Maple Park Cemetery was founded as a rural cemetery, a style of cemetery that became very popular starting in the nineteenth century. Rural cemeteries have park-like, landscaped grounds where people may come and enjoy nature. Cemetery visitors are encouraged to picnic on the lawns, take long walks around the grounds, and enjoy the architecture and scenery. Rural cemeteries are … [Read more...] about Maple Park Cemetery Gravestones: Researched, Conserved, Reconstructed, and Reset by Samantha Jester
The Union Campground Cemetery, located in the woods of northern Greene County, Missouri, was in use from 1840 to 1920. The cemetery fell into disuse after 1920, but it was rediscovered in 1992 by descendants of the people buried there; it is now maintained by the Union Campground Cemetery Association, and the cemetery continues to be visited by the descendants as well as … [Read more...] about Graves and Gravestones in the Union Campground Cemetery: Researched and Conserved by Rebecca Prado, Ashley Pitt, and Katie Kimbrough