Category: CWVMC

Research Prevails for Margareth Guilroy

See previous post about her original headstone. The Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery (CWVMC) recently ordered a replacement headstone for “Margaret Gilroy” (1830-1915), because her original headstone had been damaged last winter. In response to my suggestion (and extensive supporting research), the CWVMC agreed to order a headstone with the corrected spelling of her name: …

By James Gardner 04 Nov 2019 Off

“Vandalism of Neglect” Two Years Later

I first published Vandalism of Neglect (Headstone Inscription Errors at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery at King) two years ago.  I distributed only one copy; it was sent to then-Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WIDVA), Daniel Zimmerman.  In the year following the publication, I heard absolutely nothing from the WIDVA.  After…

By James Gardner 11 Jun 2019 Off

Typographical Error Creates a New Person – Complete with Burial and Headstone

My extensive research has identified no less than four (4) burials at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery (CWVMC) in which each “decendent” was created whole-cloth from a typographical and/or transcription error.  To be clear:  these four individuals never existed; and, yet, the CWVMC maintains a complete burial record for each of them. And each…

By James Gardner 26 Feb 2019 Off