Cemetery Relocation, Identification, and Documentation
CRAI offers a variety of services regarding historic and modern cemeteries, including relocation of graves, identification of unmarked graves, cemetery boundary delineation, and cemetery documentation.
- Although it is only in the worst case scenario that it would be necessary for graves or an entire cemetery to be relocated, CRAI can provide this service in a respectful and efficient manner. CRAI specializes in the relocation of graves dating from the first half of the twentieth century and earlier.
- Cemeteries often contain unmarked graves and, using soil probing, mechanical removal of topsoil, and other minimally and non-invasive techniques, CRAI can provide clients with an accurate count of the number of interments present, their locations, and the overall boundaries of a cemetery.
- Many cemeteries, particularly those that have been abandoned, have not been documented with local or regional historical societies. CRAI can record all aspects of a cemetery, including detailed documentation of gravemarker inscriptions, types of monuments, gravemarker materials, and all other material aspects. CRAI can also conduct detailed historical research to provide information about the lives of those interred in a cemetery and CRAI can assess the significance of cemeteries for their inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
