Sharing news of the 2025 "Scenic Ohio" Award Recipients for Ohio's Scenic and Historic Cemeteries & Spotlighting the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield, one of the seven cemeteries chosen for this award.

"Preservation Project" Old Burying Ground Greenfield, Ohio

 

 

 

"Since 2014, the Old Burying Ground (OBG) in Greenfield, Ohio, 

has been undergoing work by a group of dedicated volunteers.

Throughout each year, work sessions have been held by key volunteers. 

This email is our way of sharing the progress 

informing you of any upcoming work sessions,

and offering information about this historic cemetery. 

We encourage your continued support in this

effort and your sharing of this information

with your friends.

"2024 marked the completion of our mapping of the cemetery.  By working in 50'x50' sections we identified the burials in each section,  took pictures of the gravestones and updated the Billion Graves website and our Master List of Burials and Working List. A map was also created showing the individual sections that we created. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* When the spring weather finally arrives this year we will survey the cemetery to see if there has been any winter damage to any gravestones and determine what our work plan should be for the year.  We would also like to schedule a time  when volunteers can help in cleaning gravestones. This is not a difficult process,  but we do need to know if you want to help so we can provide enough items to perform the cleaning.  ***** If interested, please email:      (jfking@earthlink.net), and we will put your name on the list and let you know when we can schedule that session. Thanks! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* This month we received exciting news that our efforts to preserve the Old Burying Ground will be recognized by Scenic Ohio as  one of the recipients of this year's ***Scenic Ohio Award.*** ******* "Scenic Ohio's awards program recognizes  the work of organizations, agencies, and  individuals that conserve, restore,  maintain and manage Ohio's scenic places.   ******** Our Historic Cemeteries are treasures  to be honored as true  "Gardens for the Living".   ******** The restoration work at Old Burying Ground Cemetery is exemplary and an important example of what many historic cemeteries need.  ******** The work of restoration, preservation and maintenance of historic cemeteries is work of the highest order and to be encouraged throughout Ohio."  ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The Old Burying Ground will be recognized at an event in April with six other cemeteries in Ohio: 2025 AWARDS RECIPIENTS:   1.  Lake ViewCemetery, Cleveland   2.  GreenlawnCemetery, Columbus   3.  Spring GroveCemetery, Cincinnati   4.  FerncliffCemetery, Springfield   5.  Mt. Tabor Church Cemetery, Mingo   6.  Old BuryingGround, Highland County   7.  StratfordCemetery, Delaware County AWARDS LUNCHEON EVENT: DATE:                    April 4 LOCATION:          Newark, Ohio The Historic Buckingham Meeting House    5 North 6th Street   Newark, Ohio  43055 TIME:              11:30 am - 1:30 pm KEYNOTE:  Krista Horrocks,                         Ohio History Connection BOOK SIGNING: 11:30 - Noon                                  and 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm,                                  Ian Adams, photographer "This Place of Silence"  Ohio's Cemeteries and Burial Grounds" POST EVENT TOUR: 2:30 pm The Octagon World Heritage Site  Newark,  Jeff Gill ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Thank you all for being supporters and volunteers to help make this happen! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Throughout each year, work sessions have been
held by key volunteers. 
We encourage your continued support in this
effort and your sharing of this information
with your friends."

Thank you for caring!

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* (Above photo by Jackie Doles  September 30, 2018)