Stoner's Cemetery Maintenance, Discoveries, and Documentation
Descendents, and others interested in the Stoner's Preservation Committee, frequently send e-mails to keep everyone informed about happenings at the cemetery. .
On March 13, 2024, the following e-mail was sent by James Andrews:
"Hello everyone: I went out to Stoners Cemetery today, in a short sleeved shirt to assist John Sharp in mounting the bronze plaques that have fallen off the slate bases. The glue used earlier was not holding up to the weather conditions out there. Approximately half of the bronze plaques had fallen off. Threaded mounting pins were applied to the plaques, and holes were drilled into the slate, ensuring a permanent fixture. Below are a few pictures I made of today's effort. Good job John !!!
The finished product looks like this. We will cut those threaded rods off at a later date.
We were also joined today by Joel King. UNC is on spring break and he came out to continue his research on the cemetery. He is now searching for missing grave stones and markers located throughout the cemetery. I noticed he pulled a straight line using a long tape measure, and began using a hand probe to slightly penetrate the ground. It is a VERY SLOW PROCESS. but this produced amazing results. In only 1/3 of the distance across the cemetery, and in only one straight line, Joel detected 6 buried stones that include grave stones, and foot markers. Below are photos of some of these finds which have been buried for perhaps a century or more. Please notice our location in the cemetery ... directly in front of Jacob Albright's marker. (This would be the row just between Jacob Albright's marker and the back of the cemetery)."
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