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Tired headstones

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Today I went to the cemeteries in Cowley and Lovell in an attempt to take pictures of headstones for people researching their family trees.

I spent HOURS tromping around these two cemeteries.  Part of the reason I went is to get outside and moving.  I hate just walking for the sake of walking.  It has always bored me to tears.  I have to have a purpose.  This filled the need for purpose.

I left my house around 9:30am and didn’t get home until 4:30.  I am usually in BED by 3:00pm.  I was wound up when I got home and couldn’t sleep, I ended up being awake until 5:30pm.  That is the last time display I remember seeing on the clock.  I have to get up at 10:00pm.

I enjoyed it, very much.  Made a couple of booboos, my own fault, being new to volunteering for this, I missed a middle name.  It is all good tho.  Those particular cemeteries only had a few headstones with the names I was looking for, so I took pictures of all the headstones with that surname I came across.

Here is one picture:

Hazel E. Workman - Lovell Cemetery

Hazel E. Workman - Lovell Cemetery

The person who requested the photo was actually looking for “Baby Workman” but “Baby” is listed elsewhere, I guess, as being buried with the mother, Hazel.  Hazel was very, very young, she must have died at childbirth.  This is only a temporary marker, without listing “Baby”. Very sad.

When I got home, I called the cemetery because when I do a search on the Lovell Cemetery on Google, then look at the map, there are two places marked for the cemetery on the map.  I thought maybe there is an old cemetery and a new cemetery?  Not so, the map is wrong,there is only one “Lovell” cemetery.

Know what I also found out?  After all my traipsing around?  The people involved/working at the Lovell, Cowley, and Iona-Kane cemeteries have taken pictures of every single marker in all those cemeteries!  They have also uploaded them to http://www.findagrave.com which is where I received my requests.  If they are not shown on the cemetery on findagrave.com it is because there is no longer a marker, it has deteriorated with time.  Those people are also not listed on the directory when you enter the cemetery.  They are, of course, in the records in the office, there is just no longer a marker. :(   Oh well, needed the exercise badly.  I just assumed that if someone is requesting the picture it wasn’t on the site.  Not in the case here.  These people ARE ON THE BALL!  :)

The point of all this?  I am tired, not enough sleep, didn’t look up any stuff to post.  So posting this. :) I am at work, struggling to stay awake.

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Museum fundraiser Sat. | The Lovell Chronicle – your local online news source

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Museum fundraiser Sat. | The Lovell Chronicle – your local online news source.

An evening of lively entertainment and home style cooking is planned for the Lovell-Kane Area Museum fundraiser to be held Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Lovell Community Center, starting at 6 p.m. Already more than 300 tickets have been sold. More tickets are available at the door for those wanting to attend the fun-filled evening and to support efforts to raise money that will be used to either obtain a building or build a new structure to house a museum offering historical artifacts and information about the area.

Poet, singer, songwriter Bret Marchant will perform his original music about events in the area, including songs about the Big Horn County Fair, the Pryor Mountain fire, Devil’s Canyon and a tune about the legendary hermit John Blue. Marchant was born in Lovell and spent his summers at the Dryhead Ranch with his grandfather, who piqued his interested in local history. Also performing with Marchant will be country western music performer Kathy Allred Leonhardt. Both Marchant and Leonhardt have roots going back to the original settlers of this area.

Bret Marchant

Mallory Estes of Deaver and Olivia Frost of Cowley will add their own unique performances to the evening’s lineup of entertainment. Frost, a third grade student from Rocky Mountain Elementary School, has already attracted local interest with recent performances at other events in the area. Frost writes and performs her own music after only one year of musical study and will debut a new song she wrote at the event. Estes is known locally for her country western style performances.

Bob Acton is cooking one of his famous pulled pork dinners. The dinner will also include baked beans, coleslaw, dessert and drinks.

Wilma Scott Terrell will be on hand to autograph a book written by her father Bill Scott entitled, “Pioneers of the Big Horn,” which was recently reprinted.

A raffle will be held for a quilt featuring old photos of Lovell, Kane, Hillsboro, the ML Ranch and other historical locations. A knife made by Wayne Spragg will also be raffled. The winner will have his or her choice of either a folding or hunting style knife.

A silent auction will include an antique gumball machine filled with antique marbles, a bear sculpture made by artist Jeff Rudolph of Cody, an 18-inch wooden Indian figurine, a collector’s stein from Germany, a beautiful watercolor painting of a horse by Betty Hubbell, Janice Fink’s homemade “krautburgers,” a unique folding wooden basket, framed old photos from the area, numerous gift baskets, gift certificates and other donated items.

Tickets for the fundraiser are $10. All proceeds will go directly to a museum building fund.

A museum board was formed in February and is working to establish non-profit status, though the organization is incorporated.

Citizens are welcome to become a member of the Lovell-Kane Area Museum organization for $10 per year. The group meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Lovell Fire Hall at 7 p.m.