WORK DAY SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 8: 4:30 p.m. at Finney Cemetery; mowing, trimming and clean up
THE ABOVE WORK PROJECT IS CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER. It will be rescheduled at a later date.

Saturday, October 10: 8:00 a.m. at Ming Cemetery and 1:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill (lunch provided by the Scheers)
Saturday, October 17: 8:00 a.m. at the Froehlich Cemetery, New Haven. NEW PROJECT!! See Below.
Also, a head count is needed of those going to Froehlich Cemetery in New Haven on Saturday, October 17. The New Haven Preservation Society is hosting lunch our workers. Please let Marc know A.S.A.P. if you are attending that day. Thanks.

Froehlich Cemetery - New Haven

The Froehlich Cemetery inside the corporate limits of New Haven has been prepared for our restoration work. Let’s plan on Saturday, October 17 beginning at 8:00 a.m. Detailed directions to the site will be sent before that date. This is not a large project, but several stones are in of need cleaning, repairing and resetting. There is no brush or weed removal required. The site is basically level and easily accessible. This should be a small, but fun project. Please mark your calendars and plan on joining us!

SATURDAY WORK TIME

Union Church Cemetery (Germantown)

We will begin Saturday September 19 at 8:00 a.m. or whenever you can get there. Our main project is to glue the broken headstones together, so we will need lots of clamps, etc. We will probably only be there a few hours, so no need to bring a lunch.

Vitt-Burckhardt Cemetery Revisited

On January 24, 2009, several members met at Vitt-Burckhardt Cemetery to tidy up and replace a large stone back on its base. The weather was cold and brisk, but the mission was accomplished.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

The Franklin County, Missouri Cemetery Society will not meet in December 2008. Please enjoy the Holidays and plan to join us at our next meeting, Tuesday, January 27, 2009. We have had a very successful year and sincerely appreciate each and everyone who has given of their time and assistance to improve a number of cemeteries.

We continue to make the public more aware of the existence of the many small country cemeteries. It is hoped they will be protected and preserved for future generations.

FINNEY CEMETERY - CLEANUP - REPAIRS

The Finney Cemetery was revisited on Saturday, September 27, 2008. Accomplishments were removal of small brush and weed eating, clearing of the roadway area in front of the cemetery, repairing sections of the old fence and resetting several of the old rock markers that had sunken into the ground.

The large Finney tombstone was reset upon its base on Sunday and two other stones straightened.

One more work day is to be scheduled later in the Fall.

Bryan Cemetery Needs Work; Original Resting Place of Daniel Boone

A meeting was held recently at the Washington Historical Society to discuss the replacement of the destroyed Boone Monument plaque by the Missouri State Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In a nutshell, the D.A.R. will replace the plaque and perhaps do some repairs on the red granite base.

At the same meeting, discussion arose regarding the condition of the cemetery itself. A few people remained after the D.A.R. meeting and discussed using the monument’s vandalism to our advantage to begin an earnest fund raising campaign to restore the entire cemetery to a more pleasing appearance. Also, the graves of Flanders and Jemima (Boone) Callaway have never been marked; an oversight that should be rectified. According to recorded deeds of the “Bryan Farm” the cemetery contains one acre (of which about 1/3 is currently fenced) and that acre has been exempted from the surrounding property since at least 1860. In other words, the cemetery is a stand-alone ‘entity’, as required by state law.

The difficult part of this project is everyone wants to do it but no one wants to initiate the process. Then, we all end up doing nothing! This is a unique opportunity. No one would argue that the site is one of historical significance. A lot of recent attention has been given the site due to the theft of the plaque. Let’s strike while the iron is hot.

A meeting has been set for September 11 at 7:00 p.m., location to be determined. See this site for additional details or call the Washington Historical Society at 636-239-0280.