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Tombstone in the Attic #17

A few days after I cataloged Worden Cemetery and put it on line a man emailed me and said a tombstone belonging to one of the resident’s of the cemetery was in an Insurance building in Ann Arbor. Huh? He didn't know how or why it was there but said the name and dates were the same on the tombstone.(I had also used the cemetery records not just the stones) I called the company and made arrangements to go in and take pictures. They had found the tombstone in the attic of the build when they bought it. It was being used as a weight for old newspaper (the building had been a newspaper office)
After due process I contacted the cemetery committee (I knew the people in charge) but they wanted NOTHING to do with that old tombstone, which answered a question I hadn’t asked, obviously others had contacted them about it.


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1moremile15-May-2007 22:03
You have unearthed a mystery.
cat bounds12-Oct-2006 18:43
I love a good mystery.
Bob Foisel09-Oct-2006 19:38
Now for the detective part sounds so cool.
carol j. phipps07-Oct-2006 22:02
What a story, Char! Whew! Vote.
Kathy Pedersen06-Oct-2006 18:33
This is strange? There has to be a history behind this old tombstone., how horrible to use it as a paper weight~
Cindi Smith06-Oct-2006 17:59
I wonder why they didn't want anything to do with it? Interesting and raises more questions. Great find and good shot!
Guest 06-Oct-2006 16:35
Great tale. If it was a newspaper office, maybe he was well read. This IS fun. Vote
Sean Blumenhein06-Oct-2006 16:22
Very Interesting!
laine8206-Oct-2006 15:29
How strange. I wonder what the history is behind it all !!
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