You are a gem to give us this report.
This past week when we had our Martin Family Reunion, we went to
Zanesville instead of Monroeville, so we were not involved with this
fantastic effort and
report. I now need to know if this George Martin is perhaps a relative of
ours, the David and Malinda Clem-Martin family from Monroeville, Allen
County, Monroe Twnship, IN
area? What an interesting activity coming from a 17-year old. Any help in
getting in
touch with this fellow will be greatly appreciated. Somehow I will get a
home-made pie
delivered to you, Adam, somehow!
Sincerely
Delores
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam J Barrone <barraj01(a)holmes.ipfw.edu>
To: INALLEN-L(a)rootsweb.com <INALLEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Monday, June 21, 1999 6:35 PM
Subject: [INALLEN-L] Brown Cemetery Cleaning Has Begun! :)
Monroeville News, May 26, 1999
"Forsaken graveyard will get facelift
17 year old Glen Martin, son of Mr. & Mrs. George Martin of Fort Wayne
will enlist family and friends to help him do what no one else has been
able to accomplish -- clean up the old Brown Cemtery in Monroe Township.
Martin, a special ed student at Wayne High School and 8-year member of Boy
Scout Troop 487 will take on the clean up task as part of his Eagle
project. The date for the cleanup has been set for Saturday, June 19. If
you would like to join Martin's voluneteer force, contact township trustee
Max Meyer at 623-3717. Watch for a follow-up story at a later date."
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Unfortunately, I was not made aware of the cleanup effort, so I was not
able to assist. I found out today that the cleanup was last Saturday, so
I went to see what progress was made. Many small trees and weeds were
cut and piled away from the graves, opening up the area around the graves
making all of the gravestones visible from one spot. Various stones were
lifted from the dirt. When I visited in May 1998, you couldn't see a
four foot high stone that was right in front of you. There is work yet to
be done, but it is a WONDERFUL start toward the restoration of my
ancestor's burial ground.
I wish to express my thanks to Twp. Trustee Max Meyer, Scout Glen Martin,
and the other volunteers for their efforts.
I also wish to thank the Fort Wayne News Sentinel and the Monroeville News
for spreading the word about the need for the cleanup.
For more information on the Brown Cemetery, visit:
http://www.student.ipfw.edu/~barraj01/BrownCem.htm
Have a good day!
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Adam J. Barrone
Fort Wayne, IN
http://www.student.ipfw.edu/~barraj01/
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Coordinator
OMII Genealogical Association
http://www.student.ipfw.edu/~barraj01/omii/
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