EDITOR: This is a message to the people of Traill County.
There’s a cemetery at the old Poor Farm in Caledonia, N.D..
I called the landowner to gain access to the cemetery so that I could stake it out and find old grave markers.
The landowner didn’t even know there was a cemetery there and denied me access.
I lived neighbor to the Poor Farm 1938 to 1957, so I am well acquainted with the cemetery.
Now it is forgotten and nobody gives a damn.
Traill County buried these people and now should be responsible for the cemetery.
Call your county commissioners.
Merlin Koppang
West Fargo, N.D
2 responses so far ↓
Mike Peterson // July 30, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Merlin’s story is a common one in many parts of the country. The NDGenWeb Traill County might be able to help, or at the least, publish the problem on our website - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndtrail2/ . After visiting the website please send us your contact information. The county Historical Society might have an interest also.
Sincerely,
Mike Peterson
Kimbrell's owner of the property // August 14, 2007 at 1:25 pm
First off let me remind Mr. Kopang he did NOT ask permission to come and mark anything, he demanded access or he was going to go to the judge and get a court order. Now in my book, if you can’t treat any one with respect , how can you expect any sort of civil reaction? I am sick and tired of the demands of 2 people who DO NOT have the common courtesy to call and ask for access in a decent manner and resort to trespassing and cutting the fences down.
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