Wishing everyone a safe, healthy, and happy New Year!
May 2021 be a year of locating and documenting more remote and almost forgotten cemeteries.
May 2021 be a year where our Ohio lawmakers take a serious look at ways to strengthen existing laws (Ohio Revised Codes) that impact cemeteries - all cemeteries regardless of their status - and propose amendments that accomplish that goal. Seek new legislation that really helps cemeteries like what HB168 has done.
May 2021 be a year of greater hands -on volunteerism at Ohio's cemeteries regardless of their size, age, location, or status.
May 2021 be a year that sees some Ohio cemeteries finally get their long-awaited legal owners. Owners who are committed to overseeing their regular and proper care.
We know each cemetery in the Buckeye State holds its own history just waiting for us to visit and learn more about it.
May 2021 be a year of more success stories about those who are committed to properly preserving Ohio's cemeteries.
Sharing a quote by Sir William Ewart Gladstone. It carries a timeless message that highlights how important it is for us, the living, to care about the final resting places of those who came before us.:
“Show me the manner in which a nation cares for its dead, and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty to high ideals.”
May 2021 be a year of attaining these high ideals that better protect and preserve Ohio's most sacred spaces - its cemeteries.
