Join us for our meeting and a brief cemetery cleanup. In case of rain, the meeting will be held a Lisbon United Methodist Church, 15875 Frederick Road, Lisbon, MD 21765 Contact Jesse Walter with questions or concerns: 240-472-1561 or jwwalter12@gmail.com. Bring your own chairs.
Please join us as we prepare the cemetery for the upcoming winter season.
Pratt invites you to join us for an exploration of the challenges of preserving and documenting historic Black cemeteries. We’ll be joined by Nancy Bramucci Sheads and Dr. Elgin Klugh, long-time stewards of two of the largest Black cemeteries in the city. Mount Auburn Cemetery is extant but suffered from years of neglect and vandalism. Meanwhile, the dead of Laurel Cemetery rest…
The Patapsco Heritage Greenway is sponsoring at cleanup at the Historic Oella Cemetery, specifically to remove invasive plants. Every individual who wishes to volunteer MUST register using the link below. If your name is not on the registration list at the start of the event, you will not be allowed to participate.
Maryland’s story is written outside in stone and soil. From Native burial mounds to colonial churchyards; from enslaved people’s hidden resting places to the grand garden cemeteries of the Victorian age, our landscapes hold centuries of memory. But among the solemn monuments lie mysteries, including “witch’s graves,” the resting place of Edgar Allan Poe and…
Friends of Moses Hall is hosting a Fall Cemetery Clean-Up at Morningstar Moses Cemetery in Cabin John on Saturday, November 16th from 10AM to 1PM (Rain Date TBD). Volunteers ages 15+ are needed - SSL hours are available. Snacks, light lunch, and water will be provided. If you are interested in participating, please register by email to morningstarmosescj@gmail.com. Event details…
We hope you can join us as we prepare the cemetery for the upcoming mowing season. Coffee and donuts will be served!
Join them for a meeting followed by a brief cleanup in the cemetery. In case of rain, go to Lisbon United Methodist Church, 15875 Frederick Rd, Lisbon, MD 21765.
The Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites is pleased to announce our 34th Statewide Conference and Annual Meeting in Cambridge on Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. This event will be educational, fun, and full of collegiality! Registration is now open! CLICK HERE TO JOIN US.
In this one-day hands-on workshop under the guidance of Benjamin Curran and George Turner, participants will learn about cemetery preservation and practice headstone repair in controlled training environments on historic grave markers. Click here to register. You’ll learn through a combination of classroom-style instruction and hands-on restoration work. The focus is on practical techniques and real-world conditions.…
Please consider helping the cemetery volunteers in this annual clean-up event.
It's nearly time for our annual fundraiser, Roots & Stones: An Afternoon in the Cemetery! Come see the changes since last year. Enjoy the fabulous silent auction, cemetery tours, refreshments, conversations with descendants, historians, and volunteers! Be a sponsor to help us achieve our preservation goals. Please join us on Saturday, Oct. 3, for an…
Please join us as we prepare the cemetery for the winter season. Hot coffee and donuts will be served. The Savage Cemetery Company is a totally volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to the upkeep, restoration, and improvement of the historic Savage Cemetery. It receives no government funding and is wholly dependent on donations from private citizens,…
Join us for our meeting and a brief cemetery cleanup. In case of rain, the meeting will be held a Lisbon United Methodist Church, 15875 Frederick Road, Lisbon, MD 21765 Contact Jesse Walter with questions or concerns: 240-472-1561 or jwwalter12@gmail.com. Bring your own chairs.