Sharing a link by the Greenfield Historical Society to photographs taken at the May 15th Volunteer Work Session at the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield

The Greenfield Historical Society

Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio 

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"Volunteer Session - May 15, 2018"

"Small in numbers, but big in progress! That sums up our work session at the cemetery on May 15. We tried working in the shade as much as we could to avoid the heat and were able to straighten and repair a number of stones. 

Joining in were Scott Andersen, John King, Mike Anderson, and Harold Schmidt. Venus Andersen had another commitment, but was able to stop by with cold drinks.

Many thanks to ALL the volunteers who help throughout the years making this a very successful project.

More sessions will be planned for the future to continue this massive effort. 

If you would like to participate, check our website calendar for the next scheduled session."

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760 Memorials are posted on "Find A Grave" for the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield.

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In the last month alone on "Find A Grave" there have been eleven new memorials, all with grave marker photos, that were added to the Old Burying Ground. 

This all-volunteer project started in 2014; and it is now in its fifth year! 
So many discoveries have been made!  Many rows of grave markers have been cleaned, repaired, or reset.  

This ongoing effort illustrates just how much can be accomplished by dedicated volunteers who have stayed the course over several work sessions.  They are truly an inspiration to any person or group who hopes to follow in their footsteps at a cemetery that needs to be restored and preserved.  

Mount Gilead to celebrate traditional Memorial Day

Mount Gilead to celebrate traditional Memorial Day

Both Old Greencastle and New Greencastle Cemeteries in Dayton Rely on Volunteers to Get Needed Clean Up Help

Sharing this TV news story from WHIOTV Channel 7 in Dayton, Ohio.:

"Local landscaping company steps in to clean up overgrown cemetery" 

The news video tells the most current situation showing just how severely neglected the grounds are surrounding the gravesites at the New Greencastle Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.  Thankfully, volunteer landscapers have stepped in to do the job the owners of the cemetery have failed to do on a regular ongoing basis.

Per the website, "Find A Grave" there are 4,558 interments at the New Greencastle Cemetery.

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The New Greencastle Cemetery, which is an active cemetery, has a lapsed registration per the Ohio Department of Commerce's website:

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Link to "Google Reviews" for the New Greencastle Cemetery.

Link to United States (USA) Business Database for the New Greencastle Cemetery

From the "Dayton Daily News" Report of September 23, 2016:
"Cemetery Supt. Headstone Concerns Unfounded"

by Mark Gokavi, Staff Writer

Excerpt:“It’s not going to look like a million-dollar cemetery,” Boykins said. “We’re there to serve a purpose for that community.”

"Guide to the Harrison Township Cemetery Association

Greencastle Cemetery Records"

	Harrison Township Cemetery Association / Greencastle Cemetery Records
	Wright State University, Special Collections and Archives Phone: 937-775-2092 http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/
	Harrison Township Cemetery Association
	1868-2005
	1940-1989
	6 linear feet (3 boxes)
	The collection contains handwritten and typed documents of burial plots and grave records, maps, financial reports and receipts, deeds, ledgers, meeting minutes, photographs, and correspondence. The records pertain to both New Greencastle Cemetery and Old Greencastle Cemetery, which are burial grounds of some of the founders of Dayton.
	MS-366
	The records are in English ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Resources for Old Greencastle Cemetery: Friends of Old Greencastle Cemetery on Facebook Old Greencastle Cemetery on "Find A Grave"