Our volunteers and employees have been hard at work in the Maple lot. Over time, some of our gravestones from the 1800s have been knocked over by tree roots, and weathered with time. To fix that, we excavated the area, then poured a new concrete foundation before placing the headstones back in their original position. Once they were in place, our dedicated volunteer, Christine Norton, once again carefully cleaned the stones. Their hard work has really paid off, thank you for all you do!
These tree roots had knocked over the 1800s headstones and displaced them over time.
Cedar Grove Cemetery employees work to remove the tree roots that disrupted the 1800s gravestones.
The new concrete footers.
Cedar Grove Cemetery employees work to align the headstones with the new concrete footer.
Volunteer Christine Norton works on restoring one of the antique gravestones.
Five fully restored headstones from the 1800s.