Spotlighting this story: "Local students honor Civil War veteran more than a century after his death."

Sharing this feature story by Lissa Guyton of 13Action News in Toledo, Ohio published on August 26, 2020.  From it, we learn how the local Bowsher High School students achieved a cherish goal to restore dignity and honor to a long forgotten Civil War veteran.  

During his lifetime, this veteran's identity became more associated with a number assigned to him rather than his own name.  The same held true in death.  

Only a lonely looking brick size stone imprinted with his patient number had marked his gravesite - until now.

 The Civil War veteran was Private Joseph Withers, a patient at the Toledo State Hospital who resided there at the time of his death in 1919.  

He was buried at the Toledo State Hospital Cemetery. 

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“I have been taught that a person dies twice. The first time is their physical death. The second is the last time someone says their name. Today, we are saying Joseph’s name again,” said Robyn Hage, supervisor of the Leading Rebels program. “I have truly enjoyed watching the students get excited about this project. It was a lot of work to raise that money. A lot of them want to be activists in the community, so this was a great way to get involved. For me this is very personal because it connects our past to our future.”

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The Toledo State Hospital Reclamation Project is also included in the article with a link provided to its website. 

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Latest brochure for the Toledo State Hospital Reclamation Project

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The War Veterans Page on the website of the Toledo State Hospital Reclamation Project

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Toledo State Hospital Cemeteries on Facebook

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REMINDER: Saturday, August 29, 2020 - 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.- Jonathan Appell workshop at the Old Fredericktown Cemetery in Knox County, Ohio

Facebook Page for the Old Fredericktown Cemetery Preservation Project

"Preservation Workshop This weekend in Fredericktown" 

Mount Vernon News - August 26, 2020

By Rosie Cosens

"FREDERICKTOWN – The Old Fredericktown Cemetery Preservation Project (OFCPP) will host Jon Appell, founder of the National Gravestone Preservation Tour, on Saturday, Aug. 29.

“My four-times-great-grandparents are buried in the cemetery,” Krista Horrocks, a professional archaeologist and cemetery researcher with OFCPP, said. “Jon [Appell] asked if he could do his Ohio workshop in Fredericktown, so I helped make the arrangements. I was a co-founder of the Old Fredericktown Cemetery Preservation Project back in 2017.”

Horrocks, a Fredericktown native, coordinates the preservation efforts with the village, which owns the cemetery. More than 60 people have shown interest in Saturday’s restoration event, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Old Fredericktown Cemetery. The cemetery is located at the intersection of Burgett Drive and Oak Street in Fredericktown.

“Yes, everyone is a volunteer,” Horrocks said. “A lot of our volunteers have ancestors buried in the cemetery. Yes, we have trained with a local preservationist to follow correct methods of restoration.”

But Horrocks also encourages anyone with an interest in history or preserving antiquities, or who just wants a day out in the fresh air, to stop by; because large numbers of hands are welcome.

“We’ll take anyone who is interested in helping!” she said. “And Jon is teaching a workshop every place he goes, so everyone who joins will get training!” "

The Old Fredericktown Cemetery on Find A Grave with 312 memorials 

Find A Grave Map to the Old Fredericktown Cemetery 

Jonathan Appell's Business on Facebook:

Atlas Preservation on Facebook 

Tim Foor's Business on Facebook:

Hallowed Ground Cemetery Preservation LLC

Spotlighting the Lakeside Cemetery in Bay Village, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Sharing random photos taken at the Lakeside Cemetery in Bay Village, Cuyahoga County, Ohio on August 20, 2020

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The Lakeside Cemetery in Bay Village is a treat to stroll through at one's own pace. 

A visitor can quickly become immersed in its unique history by reading the inscriptions of markers, monuments, and veterans' plaques.  

The Ohio Historical Marker reveals significant details about some of the notable pioneer settlers who lived in the area and who found peace and rest on this sacred land.  

A visitor should pick a nice warm and sunny day to stroll through the cemetery, and all the while enjoy the breezes provided by Lake Erie! The view is stunning no matter what is going on out on the lake.  But, don't let it distract you during your time at the Lakeside Cemetery!

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Of serious concern, however, is shoreline erosion that is endangering this fragile pioneer burial ground.  The following article explains.:

The September 25, 2018 story in "WestLife" by Jeff Gallatin.:

"Erosion Threatening Bay Village's Lakeside Cemetery" 

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To learn more about the Lakeside Cemetery before your visit, you can purchase the definitive book published about it.:

Bay Village Historical Society 

Order Form

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"Retracing Footsteps: This History of Lakeside Cemetery"

********"This book of nearly 400 pages, containing more than 350 photographs, is a fascinating compilation of family notes, newspaper articles, letters, historical sketches, recipes, vital records, two autobiographies and much more. Ten years of research went into uncovering information about more than 270 individuals who are associated with the Lakeside Cemetery.

Established in 1814, the cemetery was the first burial ground in Dover Township which now encompasses Bay Village, Westlake and the northern section of North Olmsted. Most burials occurred from 1814 into the mid 1900s. The individuals buried in the cemetery lived in areas from Cleveland to Lorain. Even those unfamiliar with Lakeview Cemetery will find this unparalleled resource an interesting and educational portrayal of life over the last two centuries in northern Ohio."Call (216) 386-5997 for more information."

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Some longer distance views:

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Above:Unknown Soldier on Find A GraveFrom the Westlake Bay Observer"Bay Village's Unknown Soldier: Sill Unknown But Not Forgotten"May 21, 2019By  Kay Laughlin ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

 

 

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Above:
The Hassler Family Marker

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Above:
Benjamin Stevens marker

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Above:
The family marker for Fred and Augusta Hinz

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Above:
Marker for T. Richard and Elizabeth R. Martin

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Various views

of the monument and statue

for the Cahoon Family

 

 

 

 

 

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Above

 Chester Arthur Osborn's infant marker

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Above

The George Scheible monument

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Government issued marker

for Harry Ernest Rehling

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Unusual monument for John Close

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Small marker for "Lina"

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 Above:
Marker for True Ellis Read

and Mabel Patricia Meddick

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 Above:

Monument for Samuel Foster Osborn

and, His Wife,

Mary Elizabeth Crocker Osborn

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Marker for Lovisa Foot Stevens

wife of Benjamin Stevens

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Below 3 photos:
The William Waterman Aldrich 

& family monument

 

 

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Above:
Revolutionary War Veteran 

Christopher Saddler
and His Wife,
Sophia Ortiz Saddler ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Above:Marker for:
Clare Marshall Osborn
And, His Wife
Mildred Sleeper Osborn

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Above:
Frederick, and His Wife

Emma Aldrich Drake

Della Aldrich Drake

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Above:
Left: Isaac Rowell white marker

Right: Jerusha Rowell white marker

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Above:

Michael Wolf monument

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I hope you enjoyed this mini-tour of the Lakeside Cemetery in Bay Village.  

It is a smaller size cemetery that holds a commanding presence in this western suburb of Cleveland.  It deserves to be preserved and protected from any and all elements that might cause it irreparable harm.