Sharing from "News on the Green" - Trumbull County, Ohio - Presentation - Brookfield Historical Society - Thursday - February 12, 2026 at 7:00p.m. - Briceland Funeral Home

                                      "News on the Green"

Trumbull County, Ohio

~*~*~*~*~*~
"Samantha Ensminger of the Trumbull County Tourism Bureau will present a program on gravestone carver Elijah Sikes for the Brookfield Historical Society at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at Briceland funeral home, 379 Route 7, Brookfield.

Sikes was born in 1772 in Belchertown, Mass., according to an entry on findagrave.com He learned gravestone carving from his father and practiced at several sites in New England.

In about 1828, Sikes and his wife, Lucretia, moved to Brookfield, where he continued carving. He died in 1855 and is buried in Brookfield Township Cemetery, where some of his stones can be seen. He carved more than 900 stones for graves in Massachusetts, Ohio, Connecticut and Vermont, according to Find a Grave."
~*~*~*~*~*~
"TrulyTrumbull"
~*~*~*~*~*~
Historic Cemeteries
~*~*~*~*~*~

~*~*~*~*~*~

Celebrating Black History Month at the Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum in Dayton - Saturdays - February 7 and 21 - 2:00p.m. - 2 hour tours

 Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum 

Black History Month MausoleumTours 

"Join us for Black History month to celebrate the lives of individuals

 who are resting peacefully in our mausoleum.  

We are offering this special tour in the indoor mausoleum, 

featuring beautiful stained glass windows and telling the stories of 

George C. Cooper, James Parsons, W. S. McIntosh , 

Bob and Norma Ross and many others.

The tour will be offered on two Saturdays, 

February 7th and 21st at 2:00 pm. 

The tour will last two hours and if weather permits, 

will include a walk to James H McGee, 

Jordan Anderson, Paul Laurence Dunbar

 and other gravesites.

Meet at the main entrance to the Mausoleum. 

Parking is available in front of the building. 

The building is climate controlled and handicap accessible. 

Visitors will be walking on both carpet and marble floors.

All tours require a reservation and there is a suggested $5 donation. 

All donations support the Woodland Arboretum Foundation

 which focuses on the restoration, preservation, horticultural

 and educational projects needed to keep Woodland a

 cultural resource for Dayton and Ohio."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Destination Dayton
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum in Dayton on Find a Grave

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

 Sharing from Cuyahoga County Public Library

Solon Branch 

Thursday, February 5, 2026

 6:30p.m. - 7:45p.m.

Whispers From the Past
Victorian Symbols & Stories From Riverside Cemetery - Adults

"Join us for "Whispers from the Past,” an intriguing journey into the hidden language of Victorian grave symbolism. We'll explore the fascinating meanings behind the monuments and markers at Riverside Cemetery, uncovering the stories and lives of the individuals interred there through the symbols they left behind.  

Jamie and Maria have been researching and guiding tours for Riverside Cemetery together since 2021. Jamie is an employee of the cemetery and Maria is the volunteer docent; both sharing the love of history and cemeteries."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 

Riverside Cemetery in Cleveland on Find a Grave