'Til Death Do Us Part - SFU Letterbox

Placement Date: 4/17/2007
(new location and clues 6/20/2007)
County: Wayne
Nearest City: Taylor

Oak Grove Cemetery
On Burr Rd, South of Van Born Road
Open during daylight hours only

This box is part of my “Til Death Do Us Part” series. Each box is/will be planted in an old, interesting cemetery in Southeast Michigan. Each box is a tribute to of one of my favorite movies/tv shows in which death somehow plays a major part, although this does not necessarily mean it is the main plot. I am not intending for this to be a morbid series, by any means. I find it fascinating to read the stones in old cemeteries. Please try to appear that you have a reason to be here, pay attention to the all of the stones (not just the ones noted in the clues), stopping to observe them along the way. I hope you enjoy the series and your visit to these historical treasures.

Before you head out…
Solve this simple cryptogram to discover the TV show that is the subject of this box:


ZEL CIIK AYJID

Hint, the cryptogram “key” is the same for all boxes in this series. Before searching for this box, you will need to do some research about the actor names, character names, date of the series premiere and finale, actor birth dates and other information that can easily be found on the internet in a movie database. It is not necessary to watch the show before searching for this box. Although, it would enhance your enjoyment! Plus, it’s a good show, so rent a few seasons and watch it now!

Box Clues:

Pull into the center gate, turn immediately right and park at the end near a stone of a person who died 3 years to the day before the actress who plays Claire was born ______________

From this stone, walk east to a large tree across from a stone of a man whose first name is the name of the month in which the series finale originally aired. _____________

Standing ½ way between this headstone and tree, head north to a headstone of a father and son who died in the year 19XX _____. XX = the “age in 2007” ____of the actor who plays the father + the “age in 2007” ____of the actor who plays the son of the same name.

From this headstone, head north X____ steps, where X= the “age in 2007” of the actor who plays Billy. You should end up near a large stone that looks like someone misspelled the last name of the actor who plays Nate. ___________

With your back facing this stone, walk “X” number of steps. ______ X = the sum of all four numbers in the birth year for the actor who plays Keith.

You should be next to a stone with a formal English spelling of the first name of the character that is married to the character of Vanessa. ___________

Facing this stone, turn to your left. Walk generally straight for a while, pass the road, keep walking until you see a stone of Edward who was born 100 years before the year the series originally premiered. ______

Keep walking North “X” steps. _____ X = the “age in 2007” ___of the actor who plays David - the birth day date ___ of the actress who plays Ruth.

Turn right and walk straight to a headstone for a Mother with a name that sounds like an old-fashioned version of the character’s name that is portrayed by Lauren Ambrose. ____________

Continue on past this stone, to the road. Turn south on the road and walk in a generally straight direction for quite a while until a stone of a man whose first name is the same as the character played by James Cromwell blocks your way. ________________

From here, turn left and walk to a stone for another man with the same name who was born 60 years before the actress who played Betina. _______

Turn right and walk in a generally straight line (and maybe hooking to the right slightly at the end) X_____ steps. X = the last 2 #’s of the year the creator of the show was born. If you look down and to the left, I believe you will see the obvious hiding spot.

Please return the box to the left edge of the cubbyhole to minimize the visibility and cover it well. It appears that this general area may be a “hangout”, so please really make sure the box is well hidden.

After rehiding the box, you may want to take a couple photos, or leave a flower or stone on one of the nearby graves.

Box Notes:
This box is completely airtight and water proof when closed correctly. Please take care that there is no plastic or dirt between the lid seal and box. Snap all four latches completely when closing.

Please do not place this box inside of a plastic bag.

The log book in this box is a little on the small side, if you have more than one “hunter” with you, please try to have everyone stamp on one page, if possible. A bunch of geocachers signed into this book in it’s previous location, please feel free to stamp in on the unused portions of their pages to conserve space.

Note, there is no pen or stamp pad inside of this box! Remember to bring your own! Black or dark green look best.

Please do not place hitchhikers in this box unless they are small enough to allow the lid to be sealed completely when closed.

Thanks for visiting!