“It
is true that the notices of many men,
for want of material, are exceedingly
meager and inadequate, while others of
no little usefulness and influence
have been passed over in silence. But
a great part of the history of any
town or nation, is its unrecorded
part; only its leading facts are
written; indeed, many a good man’s
unvaried life, affords less points on
which a biographer can touch, than
that of another of far less merit, but
which has been full of events. And
now, so far from having any written
history, many a man of unpretending
worth sleeps within the bosom of
Salisbury, without even a monument to
mark his resting place.”
-
John M. Weeks from "History of
Salisbury", 1860. >>
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07/11/2007
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Cemeteries Added
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made a lot of changes to Underbrush.org
and will continue adding some great
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MAP" link. Some links may be broken
and some pages may be incomplete as we
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can support the restoration and
preservation of Vermont cemeteries by
making a contribution to the Vermont Old Cemetery
Association.
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Welcome
to Underbrush.org! This website contains
a growing list of indexes of Vermont
cemeteries compiled by Fletcher Brush.
We hope the information on this site
will help you find your Vermont
ancestors.
Many
Vermont
cemeteries are in desperate
need of restoration and gravestone
repairs.
An important piece of
Vermont’s history is at
risk unless initiatives are undertaken
to preserve these historic gravestones.
In
Vermont,
cemeteries are primarily the
responsibility of local communities and
private landowners.
Many communities do not have the
resources for maintenance, restoration
and preservation of cemeteries.
In order to preserve the historic
cemeteries that dot Vermont's villages and rural landscapes,
communities will need to encourage
support from its citizens and family
descendants.
Vermont
is fortunate to have the
Vermont
Old
Cemetery
Association that was founded in 1958
to “encourage the restoration and
preservation of neglected and abandoned
cemeteries in the State of Vermont”. The
Association has played an important role
to initiate restoration projects and to
create public awareness of the need to
preserve our historic cemeteries.
If you would like to contribute to a
Vermont
cemetery or volunteer your time on a
cemetery restoration or preservation
project we urge you to contact the
Vermont
Old
Cemetery
Association or the Town Clerk Office
where the cemetery is located.
A list of Town Clerks Offices
appears on this website.
The
Vermont
Old
Cemetery
Association’s website is www.sover.net/~hwdbry/voca/.
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