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Interview with F. Schaeffer by S. Speisman July 11, 1980

F. Schaeffer: The cemetery came about as a result of the first Mrs. Gurevitch's passing or the unfortunate canoe accident.

S. Speisman: The Perkus'

F. Schaeffer: Yes, supposedly in that canoe was a Mr. Perkus, Mr. . . .his Son plus an English Jew supposedly working on the railroad was probably in this canoe.

S. Speisman: And the beautiful story, that Edith Atkinson- its Edith Atkinson - told us about how the cemetery was given by Henerofsky. . .

F. Schaeffer: I believe it was a corner of his farm.

S. Speisman: It was a corner of his farm and apparently he just brought his wife from Europe. That week! And he gave and when these people were drowned - they laid out the bodies on her kitchen table. And she was saying she never forgave him she almost left right then and there, but it was a corner of his farm.