
It all started with a phone call
2017/2018 Achievement
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Removed trees from roof and covered roof
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Stored church furniture in storage locker
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Installed fence around cemetery
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Selected by Preservation Pennsylvania for 2018 “At Risk Historic Sites”
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Listed on 2017 Cumberland Co.Register of Historic Places
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Dickinson College performed Ground Penetrating Radar in Cemetery
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Replaced Civil War grave markers and flag holders
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Restoration of clock
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Landscaped cemetery/reset tombstones
2019 Goals
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2019 fundraising goal is $5,000.00. Bulk of these funds will help pay marker cost/fees
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Acquire a State Historic Marker
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Begin steps for listing on National Historic Register
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Locate additional cemetery that is older than Mt. Tabor
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Steven Campbell, IUP student, to complete 3D and GPR scanning (inside and outside church). Also collect oral histories,excavation and architectural surveys, as well as metal detecting
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Tombstone cleaning
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Research history of USCT soldiers buried in cemetery
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Find lawn cutting maintenance for both church and cemetery
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Focus on church structure