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"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

"Friends of the Cemetery" - Medina's Spring Grove Cemetery Annual Meeting presents Mr. Paul LaRue as its featured speaker - Sunday, September 7, 2025 - 2:00p.m. at Spring Grove Cemetery , Medina - Grove Street Entrance - The public is invited to attend.

 

Friends of the Cemetery - Facebook Page

"The Friends of the Cemetery Annual Members’ Meeting will be held at the Spring Grove Chapel on Sunday, September 7 at 2:00 p.m."

"We are pleased and honored to welcome Mr. Paul LaRue, a retired social studies teacher from Washington Court House City Schools, as our guest speaker. He has received numerous state and national teaching awards, including the Ohio DAR American History Teacher of the Year, the American Legion Ohio Educator of the Year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ohio Teacher of the Year, the History Channel’s First Place in Innovation in History Education, Time Warner’s National Teacher Award, and the African American Civil War Memorial Teacher of the Year. Paul served on the Ohio Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee and the Ohio World War 1 Centennial Committee. Currently, Paul serves as co-chair of the America 250-Ohio K-12 Education Committee and is President of the State of Ohio Board of Education.

Paul will talk to us about the significance of preserving historic cemeteries, the importance of recounting our connection to the Underground Railroad, and ways to educate our children about both. He will also discuss how we can engage our community in the America 250 commemoration and the necessity of teaching our children about it.

Be sure to note this significant and timely meeting on your calendar, as it is one you will not want to miss!"

Google Map showing location of the Spring Grove Cemetery in Medina.

Reminder:

This is a public meeting and those who are interested are invited to attend.

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio: Sharing sad news of July 16, 2025 - Major Storm Da...

Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio: Sharing sad news of July 16, 2025 - Major Storm Da...:   Thanking John King of the "Friends of the Old Burying Ground" in Greenfield for alerting me to the severe storm damage done to t...

Sharing sad news of July 16, 2025 - Major Storm Damage occurred at the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio.

 Thanking John King of the "Friends of the Old Burying Ground" in Greenfield for alerting me to the severe storm damage done to this early pioneer cemetery in southern Ohio that contains the final resting places of so many ancestors of those who have ties to the area - and beyond.


 
Earlier this year, on On April 4, 2025, the Old Burying Ground was given an award by "Scenic Ohio" along with six other Ohio cemeteries for the preservation efforts of the volunteers who have worked to improve and maintain its historic significance.

John King and Michael Lee Anderson are long time volunteers at the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield.  Since 2014, they have steadily continued with their work cleaning, repairing, and resetting markers and monuments.  

This massive complete cemetery preservation project has been a full-scale effort that has included additional volunteers over the years; attending to all of the preservation needs of this historic cemetery.

The Introductory Announcement and photographs of storm damage below are courtesy of John King.:





Old Burying Ground on Find a Grave

Old Burying Ground on BillionGraves

Greenfield Historical Society

Below is a September 16, 2016 photo, courtesy of Linda Ellis, who stood in front of the iron gated entrance to the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield.
Indeed this cemetery matters!: