Jim:
I am a member of a Historical Society that was contacted by a local farmer
to repair a cemetery adjoining his property that led to repairing others
in
our county.
The first thing was to bring it up to the Historical Society which they
endorsed without funding.
Then I went to some instructional Cemetery Workshops to learn the basics.
I
read all these messages for quite a while and looked up all I could
on the
Internet to learn myself.
Next I always notified the various Township Trustees asking for their
permission to make repairs, etc. to their township cemeteries. I always
stated that we did not use any metal on the stones and cleaned them with
ammonia and water. I also stated,if needed, sometimes the stones were
removed to clean and repair and returned several days later. I also
stated
that sometimes we prodded to find additional or broken stones. We
also
cleaned the area and left it neat and clean.
Also, if it was a private cemetery, we contacted in addition to the
Trustee
of the Township, the cemetery board or whoever was responsible and
asked
the
same thing.
We have had no problem in receiving clearance to enter and do repairs.
We applied for a grant with the local foundation and received it.
We get supplies for the abandoned cemeteries only for the local Township
Trustee. For the cemeteries that are not abandoned, we have a fish bowl
at
meetings and fairs, etc. This we show some before and after
pictures.
We started out footing our own bills, but now have enough to make out. We
don't want anything for ourselves, but just for the expenses.
Hope this helps. Good Luck
From: "pennijo" <pennijo(a)abcs.com>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Cemetery Preservation Society
> I started the Vermillion County, Indiana Cemetery Restoration Committee
> which I have been chairman of since 2002 by contacting my local
Historical
> Society. Try that it might help as for funding get grants that
what we
have
> done and we requested money from our local innkeepers tax fund and asked
for
> donations. We started off with 0 in funds and now have a little less
than
> $300.00 took us a year to get that. But 4300.00 can go a long
way if you
> spend it right. Try that it might help you. Good luck.
> Penni Bennett
> pennijo(a)abcs.om
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Mulligan" <mulligan_jim(a)yahoo.com>
> To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 1:45 PM
> Subject: [INPCRP] Cemetery Preservation Society
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > My name is Jim Mulligan and am a new subscriber to
> > this list. I live in Champaign, Illinois and wonder
> > if anyone can give me insight on the do's and don'ts
> > of setting up a cemetery preservation and restoration
> > society. We have numerous cemeteries in Champaign
> > County that are despoiled and need TLC. I am trying
> > to raise awareness in the community about cemeteries
> > that are being destroyed and not cared for.
> >
> > I know that this is a very general question but I need
> > to start somewhere. I have already contacted my state
> > historical and preservation societies, will little or
> > no help. The funds are just not available.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Jim Mulligan
> > Champaign, Illinois
> >
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