Atlas Preservation has announced that it will be continuing with its 48 State hands-on cemetery workshop tour in 2025 - "Saving America's Graveyards"

Happy New Year everyone! 

 
2025 has barely begun and we are getting some good news to start it despite the Winter being in full swing across most of the country.  

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Jonathan Appell's Atlas Preservation will once again be holding its "48state tour" offering his state-by-state hands-on cemetery preservation training that he has been conducting for several years. 

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***2025 Location Request Form***

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***History***

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Contact Atlas Preservation for further information.

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Atlas Preservation on Youtube!

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Atlas Preservation on Facebook!

Jonathan Appell

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 A short video "reel"

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Gravestone Preservation

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Gravestone Conservation  

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The Delaware County W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps are now up on the right side-bar of the blog.

 WPA CEMETERY PLAT MAPS - DELAWARE COUNTY, OHIO.

Townships in Delaware County, Ohio.:

Berkshire

Berlin

Brown

Concord 

Delaware 

Genoa 

Harlem  

Kingston

Liberty

Marlboro 

Orange

Oxford

Porter

Radnor

Scioto

Thompson

Trenton

Troy

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This collection of W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps is excellent for quality of the images.  All pages are appropriately numbered.  

It is quite evident when analyzing these pages of cemetery plat maps and the listings of the names of veterans, that Delaware County has a more than an average number of American Revolutionary War veteran burials in its cemeteries. A researcher can grasp a real sense of early American history reviewing these cemetery plat map pages of the veterans names and the wars they served in. 

Seeing the names of so many soldiers who fought in the American Revolution and were buried in Ohio, and specifically in Delaware County, brings a reality to us that the histories we have read about them in books and on the Internet are true. 

For example, The Galena Cemetery cemetery has six burials listed with the number "1" denoting Revolutionary War,  as shown in the Legend Box. 

Mill Creek Cemetery in Scioto Township lists two American Revolutionary War veterans, one of them was Sgt. William Warrington (Page 27 lists his name as William J. Warrington, however, other references show his name as  William E. Warrington) who saved the life of General George Washington.  

Below from FamilySearch.:  

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LWSB-F7P/sgt.-william-e.-warrington-1754-1852
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Six Revolutionary War veterans are listed on this page for the Sunbury Cemetery.:

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Link to the Columbus Metro Library - Digital Collection 

And this link.

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Thus, even though Delaware County's veteran burials are dominated by those who fought in the Civil War, which is the case at other Ohio counties; I feel Delaware County's American Revolutionary War veteran burials number a close second.

Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday Season and a Safe and Happy New Year - 2025! May Ohio's cemeteries have a banner year in 2025 with more done to preserve and protect them!

 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

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2025 will be another banner year for cemetery preservation hands-on events at Ohio cemeteries and we'll follow the news about them.

2024 was a stellar year with a 48 State cemetery workshop by Jonathan Appell; and it looks like it will be repeated in 2025 with a stop here again in Ohio.

The 2024 Ohio cemetery workshop was held at the Brookmere Cemetery in Cleveland and it was quite well attended! 

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If you didn't receive this book for Christmas you may want to look into purchasing it for yourself - "This Place of Silence" Ohio's Cemeteries and burial grounds by Ian Adams.    

I highly recommend it whether you are a seasoned visitor to Ohio's cemeteries or not.  There is always something new to learn and appreciate about Ohio's cemeteries!

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I feel ALL of Ohio's cemeteries are historic!

  I personally feel that a cemetery doesn't need to have a national designation of one sort or another to be considered a 'historic" cemetery or burial ground.  

All are worthy of being preserved and protected for the present and the future.  

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Thus, every cemetery in Ohio is worth preserving and protecting.  As we know, once they're gone, they're gone, unless action is taken to prevent their deterioration from continuing until it is too late.  

Thus, it is vitally important to take the necessary steps to correct the problems that plague them - moving forward with a solid plan to ensure success! 

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We can accomplish this goal in a variety of ways including engaging in hands-on preservation work at a cemetery; conducting in-person documentation by transcribing the inscriptions on tombstones -- noting the motifs and carvings on them -- remembering to look for a carver's name or initials before walking away!; contacting lawmakers to pass legislation that improves the laws to better protect Ohio's cemeteries; and our strong vocal and written advocacy promoting preservation of Ohio's cemeteries -- ALL of its cemeteries! This can come through contacting the media, contacting Ohio's lawmakers, and contacting like-minded people to join you -- possibly create a Facebook Page for your cemetery of concern or for one in crisis!

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Also, please consider joining.:

Preserving Ohio's Cemeteries on Facebook 

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Remember to adhere to the "Do No Harm" guidelines of the NCPTT so that you leave the cemetery in better condition than what you found it. 

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