Identity area
Reference code
CA MHC ORG-Photo Coll 761-125
Title
Marking a lost grave
Date(s)
- 2023 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
1 photograph : col.; 10x8.5 cm
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Johann Funk of Silberfeld homesteaded Section NE-23-1-1-W and was buried on this homestead. Many years later the land he was buried in was replaced with cultivated farm land and his exact burial location was lost. This photograph shows his 4th generation great-granddaughter Cora marking the approximate location of his burial.