Historical marker approved for Camden, Preble County, Ohio

Historical marker approved for Camden
Sharing.  Preble County, Ohio.: 
Orchard Hill Cemetery on Find A Grave
146 memorials on Find A Grave

Sharing this spotlight story about Green Lawn Cemetery and Randel "Randy" Rogers whose work at Columbus' Premier Cemetery is a labor of love for him

Columbus Dispatch Reporter, Holly Zachariah, has covered news about Ohio's cemeteries in various types of stories spanning several years.  I can attest that's true; and I'm sure there may be some I missed.

Be sure, though, not to miss reading this one!  

Thanking Holly for bringing us this spotlight story published November 30, 2020 because it is one we so rarely find in content about an Ohio cemetery.  That is because so rarely does someone like Randel L. Rogers come along.  He is the Executive Director of Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus.  

Perhaps better known as Randy Rogers by those who are familiar with him and his dedicated work, he painstakingly preserves the cemetery's grounds.  He gives special attention to the needs of the monuments and markers that identify the gravesites of both the famous and the lesser known souls who found peace and rest at this historic landmark cemetery. 

Be sure to scroll down the page and view the four minute awe-inspiring video interview with Randy Rogers as he describes some of his work with preserving the trees and monuments at Green Lawn Cemetery.  

We hope for more truly inspirational cemetery stories like this one to come along - ones that could only be made possible by someone as uniquely qualified and dedicated as Randy Rogers. 

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   Green Lawn Cemetery on Facebook

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Green Lawn Cemetery Association

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Green Lawn Cemetery has 148,033 memorials posted for it on "Find A Grave."

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Current Green Lawn Cemetery Map

  

Happy Thanksgiving! -- Thoughts on Being Thankful and Grateful

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Thanksgiving is steeped in American history as we know.  Being thankful is what we do this day as we set aside time to count our blessings that give us reasons to hope for even brighter days ahead.

Many of our ancestors were a part of the history of America.  We may pause and be thankful for them and their sacrifices and contributions that helped bring us to today.     

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, being thankful, and thinking of ancestors, I wanted to share a Find A Grave link for the given name of Thankful for those buried in Ohio which numbers 147.    Taking it a step further, doing a global type search for the given name of Thankful on Find A Grave, we find there are currently listed 4,269 memorials posted for this beautiful name.  

Yet, it seems the given name of Thankful has fallen out of favor over the years; we rarely see it anymore or know anyone who has the name "Thankful."  

Fortunately, it doesn't matter if our given name is "Thankful" or not, we can celebrate Thanksgiving in all of the ways possible that bring us joy and gratefulness. 

By the way, "Find A Grave" only has 6 memorials posted for the given name of "Grateful."  We need more Grateful too!

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What a beautiful name - Thankful Joy!