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Local heritage groups and parks staff clean and restore more than 200 cemetery headstones
Summary
Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution volunteers worked with parks staff to clean and restore approximately 221 headstones in the city cemetery and organized public "talking headstones" events that drew roughly 100 people.
Parks staff told the commission that volunteers from the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution have worked on the city cemetery since late 2024 and restored about 221 headstones.
Staff said the volunteers have been on site most Saturdays this year to clean and repair markers, and that the groups organized a "talking headstones" event where volunteers presented the history of selected graves to roughly 100 attendees on a Sunday session. Parks staff said the work has improved the cemetery’s appearance and public engagement.
Staff noted ongoing stewardship activities and invited commissioners to observe the restoration work during volunteer days; no formal council action was requested at the Oct. 15 meeting.
