Boy Scout - clean up of Cooke Burial Ground When Gina Nestor did the survey of Cooke Burial Ground in 2003, she indicated that a Boy Scout had cleaned up the little burial ground some years prior. Through the efforts of the editor of the newspaper in Washington; two gentlemen associated with the Boy Scouts in that area and the Boy Scout headquarters in Pittsburgh, I have been given the name of the young man who cleaned up the cemetery as part of his badge process. His parents live in Washington today and I've called and left messages and now am sending a letter with pictures and a request to contact me. My hope is that he may have taken pictures back then of the stones -- they would have been in better condition than in 2010. And, I'm hoping he can share with me what it was like when he was there AND I want to thank him for making and posting the Cooke Burial Ground sign that was posted. During the Bicentennial Celebration in Washington this year, on a whim, I attended an event near a church. The church owns the land around it and a Boy Scout had organized a clean up (for a badge project) and walk ways etc. for that cemetery. He had taken photos and actually put a book together about the event. What a treasure if that were your family cemetery. Stay tuned! Celebrate Your Family History!