Cemetery Caches

[Mister Greenthumb]

@Team Hemisphere Dancer wrote:

@tyedyeskyguy wrote:

So, now I have to ask this question. My Great Aunt passed this weekend, and I’m thinking of making a memorial cache.

Her gravestone is going to have a bronze flower vase built into it, that is removable. You know, the ones that showed up in the news recently because they were being stolen to recycle. I’m trying to think of a way to attach a small micro to this vase so that it won’t be in the way for myself and family members when we want to use the vase. If this works out, I may place more because all of my family buried in this cemetery, have this style of marker.

My question is, is a cache like this acceptable? My family thinks it’s a great idea, so permission from us is not an issue. But, will it be an issue with GC.com? And do I need permission from the cemetery?

BTW I won’t be placing this cache until fall or next spring for obvious reasons.

Even if it is acceptable to you ad your family, I will not search out this cache as i definitely have an issue with these types of cemetery hides.

*** Just my 2 cents ****

Cross that one off my list. We do enjoy cemetery caches in historic cemeteries, but in newer cemeteries Sunshine stays in the SUV and I usually make it a point to walk along the edges of the cemetery. Let’s not let gravestones become the next “guardrail at a dead end”.

[Team Deejay]

@tyedyeskyguy wrote:

So, now I have to ask this question. My Great Aunt passed this weekend, and I’m thinking of making a memorial cache.

Her gravestone is going to have a bronze flower vase built into it, that is removable. You know, the ones that showed up in the news recently because they were being stolen to recycle. I’m trying to think of a way to attach a small micro to this vase so that it won’t be in the way for myself and family members when we want to use the vase. If this works out, I may place more because all of my family buried in this cemetery, have this style of marker.

My question is, is a cache like this acceptable? My family thinks it’s a great idea, so permission from us is not an issue. But, will it be an issue with GC.com? And do I need permission from the cemetery?

BTW I won’t be placing this cache until fall or next spring for obvious reasons.

Ummm, please don’t do this. Geocaches in cemeteries should not be placed on or near grave markers. Use the edges of the cemetery and try to make inconspicuous placements. Certain people are very offended by the concept of “playing a game” in a cemetery, so try to keep the containers simple and easy to find, away from the graves.

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