Too bad the church is gone. It was still there ~40 years ago or so. Maybe it burned down. Mike Flannigan > Marilyn and List Members--- > Don't despair! Abandoned cemeteries can be restored! > > I recently visited the Harmony Cemetery six miles east of Miami MO. > This small cemetery formerly sat beside a Presbyterian church of the > same > name. In the "History of Saline County, Missouri" (page 39) the > abandoned > cemetery is described as "In bad condition, overgrown with brush and > weeds > - hard to get into. The church building is also in bad condition. Most > stones > are in good state, and can be read." > > Imagine my surprise to find the cemetery neat and clean as if new! There > was > a new Metal sign reading "Harmony Cemetery - Established 1878" > The church building had been removed leaving no trace. New trees had > been > planted, and stone benches installed at the corners. It took a lot of > effort and > time to restore that place. > > But the stingiest thing is -- I can not find out who was responsible for > the great > job of cleanup. Was it the County? Or the Saline Historical Society? > Or some > church from Slater, Miami, or Marshall? I would like to learn who did > this job, > and how they were able to organize the work that obviously was required. > We could learn from them how to clean up other abandoned cemeteries. > Does anyone out there happen to know about this cleanup? > Howard Gadberry