Grave yard etiquette

[yn9man]

My maternal grandparents paid a nice sum to a cemetery for "continued maintenance, care and upkeep contract" on the family plot. Whenever I visit I take a copy of the contract along since care is usually needed.     

I also don't understand cemetery vandalism. Why would someone want or need to desecrate a gravesite? Most of the cemeteries I visit appear or have  this type of problem.

yn9man 

[Rena]

Times have changed so much haven't they?  1970's I had to stop a very large gang of older teenagers from racing around & larking in a graveyard & it's gone from bad to worse everywhere since then hasn't it?  I've seen on the web the old Calton (Glasgow) cemetery scarcely has an unbroken headstone attributed to yobs.   Visited a cemetery in Hull this year & read a notice by the council that any loose headstones will be taken down & laid flat - they're the ones who signed the 'we will care for ' contract I already mentioned.

Rena

[tazzie]

   My 7 year old loves our graveyard visits and it is the only place he will walk not run.

 I was more surprised to see the elderly gent cycle across the graves last weekend...even Matthew said he was a very rude man....mummy muttered something much worse I am afraid.


                      Tazzie

[nanny jan]

Well done Matthew!  You must be proud of him Tazzie.


Nanny Jan

[tazzie]

  Very ...nanny jan.

 He loves telling people about his family tree and the places they lived, he will know them off by heart soon.

                 Tazzie

[Ed the Cat]

When looking for a Gt Uncle ( who died aged 9 months), there was a lot of "sorry", "excuse me" said. I just wish someone could have answered me
I eventually found him in an unmarked grave, where he is apparently buried with 3 other children around the same age as him. It did feel good to find and at least I can now go and place some flowers there.

[bearkat]

I eventually found him in an unmarked grave, where he is apparently buried with 3 other children around the same age as him. It did feel good to find and at least I can now go and place some flowers there.

I wonder if those looking after graveyards are surprised by flowers appearing on long-forgotten graves.

[PaulaToo]

I always feel very uneasy when walking through a graveyard where there is no clear path between the graves. Both my son and I try where ever we can to walk around even the slightest bump in the ground. Unfortunately some times it isn't possible to miss them all, but I think if one has respect, any lingering souls will understand.

[CarolBurns]

I also find myself apologizing for standing on the stones. Hopefully I am forgiven

Carol