Twenty Questions

Twenty Questions

Who is the board and how are they chosen? Is it still the “philanthropic, rich” families?

Could these plots be sold like currency?

Were all religions accepted here? Was there some who could not buy here? Differing social classes?

Did families move their parents here from other places? How?

Are there people who are memorialized on the monuments but buried elsewhere?

There is so much space in some of these plots. Did the families die out?

Were women who married other large families get interred in their plots?

Can descendents still be buried there?

Did the families have an input into the horticulture; was it part of the planning?

Why no more large monuments anymore? It’s like losing an art form.

Who designed these sculptures? Was there a business that specialized in these monuments? Who chose the symbolism?

The Stevensons seem to have bought late but they have a prime spot on a jetty on the lake. How did they get such a prime location? See question 3.

Has the park been reconfigured through the years?

What disasters have affected the cemetery and how?

The Dexters have a private chapel with their crypt. What was it used for?

I saw a plaque for “perpetual management” on a plot. Did they purchase this and some did not?

Did the families who didn’t pay have to maintain these plots? Is this no longer a choice?

How were the lakes created? Are they a product of the channeling of the swampy areas, or are they completely man made?

The wildlife-do things like the Koi need to be periodically replenished or are these the descendents of original animals? Some Koi can live to be up to 200 years. Can these be original Koi?

Are the animals that live in the area cared for in some way or are they left to live and die naturally?