Caches in Cemeteries - Bad PR ?
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Bill Bosley
Jun 13, 2009, 3:26:23 AM6/13/09
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cco
Jun 14, 2009, 7:51:54 PM6/14/09
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Cemeteries have been some of my favorite places to geocache. They are
terrific settings for introducing others to geocaching (especially
youngsters) coupled with sharing cemetery etiquette. I have found
several memorial caches dedicated to specific people (a favorite uncle
in Michigan who would have loved the sport of geocaching, a husband in
Montana who had been killed in a ranching accident, a General Land
Office surveyor in North Dakota honored by the Badlands Chapter of
North Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors and so on). As
much as I can recall, all of the cemetery caches I've found have been
carefully placed near specific graves, in vegetation away from graves,
or along the boundary of cemeteries. As long as cachers obtain
permission to place caches, choose the hiding place carefully, and
regularly maintain them AND as long as cachers are respectful in their
hunting, there should be no problem with the placement of geocaches in
cemeteries. Geocaching in a cemetery is secondary to its original
purpose, and we need to keep that foremost in our minds when
geocaching. Here are some reminders, please heed them and share them
with your geocaching buddies, friends, and family members.
CEMETERY ETIQUETTE from Huntsville, AL (http://www.hsvcity.com/
cemetery/burial_arrangements.php):
DO NOT.......
• Sit, stand, or lean against tombstones
• Walk across fresh gravesites
• Eat or drink while on Cemetery grounds
• Remove any fresh or artificial flowers from a gravesite other than
those that belong to your family or loved one
• Smoke at or near a funeral in progress
• Throw paper, cans, gum or other litter in a cemetery
• Enter the cemetery after dark or before dawn
• Walk dogs or take other animals into the cemetery
• Remove, damage, or destroy any tree, shrub or plant in a cemetery
• Climb trees or fences
• Play loud music or make loud noises in a cemetery
• Block entrances
• Park in grass
• Dig in a cemetery or desecrate a gravesite
DO.......
• Remove hats to show respect when attending a funeral or when
visiting a particular burial site of a family member or friend.
• Drive slowly and always stop for a funeral procession or equipment
movement.
More information:
funeralandcemeteryinfo.mediaroom.com/file.php/115/
cemeteryetiquette.pdf
Jewish cemetery etiquette: http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/394002/jewish/Cemetery-Etiquette.htm
A little information goes a long way. Let's share with others what
geocaching is all about and remember to CITO in cemeteries, too.
~ CCO
On Jun 13, 1:26 am, "Bill Bosley" <k...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/local/local_story_160134020.html
>
> Bos
terrific settings for introducing others to geocaching (especially
youngsters) coupled with sharing cemetery etiquette. I have found
several memorial caches dedicated to specific people (a favorite uncle
in Michigan who would have loved the sport of geocaching, a husband in
Montana who had been killed in a ranching accident, a General Land
Office surveyor in North Dakota honored by the Badlands Chapter of
North Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors and so on). As
much as I can recall, all of the cemetery caches I've found have been
carefully placed near specific graves, in vegetation away from graves,
or along the boundary of cemeteries. As long as cachers obtain
permission to place caches, choose the hiding place carefully, and
regularly maintain them AND as long as cachers are respectful in their
hunting, there should be no problem with the placement of geocaches in
cemeteries. Geocaching in a cemetery is secondary to its original
purpose, and we need to keep that foremost in our minds when
geocaching. Here are some reminders, please heed them and share them
with your geocaching buddies, friends, and family members.
CEMETERY ETIQUETTE from Huntsville, AL (http://www.hsvcity.com/
cemetery/burial_arrangements.php):
DO NOT.......
• Sit, stand, or lean against tombstones
• Walk across fresh gravesites
• Eat or drink while on Cemetery grounds
• Remove any fresh or artificial flowers from a gravesite other than
those that belong to your family or loved one
• Smoke at or near a funeral in progress
• Throw paper, cans, gum or other litter in a cemetery
• Enter the cemetery after dark or before dawn
• Walk dogs or take other animals into the cemetery
• Remove, damage, or destroy any tree, shrub or plant in a cemetery
• Climb trees or fences
• Play loud music or make loud noises in a cemetery
• Block entrances
• Park in grass
• Dig in a cemetery or desecrate a gravesite
DO.......
• Remove hats to show respect when attending a funeral or when
visiting a particular burial site of a family member or friend.
• Drive slowly and always stop for a funeral procession or equipment
movement.
More information:
funeralandcemeteryinfo.mediaroom.com/file.php/115/
cemeteryetiquette.pdf
Jewish cemetery etiquette: http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/394002/jewish/Cemetery-Etiquette.htm
A little information goes a long way. Let's share with others what
geocaching is all about and remember to CITO in cemeteries, too.
~ CCO
On Jun 13, 1:26 am, "Bill Bosley" <k...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/local/local_story_160134020.html
>
> Bos
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