Barton-Baird Cemetery

Before the cleanup: The cemetery has been completely overgrown by trees and vines. The fence around the Barton graves is barely visible.

nobody@smugmug.com (gleaves) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:25:24 -0700

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Before the cleanup: The cemetery has been completely overgrown by trees and vines. The fence around the Barton graves is barely visible.

The Cleanup begins: Notice the gravestone lying on the ground on the center right side of this picture.

nobody@smugmug.com (gleaves) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:25:47 -0700

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The Cleanup begins: Notice the gravestone lying on the ground on the center right side of this picture.

Untangling a rope. The rope is going to be used to pull down a tree that is hung up in another hugh tree.

nobody@smugmug.com (gleaves) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:26:18 -0700

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Untangling a rope. The rope is going to be used to pull down a tree that is hung up in another hugh tree.

Break time and an opportunity to find out about the people buried here.

nobody@smugmug.com (gleaves) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:26:34 -0700

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Break time and an opportunity to find out about the people buried here.

Results of the lesson for reading old gravestones: Owen Gleaves holds the gravestone of Guy Trigg Gleaves, a distant relative. Notice how easy it is to read the stone after flour has been d ...

nobody@smugmug.com (gleaves) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:27:54 -0700

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Results of the lesson for reading old gravestones: Owen Gleaves holds the gravestone of Guy Trigg Gleaves, a distant relative. Notice how easy it is to read the stone after flour has been d ...

Wow! What a GREAT bunch of workers. Team work really does pay off.

nobody@smugmug.com (gleaves) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:28:27 -0700

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Wow! What a GREAT bunch of workers. Team work really does pay off.

Great Job and Thank you! Everyone is to be congratulated for their hard work. The cemetery looks wonderful!

nobody@smugmug.com (gleaves) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:28:54 -0700

gleaves
Great Job and Thank you! Everyone is to be congratulated for their hard work. The cemetery looks wonderful!

The weenie roast-- The Friday evening (Oct. 28, 2005) following the cleanup, the volunteers met to burn the brush cleaned out of the cemetery. And what better way to cap off the group effo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (gleaves) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:29:06 -0700

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The weenie roast-- The Friday evening (Oct. 28, 2005) following the cleanup, the volunteers met to burn the brush cleaned out of the cemetery. And what better way to cap off the group effo ...

One fire for roasting the weenies

nobody@smugmug.com (gleaves) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:29:31 -0700

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One fire for roasting the weenies

The coals are just right now for grilling the perfect hot dog.

nobody@smugmug.com (gleaves) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:29:41 -0700

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The coals are just right now for grilling the perfect hot dog.

And the other fire for warming up the body. It was a cool night.

nobody@smugmug.com (gleaves) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:29:51 -0700

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And the other fire for warming up the body. It was a cool night.

Newspaper article about the clean-up

nobody@smugmug.com (gleaves) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:30:19 -0700

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Newspaper article about the clean-up

Newspaper article continued.

nobody@smugmug.com (gleaves) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:30:28 -0700

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Newspaper article continued.