I LOVE my GPS, but
it isn't fool proof. Or, this owner doesn't really know how to make
it work. In any case, you HAVE to know that Sunset Cemetery is in
Galloway not in Columbus. Otherwise, you'll be 30 minutes on the
WRONG side of Columbus. Thankfully, when I figured this out, a
wonderful brake shop took pity on this crazy lady with no cell phone,
called the cemetery and I got my GPS pointed in the right direction.
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| Photo by Brent Nimmo posted on FindAGrave.com |
I'll admit that
Sunset Cemetery had me worried prior to my arrival. I was told that they
couldn't give me a section map and that they'd take me to my stones
when I arrived. Really? I don't want to set an appointment that I
can't keep. I want a flexible schedule to visit cemeteries. However,
the cemetery took the names I was interested in (so I limited it to
family only).
When I got to the
right side of town, I saw a very nice cemetery. When I went inside
the office, I was so pleased. Bill had made sure that the staff knew
I was coming, who I was looking for, and had prepared a map with
highlighted section information for me. THANK YOU!
All was set and off I went to
find my Dad's uncle George Barton GEISZLER and his wife Mary Ruth
Smith GEISZLER. I had hoped to find a stone for Thomas
Tillinghart MULFORD, but he apparently doesn't have a marker.
The cemetery
provided me with a labeled aerial map. Sweet. I could see things like
trees to orient me. Then I had the easy to read and understand
section map. I soon found George and Mary Ruth. I snapped 50 photos
in all and left the cemetery.
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| George Barton Geiszler Sunset Cemetery |
THANK YOU Sunset cemetery for being so
easy to deal with. I had dreaded going out there based on phone
conversations (the whole meet with someone to go to the sections),
but I should not have. All cemeteries should be as easy to work with
as you and St. Joseph's cemetery.
This
is another installment in a lengthy multi-series post about the
fantastic research trip I took to Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. If
you're just joining the this series, you'll be able to see every post
under the label Research Trip.
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