Thought I'd take a second to report that things are still happening at
McClintick/Sylvester Cemetery in Clark Co., Indiana.
Spent Saturday afternoon with a young man named Steve Overton from
Sellersburg. He is an Eagle Scout candidate and is going to coordinate and
manage the restoration of this long-neglected site. Steve's goal is to be
finished by the end of August.
Talked yesterday with Dale Popp, the Jeffersonville Township Trustee, who
reported that he is making arrangements to get the stumps from all the trees
cut down on 5/10/98 ground out. Mr. Popp also wants to install a split-rail
fence around the property when we get finished.
We have two crews of teenage volunteers from the National Acteens Convention
coming to McClintick/Sylvester Cemetery on Friday morning, July 3rd, to help
us with clearing the grounds, which will make continued probing efforts
possible. Once the site has been thoroughly probed, then we can begin the
job of repairing all the broken stones.
The Township Trustee is going to have a dumpster at the site that weekend to
facilitate removal of the mountain of debris.
Right now, all I've got to do is find enough rakes to keep them all busy!
More details at
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5881/mcclintickcem.html. (Lots of
pictures.)
Lois
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries Page:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5881/index.html
Volunteers are still needed to help with Dietz, Francis Wells and
McClintick/Sylvester Cemeteries clean-up projects this summer.
-----------------------------------------------------------------