Sharing Recent Photographs taken by Gail Allen of the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio

Sharing recent photographs taken by Gail Allen who visited the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio.  

As you can see, several gravestones, tablet type monuments, and above ground slab-type markers remain in great need of restorative care as they have been for obviously and unfortuantely a number of years.  

Thank you Gail, so much for sharing your photographs!  I know Gail is working with other members of the Greenfield Historical Society to adopt a plan for the betterment of the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield.  

Currently, there are 343 interments listed on "Find A Grave" at the Old Burying Ground.

Urgent Need for Volunteers to Help Clean Up Chapel Heights Memory Gardens, Marion Township, Marion County, Ohio

Thanking Sandy Mader Holladay for bringing to my attention the deteriorated condition at the Chapel Heights Memory Gardens in Marion County, Ohio.  

From Sandy's Blog: "Oozing out my Ears" I learned about the "Friends of Marion County Cemeteries" on "Facebook."

From Sandy's Blog:

"If you have family members buried there, I encourage you to get in the car and go visit, see if you can find your loved ones graves."

The Cemetery is:
Chapel Heights Memory Garden
2622 Marion-Upper Sandusky Road
Marion, Ohio  43302
Phone #: 740-383-1709
"There are several entrances one if off Marion-Waldo Road."

"Can you help?  Many different things need to be done to clean up this cemetery, it will require work and organization.  

Volunteers are needed.  There will be physical work needed, mapping, photographing and lots of organizing.  This is a wonderful way to give back, to work for a solution.  Anyone interested in history, genealogy, community service, as well as those with family members buried here are encouraged to join the effort.  If you're not local or close enough to drive to Marion to physically take part, please consider making a monetary donation to The Genealogy Society to help."

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Currently, there are 974 interments at Chapel Heights Memory Gardens on "Find A Grave." 

"Ancestral Breezes" Blowing from Colorado to Ohio

I am sharing a blogpost entitled "The Cemetery Santa"  from the blog "Ancestral Breezes" written by Jen Baldwin of Summit County, Colorado.  

Jen's true story directly relates to cemeteries and the reasons they should be preserved.  It is a universal one that transcends state borders.  It contains truths and advice that are relevant to many cemeteries across America, including Ohio -- which became a state in 1803, and is heavily dotted with early pioneer cemeteries that have for too long been neglected and have fallen into various states of deterioration and disrepair.  

Bringing back the honor and respect every gravesite deserves requires time, patience, and participation from those who still care and are willing to invest some of their own resources to improve their future.  

I think you'll enjoy reading the blog post for many reasons, so that is why I've decided to step out of Ohio for moment and share it with you.