The Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project
was begun in October 1997 by Scott Satterthwaite, as an effort to generate public awareness about
the neglected pioneer cemeteries of Indiana. The state of Indiana
is home to thousands of abandoned or neglected pioneer cemeteries, the
oldest of which now approach 200 years. The goal of this project
is to restore and preserve as many of these cemeteries as possible. This
project was founded on the belief that we owe our pioneer ancestors a better
monument than a forgotten grave amid bramble and thicket. Hello my
name is Randy Klemme and I am the Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project Coordinator for Franklin County. If you have any questions
or comments about the project, please e-mail
me. If you would like to adopt an Indiana County for
this project, please contact our State Coordinator, Lois Mauk.
Anyone interested in donating supplies or money to help with any of the cemetery projects can contact:
Randy Klemme
718 Western Avenue
Connersville, Indiana 47331
(765)827-4413
You may donate to a specific project or to the overall project. Money collected will be used to purchase needed supplies. More information on a project bank account will be announced soon...
We are coordinating a new e-mail discussion specifically for our cemetery projects. If you have an interest, please subscribe below and take an active role in our activities...
Copyright 2000 by Randy Klemme.
Do not copy or redistribute this information without permission of the
author. Logos were created by Scott Satterthwaite
