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Dec 18, 2023

Milton cemetery work day is this week, volunteers to clean headstones and pay tribute to town history

Volunteers clean and fix headstones at Milton Village Cemetery. This weekend,

Volunteers clean and fix headstones at Milton Village Cemetery.

This weekend, residents and volunteers are invited to come together to clean and repair the headstones in Milton's largest cemetery.

2023 Milton Cemetery Work Day is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. and go until noon on Saturday, June 10. The Village Cemetery is located at 4 US-7, on upper Main Street.

Tom Giffin, president of the Old Cemetery Association, will be giving a demonstration on how to fix broken gravestones. Volunteers will clean the gravestones, reset small ones and do general cleaning on the grounds.

A short dedication of the cemetery's informational sign will take place following the cleaning. The sign was created by the cemetery caretaker, Peter Stainiels, and was paid for by the Friends of Milton Cemeteries organization.

The sign shows the location of various sections in the cemetery, and how to find individual rows of monuments.

With 2,700 headstones in the cemetery needing attention, Jim Ballard, chair of the Cemetery Advisory Committee and president of the Friends of Milton Cemeteries, said more volunteers are needed.

"We would also like to thank the Milton selectboard and town manager Don Turner for their support," Ballard said.

Last year, over 20 people participated in the work day, with members of the Cemetery Advisory Committee, Friends of Milton Cemeteries, Sons of Civil War Veterans Stannard Camp #2, employees with the Town of Milton and local students volunteering.

It is suggested you wear a hat and work gloves if you are planning on volunteering at this year's cemetery workday. Milton residents and visitors are all welcome to join.

To volunteer, all you need to do is show up at the cemetery on Saturday morning. If you have any questions, Ballard can be reached by email at [email protected].

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Shannon Gunderson | she/hers | Reporter

Shannon covers local news and events in Milton, VT. Contact her at (802) 448-2068. In her free time, she enjoys wandering local trails and reading books in sunshine.

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