Thanks everyone for all the support and suggestions.
Now I just have to find the time to follow up on all
of them!
To answer questions:
This first time I'm only taking 16 students, and
they're all in my gifted/talented art classes. All
very good kids that listen well and seem to be very
excited about this project. I have one other staff
memeber going as well, and I'm hoping for some big
strong parents to step forward as volunteers. (We have
til October 4th.)
The community is pretty poor and isn't exactly known
for service...we're in Hendricks county with
Brownsburg and Avon, but we're in the Southern half
where its mostly still country. Our school is very
small. The township trustee is more than happy to let
us do this, but it sounds like he is working multiple
low-paying jobs, so he barely gets time to mow the
cemeteries. I don't want to push too much because it
sounds like he's doing all he can.
I've found two local community groups that are just
itching to start some things...so I think I'll have my
startup fees covered. We'll see about later...I'm not
sure how long it will last. I'm in the process of
trying to write everything up with prices so I can get
that rolling.
Jeannie has been very helpful. She just has the
cemetery loction but no more, so I'll be filling out
the registry form.
I looked at the other websites, just haven't had time
to do anything with them yet!
Thank you so much for all the help!
ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 23:49:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Theresa Berghoff <tres257(a)yahoo.com>
To: INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Cemetery Field Trip
Jessica,
This sounds like a great project. Will you
need adult volunteers to work with the students?
Will the Township Trustee who is responsible for the
cemetery pick up the cost of some cleaning supplies?
The Trustee is certainly getting a good deal with
the free labor.
If the cemetery has not been added to the
Indiana Pioneer Cemetery and Burial Ground Registry,
your class could complete the survey sheets. Contact
Jeanie Regan-Dinius of the DNR division of Historic
Preservation and Archeology for info. There is some
grant money available through the DNR-DHPA. Jeanie
can tell you if the project would qualify for that.
JRdinius(a)dnr.state.in.us
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana and
the Indiana Humanities Council sponsor Heritage
Preservation Education Grants. You can check these
out at
www.historiclandmarks.org/help/grants/.html
or
www.ihc4u.org/hpeg.htm
The Indana Historical Society has
educational material available that may help with
research.
www.indianahistory.org
Rhonda Stoffer, LA Clugh, and others on this
list have done similar projects, so maybe you will
hear from them.
Theresa Berghoff
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