery experience."



2 comments:

Richard Meinhard said...

"The word cenotaph is derived from the Greek kenos taphos, meaning "empty tomb." A cenotaph is a monument, sometimes in the form of a tomb, to a person or group of persons buried elsewhere. Ancient Greek writings tell of many cenotaphs, although none of them survives."

George said...

In this segment I talked about cenotaphs and used the example of one in the Meinhard Family Cemetery. However, I messed that up from the beginning by stating that it was for Jacob while it is actually for Karl who is actually buried in Philadelphia.