| Sunbury Saddle and Halter 4-H Mark Graves | ||||
 |
||||
|
Tom Paul as General Rosecrans talks to 4-H Club |
||||
| Members of the Saddles and Halter 4-H
club found graves of Veterans of the Civil War in Stark, East
Liberty and Mt. Pleasant Cemeteries on Veteran's Day 2010. Information about the Veterans is posted on Civil War Soldiers of Eastern Delaware County |
||||
 |
At each grave a 4-H member read information about the soldier researched by Suzanne Allen, and placed a flag holder and flag at the grave. The holders were provided by American Legion and Delaware County Veteran's Services. |
 |
||
| Parents of the members and the General Rosecrans Department of the Ohio Headquarters Unit, and the Big Walnut Area Historical Society and Lenny Lepalo provided assistance. | ||||
 |
 |
 |
||
| Club members have already done Berkshire, Galena, and Blue Church cemeteries. Others did Trenton and Harlem Township cemeteries. The BWAHS goal is to get all veteran's graves marked in the Cemeteries in eastern Delaware County. Soldiers of the American Revolution have already been completed. |
 |
|||
|
Leader Allen watching the members locate their
veterans in
|
||||
 |
||||
|
Back Row: Valerie Hamill, Tom Paul as General Rosecrans, John Ishler,
Trustee of Post 457, Roy Terry Commander of Post 457, Gene Fuller,
Post 457, Polly Horn president of Big Walnut Area Historical
Society, Rachel Edwards. Third Row: Suzanne Allen advisor of Sunbury Halter and Saddle 4-H Club. |
||||
 |
 |
Photos from
Lenny Lepalo |
 |
|
 |
||||
|
Information about the Veterans is posted on Civil War Soldiers of Eastern Delaware County |
||||
| Return to Local History Index |
(11/15/2010) |
|||