Some time ago I had heard that if veterans are buried in a cemetery there may be some laws that could apply. But I don't know if they were Michigan or Federal. The case I was told about concerned public access to a cemetery which had become surrounded by private land, and itself had come under private ownership. Anna Mae Maday Eddy Historical Collection Hoyt Public Library 505 Janes Ave Saginaw MI 48607 [log in to unmask] 517-755-9827 On Tue, 10 Dec 1996, James Murphy wrote: > I am familiar with metal coffins with glass plates or windows over the face, > which seem to have been popular ca. 1860-1880, but has anyone encountered > similar windows associated with wooden coffins? > > The context is an 1868 burial in central Ohio but information is second hand > from someone who was watching the exhumation of a small family cemetery. > > No archaeologist was present and, in this regard, removal of the burials was > very sloppy. Six months later, I have found two humeri, immature ilium, > vertebra, and rib fragments scattered over the site. The removal and reburial > was handled by a lawyer and a crew with a backhoe. As historic cemeteries do > not really fall under federal historic preservation guidelines, I assume the > only recourse is through the local court that provided permission for the > removal. I've already established that the SHPO does not feel that it has any > jurisdiction in the matter. Any ideas on this? > > Jim Murphy > [log in to unmask] >