All YouTube videos go live at 12:30 am Eastern Daylight Time. Join the LIVE CHAT! The chat lasts as long as the video plays. Let’s hang out!! Meet Dianne, who not only volunteers to repair headstones with the Vermont Old Cemetery Association, but her grandfather founded the organization. Her grandfather, Leon Dean, was an EnglishContinue reading “Why Does Dianne Volunteer to Repair Headstones??”
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Grave Conversations
The woman from the Vermont Old Cemetery Association and I were talking shop about different aspects of cemeteries. I called them “Grave Conversations” because we touched on many subjects whilst standing in Elmwood Avenue Cemetery in Burlington, Vermont. Some of the topics covered were: -D2 cleaning solution required by the federal government -Bronze disc markersContinue reading “Grave Conversations”
Vermont Old Cemetery Association Information
“About VOCA: The Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCA) was founded in 1958 to encourage the restoration and preservation of neglected and abandoned cemeteries in the State of Vermont… Some Things We Do: …Our members are constantly working in all parts of the state, in cemeteries large and small, righting and cleaning grave markers, clearing brush,Continue reading “Vermont Old Cemetery Association Information”
Repaired & Clamped Headstone
I spent that incredibly hot and humid Saturday filming the work the Vermont Old Cemetery Association was doing to repair and clean headstones. Those volunteers worked solidly all of those four hours! In today’s video, you’ll see the fruits of their labor on this headstone. It’s clamped very well to make sure it stays together.Continue reading “Repaired & Clamped Headstone”
Cyrus Brush: Musician, American Civil War
Cyrus Brush was born on November 21, 1818 in Fairfax, Vermont. He enlisted on August 30, 1862. He mustered in on October 21, 1862 as a Musician with Company E of the 14th Vermont Infantry. Brush mustered out on July 30, 1863. I had read that musicians typically served one year stints. He applied forContinue reading “Cyrus Brush: Musician, American Civil War”
Cleaning Headstones: Vermont Old Cemetery Association
I am taking this opportunity to thank the Vermont Old Cemetery Association for being amenable to my filming their back-breaking work. I spent the morning, 8am to Noon, with the people who volunteer for the Vermont Old Cemetery Association. We were in Elmwood Avenue Cemetery in Burlington, Vermont. I watched and filmed them repairing andContinue reading “Cleaning Headstones: Vermont Old Cemetery Association”
William L. Belknap: American Civil War
William L. Belknap was born on January 23, 1836 in Springfield, Vermont. He enlisted on August 14, 1862. He mustered in on October 4, 1862 as a Private with Company G of the 12th Vermont Infantry. He mustered out on July 14, 1863. A pension was applied for on November 11, 1905. Belknap received theContinue reading “William L. Belknap: American Civil War”
PAID A SUBSTITUTE TO SERVE FOR HIM DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
“…The U.S. federal government granted pensions to Union veterans of the Civil War, and to their widows, minor children, and dependent fathers and mothers. (The federal government did not grant pensions to former Confederate veterans or widows until 1959.)…”-www.archives.gov “…If the veteran survived the war, he applied for a pension based upon what was allowableContinue reading “PAID A SUBSTITUTE TO SERVE FOR HIM DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR”
Walking Prospect Cemetery
The first burial at Prospect Cemetery was in about 1812. There are over 2000 graves. This is according to the Vermont Old Cemetery Association. Isn’t that a beautiful gated entrance? It says both hello and goodbye in a stately manner. Let’s walk a portion of this cemetery to pay our respects to those who cameContinue reading “Walking Prospect Cemetery”
William Davis: American Civil War
William Davis was born January 1, 1831 in Southbury, New York. Whilst living in Baltimore, Maryland, he was drafted. He mustered in on August 15, 1863 as a Private with Company C, 13th Massachusetts Infantry. He deserted on October 4, 1863 and was located in Germantown Hospital, Pennsylvania. William Davis spent the last five yearsContinue reading “William Davis: American Civil War”