On November 16, 2020, Ed Balint, veteran journalist reporter for "The Canton Repository" published two reports that can be accessed online. They detail the 2020 distribution of Cemetery Grant Program funds to Stark County cemeteries and some other area cemeteries that applied to the Ohio Department of Commerce and received the awards.
In the article entitled: "Stark County's Melscheimer Cemetery gets state grant to boost upkeep", we learn this Pike Township cemetery received $1,000 to remove trees.
The Melscheimer Cemetery is listed on Find A Grave with 3,642 memorials.
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In the second article: " 'Priceless piece of history' to be cleaned at Dalton Cemetery" we learn about this Wayne County cemetery which has 2,638 memorials listed for it on Find A Grave. The story states that the Dalton Cemetery received $851 to clean gravestones. A video about the Dalton Cemetery is featured.
There is a stunning full-length photograph of the Mary A. Morrow Jameson white bronze (zinc) monument that towers over the markers around it. These unique grave markers and monuments are always a treat to see! Ohio is indeed fortunate to have a good variety and large number of them. They can be found gracing the landscapes at cemeteries in urban areas and small townships.
The Arnold Cemetery in Sugar Creek Township, Wayne County, is also included in this report. It received a $1,000 to repair and reset grave markers. 103 memorials are shown for the Arnold Cemetery on Find A Grave.
These reports are both educational and uplifting to read. We learn how the grant money will be put to good use. The cemeteries benefitting from the Ohio Cemetery Grant funds awarded to them will be able to move ahead with their plans that help to better preserve and protect gravesites and the gravestones that mark them. More respect will be restored that in turn honors the memories of those who called home the communities we live in today.
