Weather-Damaged Ancient Cemetery in Sandwich

Winter Storms Wreaked Havoc on Our Ancient Landscape

Today is a very dark day. They sky is filled with gray clouds and the wind is blowing. If it wasn't for the increasing humidity, I would have thought it was late October and not May 27th. It put me in the mood for exploring one of our ancient cemeteries. Years ago, genealogists would spend hours staring at blurry headstones to glean some knowledge about a family's past. Now that everything is online these places are much quieter. On days like today, they feel very eerie and deserted.

I was sad to see that our rough winter weather wreaked havoc on the oldest portion of this cemetery. Large tree trunks damaged some of the oldest headstones. You can see that the damage extends to the split rail fence that defines the edge of the cemetery. These are usually family-owned cemeteries. This generation may not even know the damage that has occurred.