Hello, I've been reading this for awhile now, but this is my first time posting. I wondered if anyone had any suggestions or resources for me. I teach junior high art in southern Hendricks County. I also like to do cemetery work in my free time (although with a one year old...not much free time lately!). I've gotten approval to take some of my 8th graders to a local pioneer cemetery and do some cleaning and resetting. Beforehand they will be listening to guest speakers, doing research on the families in the cemetery, and typing up all their findings. At the end we'd like to put that all together with digital pictures and burn CDs of the info. I'm now wondering about funding. Right now we'll just be using my limited supplies (art teachers don't get paid much) and digital camera. It'd be nice to get some money for this community service for our supplies, maybe some digital cameras for the art department, and possibly a sign for the cemetery. The principal would also like me to continue doing this three times a year with each group of art students. Anyone have any ideas of people to contact for support? Grants that could be applied for? Anyone with special knowledge that would make a great guest speaker? It's a township owned cemtery, most burials from 1850-1870, was an old Quaker Friends meeting hall, structure is now gone, being mowed by the township trustee but that's it, stones are in really bad shape, I saw about 100 stones above ground--there's supposed to be over 200 graves. Sorry--I know this is long. I just know most of you have great ideas and contacts! Thanks! Jessica Felix Roachdale, IN __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Jessica, I applaud you for taking on such a task. This is a great way to start educating young people of the importance of our cemeteries. Vandalism and abuse are ignorance, and ignorance ends with education. I wish you the best of luck. Please keep the group informed. Sincerely, Angela Tielking ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jessica Felix" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 7:38 PM Subject: [INPCRP] Cemetery Field Trip > Hello, > I've been reading this for awhile now, but this is my > first time posting. I wondered if anyone had any > suggestions or resources for me. > I teach junior high art in southern Hendricks County. > I also like to do cemetery work in my free time > (although with a one year old...not much free time > lately!). I've gotten approval to take some of my 8th > graders to a local pioneer cemetery and do some > cleaning and resetting. Beforehand they will be > listening to guest speakers, doing research on the > families in the cemetery, and typing up all their > findings. At the end we'd like to put that all > together with digital pictures and burn CDs of the > info. > I'm now wondering about funding. Right now we'll just > be using my limited supplies (art teachers don't get > paid much) and digital camera. It'd be nice to get > some money for this community service for our > supplies, maybe some digital cameras for the art > department, and possibly a sign for the cemetery. The > principal would also like me to continue doing this > three times a year with each group of art students. > Anyone have any ideas of people to contact for > support? Grants that could be applied for? Anyone with > special knowledge that would make a great guest > speaker? > It's a township owned cemtery, most burials from > 1850-1870, was an old Quaker Friends meeting hall, > structure is now gone, being mowed by the township > trustee but that's it, stones are in really bad shape, > I saw about 100 stones above ground--there's supposed > to be over 200 graves. > Sorry--I know this is long. I just know most of you > have great ideas and contacts! > Thanks! > Jessica Felix > Roachdale, IN > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > Visit the INPCRP on the web at http://www.inpcrp.org >