BC Spirit Quest #17 : Crosses
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The Cache is not located at the above coordinates but will take
you to the parking area of the Mt. Lehman Cemetery. To get to the
cache follow the letterbox directions (IN
BLUE)or complete the puzzle (IN GREEN) which will require you to
find one monument gravestone.
This Cache is the seventeenth in the BC Spirit Quest - a
series of caches dedicated to the Pioneers of BC. Each cache is
hidden NEAR BUT NEVER IN
a cemetery of historical significance.
Much can be learned from visiting and showing respect to our
predecessors. Feel free to post information found or photos
(but not spoilers) of interesting stones or other features in
the cemetery.
THE CEMENTERY / THE LEHMAN NAME ORIGINS:
The Mt. Lehman Cemetery is found on Taylor Rd. off of Mt. Lehman
Rd.
Lehman, a Mennonite family name, originated in the Emmental,
canton of Bern, Switzerland. The name means a person living on a
gentle slope (Lehn). Near Langnau, the original home of most of the
Mennonite Lehman families, there is a farm named Lehn, because of
its topography. Wilhelm Lehman of Affterleen near Hassli in the
Emmental is the earliest Anabaptist of this family of whom we have
record. He was imprisoned in October 1566 because he refused to
take the oath of allegiance. Both he and his wife testified to
their faith when questioned. Wilhelm was sentenced to death by the
sword. After eleven days of anxiously waiting for his execution he
did take the oath and was pardoned. During the difficult times of
the first two decades of the 18th century most of the Lehmans left
their Emmental home. Some went to the Palatinate, others to Alsace
or the Bishopric of Basel, and some to Pennsylvania.
PIONEERS:
Iris (Seager) Coghlan
Oct. 20, 1913 - July 27, 2006
Born Iris Seager in Faversham, England and came to Manitoba in her
early teens and later moved to BC. She trained as a hairdresser and
had her own shop, Beauty Nook, in Mission for ten years before
moving to the family farm in Mt. Lehman where they looked over the
farm. My dad was born and raised on that farm. In 2004 Iris
published the family history which she had worked on for over 15
years, "The Coghlans of Mt. Lehman".
James and Ellen Taylor (have no info on them as of yet but there is
a bench at the cemetery saying they were pioneers and their names
are listed in a Abbotsford cemetery listing without birth dates or
death dates for either of them.
THE CACHE:
This is a small lock and lock container with a Logbook, Pencils,
Inkpad and a Handmade Stamp. PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE LETTERBOX
STAMP AND INKPAD. This cache also contains some trade items which
include: Metal Cross Pendant, Hitch-Hiker Companion Dog Tag, Metal
Puzzle, Small Bag Of Glass Stones and Butterfly Hair Clips.
Letterboxing Directions: Start at the Mt.
Lehman Cemetery drive East on Taylor Rd., keep driving till you
come to a stop sign, head straight and park at the Mt. Lehman
Community Hall/Park, walk past the flag pole to the tennis courts,
enter the tennis courts walk to the northeast exit of the tennis
courts make a left "north" walk beside the blackberry bushes till
you come to a tree in your way, walk to the tree to your left
"south" and reach up inside remove the wedge and grab the
letterbox. Please put back snug and tight please. Thank-You
If you want to get coordinates for this cache
you will have to solve this puzzle N49'0A.BC0 - W122'22.DEF you
will need to go to the Lehman Family Monument where Katherine, Lucy
Hannah, Thomas Henry and Carson are buried. Add the two digits of
Katherine's birth to get "A" and take the second last digit of her
death to get "D", take the last digit of Lucy's Birth to get "B"
and take the last digit of her death to get "F", and take the last
digit of Thomas's Death to get "C" and finally take the last digit
of Carson's death to get "E"
INTERESTING TOMBSTONES/PERSONS:
Men who served for their country:
James Owen 1893-1938, Legion, detailed brass insert on
gravestone
William C. McRae 1972, Driver, Royal Field Artillery
William D. Nairne C.D. 1990, Naval Operations
J.R. "Jack" Noyes 1995, Private, R.C.A.M.C.
Leonard Philps 1991, Privte, R.C.A.S.C.
Murdock Gillis 1933, Sergeant, D.C.M.
James Doyle 1987, Lance Corporal, R.C.A.M.C.
THE RULES: If you do not follow the rules your log will be
deleted without notice:
1. NO NIGHT CACHING –
cemetery is open from 9am to Dusk. However, finding this cache does
not require that you enter the cemetery.
2. RESPECT the locations and
other visitors. Do not cache if there are other visitors around or
if a funeral is in progress. Don’t make offensive comments (jokes)
in the logs.
3. If you visit the cemetery as well as seeking the cache outside
the cemetery, leave the cemetery better than you found it.
CITO and tidy up fallen
flowers.
4. Don’t post written or photo spoilers
5. Help create a good reputation for Geocaching so that we can
continue to use these interesting locations.
THE SERIES:
Please do not use the BC Spirit Quest name for your cache without
coordinating with Legacypac to prevent confusion. Never hide a
cache in any cemetery without specific permission. Credit for the
idea to Legacypac, SixDogTeam, Half-Canadian and the other Spirit
Quest series hiders. Thank-you and enjoy the history & the
hunt.
Additional Hints
(No hints available.)