REMINDER: Old Fredericktown Cemetery - The Ohio location of the "48 State Tour" by nationally known cemetery conservator Jonathan Appell

REMINDER:

Old Fredericktown Cemetery, Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio 

The Great  "48 State Tour" by Jonathan Appell:

Saturday, August 29, 20209 AM – 3:30 PMOld Fredericktown CemeteryIntersection of Burgett Drive and Oak StreetFredericktown, Ohio, 43019Public · Hosted by 48 State Tour

Old Fredericktown Cemetery

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Greenville graduate awarded Eagle Scout

Greenville graduate awarded Eagle Scout

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/41992/martin-cemetery

Sharing this news story about an Eagle Scout and his endeavors to restore a cemetery in Darke County, Ohio.  It illustrates how much one volunteer can accomplish.  Success comes not only from his physical work alone to restore a cemetery, but through his personal outreach efforts that generated local interest that led to further support and public recognition for his project. 

Gaining local support and interest is key going forward for the survival of a cemetery. 

A cemetery plays a vital role in its surrounding community.  If a cemetery is lost, so will be the respect for those who found peace and rest in its sacred grounds.  We cannot separate a community from its past and those who helped create the path to its future.

Norman Norberg's diminutive white marble marker proudly stands as a prominent landmark for Section 3A at Calvary Cemetery, Lorain, Ohio

(Below)

 Cemetery marker for Section 3A

at Calvary Catholic Cemetery

Lorain, Ohio 

(Below two photographs)
The white marble marker for 

Norman Norberg - 1919 - 1921

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Norman Norberg of Lorain, Ohio, son of Carl and Ruth (Arbaugh) Norberg, only lived 2 years, 6 months, and 25 days.: February 20, 1919 - September 15, 1921, but today neither he or his final resting place are forgotten.  

His freshly cleaned white marble marker with its adorable reclining lamb nestled next to a "baby tree stump"stands as a singularly important landmark for Section 3A at Calvary Cemetery in the city where he was born, lived, and died.

 I feel Norman, and his upright grave marker standing alone by a bend in the roadway near the section sign, extend their welcoming greeting to me for whenever I visit the gravesite of my maternal great-grandmother Antonina (AKA Antonia) Szczepankiewicz, who was also buried in the same section.

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The lower right photo of Norman Norberg's marker was taken almost two months after it was cleaned with D/2 Biological Solution.

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1920 U. S. Census - Norberg family - Lorain, Ohio

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Death certificate of Norman Norberg.
He died from Meningitis

 

Record from the Catholic Cemeteries of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese:

Name: Norman Norberg Death Date: 15 Sep 1921 Death Place: Lorain, USA Section Number  3A
Grave Number   12
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Sending angels to watch over Norman Norberg  and all of those dearly departed souls  who found peace and rest  in Section 3A  at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Lorain, Ohio.