Remembrance Project - Reader Comments

Reader Comments

We welcome comments from readers. The Remembrance Project is a collaborative effort that benefits immeasurably from the input of readers who contribute their knowledge to the collective history of the Smoky Mountain cemeteries.

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Comment from Rick
March 8, 2019

I saw mikes name on the sign at Loudon funeral home today. I felt really grateful to stop by for remembrance of him. Never met him but I read much about him. History has lost a great voice.

Reply from Remembrance:

When we first announced our intention to begin the Remembrance Project, Mike Maples was the very first person to respond, encouraging us and offering to help in any way. We took him up on the offer and regularly emailed questions to him or took him out to eat so we could bombard him with a list of questions. His brain was an encyclopedia of Smoky Mountain history.

(Sorry for the delay in getting your comment posted - sometimes the comment notifications don't come through to us.)

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Comment from Rick
February 7, 2019

I visited the Bradshaw and proctor cementeries in may 2018 while hiking the Benton mackaye trail. Now I know the history.really glad I found your site great work Thanks

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Comment from Ward
May 12, 2017

You two do an excellent job! This website is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing!

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Comment from LD
March 11, 2017

Your site is amazing. I skimmed through and cannot wait to read it all. When my husband was living we visited the Smokies about three times a year. Loved the cemeteries. I have loved them since I was a child and never understood why. Maybe God knew I would be a younger widow. My family thinks I am weird like that but I absolutely love them. I don't get to hike them any more as I don't think it is safe to hike alone. I sure do miss them though.

One of my favorite headstones was one around Sugarlands that had a beautiful inscription on it. It was pouring the day we found it. I thought about that headstone and person all night. It was still pouring the next day. We got out with our umbrella and I used the rain water to clean it off and get a picture. I often get my pictures out to read the inscription. Love Love Love the Smokies and those who lived there. God Bless You and a Great service you are doing for people.

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Comment from Mary
March 6, 2017

Love this site! Thanks for the newsletter feature.

Thank you also for all the work you do and providing us with the results. And for being awesome Senior Center hike leaders :)

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Comment from JCM
March 2, 2017

It's amazing what great work, & I can't get over how much, U two have accomplished! & are still doing.

I couldn't stop reading & admiring the photos until I read everything.

It's good to see there is still caring & respect, especially in what U are preserving! So proud of U & what U both are doing.

P.S.Keep up the good work!

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Comment from John
March 2, 2017

Congratulations to you both!! It must feel real good to have your own web site. Now I can keep track of your walks and what a great way to remember those that have past and by doing them the honor of remembering them.

Your page really is well detailed and informative. I think you are doing a great service by letting people know about the grave sites and how to treat and care for them. I know I have always had certain questions about where to walk, and different things like that and letting people know about not doing scratching on pieces of paper, because it would wear down even further the marking on the Head stone, is not something I would have thought about.

I hope all is well and that things are getting a little back to normal now that it has been a few months after that fire.

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Comment from MD
February 22, 2017

Great work! I thought the pics were beautiful! Hard to believe the graves r not covered w/ weeds. U must have cleaned up around them??. R those flowers your doing, or are they from yrs. ago???
I sure admire y'all for what you've done & plan to do!
All the time, effort & kindness y'all have given of yourselves. I'm very proud of you.

Reply from Remembrance:
We did not place any of the flowers. All were placed by those tending the graves, many cemeteries having annual Decorations Days.

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Comment from Karen J
February 20, 2017

Wonderful! It looks great.

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Comment from Fran
February 20, 2017

Great Stuff!

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Comment from JM
February 20, 2017

Well written & beautiful photography!!!

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Comment from Chris M
February 19, 2017

Bon ouvrage (good work)!
It looks great.

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Comment from Sandra
February 18, 2017

Love it!! Thanks.

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Comment from Stephen M
February 18, 2017

Website looks great. Skimmed through all of the links. My favorite is the bear peering over the shoulder wonder what the heck ya’ll two are up to.

Are there any Indian graves ya’ll came across? Cherokee?

Reply from Remembrance:
Very few of the documented cemeteries are known to be Cherokee. We are aware of around ten sites, and several of these are unconfirmed. Native American culture is much more secretive about burials places and did not typically mark graves with obvious headstones.

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