Dear list, I have just heard from someone who visited Trenton that the Old City Cemetery is in absolutely deplorable condition with weeds three feet high. He mentioned that there was a sign which indicated that they were honoring the original settlers of Trenton by letting their final resting place go to its natural state. I hope that was a sarcastic criticism of the condition of the cemetery. Who in the world could one contact in Trenton to find out if there isn't any group of folks there who care enough about the original settlers or history of the area to do something about that cemetery? Many of the original settlers of the area are buried there I understand, and many of those contributed to the city in donations of money as well as land for things such as the railroad going through the area early on. Others helped form the first churches, etc. Is there any group with a sense of history who might get involved in doing something about the cemetery? Is there an Historical Society which may raise funds for projects such as cleaning up and mowing and seeing that this old historical site is maintained? Harriet Murphy Awapara email: jawapara@ruf.rice.edu

It is my understanding that the Old City Cemetery in Trenton is indeed a prairie grass restoration area and is allowed to grow - it is burned off once a year (by someone - I do not know who). Can someone from the Trenton shed more light on this? Larry Flesher Grundy County, MO Cemetery records

Old City Cemetery...deplorable condition ....weeds three feet high.... original settlers .... Yep, thats were my Mathew Gibson and wife are buried, for sure. Can't find them anywhere else. Chuck Gibson On Monday 17 June 2002 03:55 pm, Jorge Awapara wrote: > Dear list, > > I have just heard from someone who visited Trenton that the Old City > Cemetery is in absolutely deplorable condition with weeds three feet high. > He mentioned that there was a sign which indicated that they were honoring > the original settlers of Trenton by letting their final resting place go to > its natural state. I hope that was a sarcastic criticism of the condition > of the cemetery. Who in the world could one contact in Trenton to find out > if there isn't any group of folks there who care enough about the original > settlers or history of the area to do something about that cemetery? Many > of the original settlers of the area are buried there I understand, and > many of those contributed to the city in donations of money as well as land > for things such as the railroad going through the area early on. Others > helped form the first churches, etc. Is there any group with a sense of > history who might get involved in doing something about the cemetery? Is > there an Historical Society which may raise funds for projects such as > cleaning up and mowing and seeing that this old historical site is > maintained? > > Harriet Murphy Awapara > email: jawapara@ruf.rice.edu