> From: Mary Ellen Kelleher <lhssecretary@gmail.com> > Subject: A Chance to Touch History and Honor Our Veterans > Date: October 4, 2014 at 11:03:48 PM EDT > > You have a chance to touch history! > > This coming Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October 8th, 9th, and 10th, members of the Lansingburgh Historical Society will be laying 49 granite stones to mark the final resting place of 33 Revolutionary War Veterans, 5 War of 1812 Veterans and 11 Civil War Veterans. > > These heroes are buried in the Lansingburgh Village Burying Ground on 3rd Avenue and 107th Street near the Germania Hall. Please come and lend a hand in this preservation of history and honoring of our American Veteran Heroes. > > If you’re able, please bring a shovel and jug of water, we’ll be digging 6 inch holes, putting in 2 inches of crushed stone, tamping the stones down, and then laying the granite markers. > > We’ll begin at 9:15 A.M. each day and work as long as we’re able. Please share this opportunity to make a difference to anyone who might have an interest. Our Veterans deserve to be honored and remembered. > > Would you like to know more? Or let us know we'll be able to count on you? Just respond to this email. > > We're looking forward to hearing from you! > M. E. Kelleher > Lansingburgh Historical Society > Corresponding Secretary >