George and Jeanette decorated the cemetery for Christmas. This is something the two of them do right after Thanksgiving. You'll notice that Oscar Schlick's headstone continues to brighten up as time goes on!!
Category: Cemetery cleaning
September Cleanup Success!
On September 29th, Jeff, David, Kay, Debbie, Jeanette, and I gathered at the cemetery to clean. Steven came up on Friday to mow, which was awesome because the grass had gotten pretty high. David and I spent the morning and early afternoon priming the cattle guard while the rest of the group swept, weeded, trimmed …
September Cleanup Day
Our next cleanup day will be on Sept. 28th, starting around 8am until noon.
Jumping Spiders
Argiope aurantia is a carnivorous spider that can be found along the eaves of houses or outbuildings or in any tall vegetation where they can securely stretch a web. They are homebodies, staying near one area their entire lives, unless their web is frequently disturbed. This type of spider is sometimes called a "writing spider" on …
Cleanup and Painting this Saturday
We will be meeting at the cemetery this Saturday for our monthly cleanup. Cleaning begins at approximately 8:00 in the morning and ends at approximately noon. In addition to mowing, weeding, and trimming, we will be repainting the pipe fence surrounding the cemetery. We will have the equipment, including painting materials. Just bring your hat, …
June Cleanup Day
George, Steven, Jeff, Debbie, Kay, Cameron, and David gathered on June 15th for our monthly cleanup. We weeded, mowed, and edged. Kay completed several headstone rubbings, which will be beneficial in our historical preservation efforts. David and George painted about a fourth of the pipe fence surrounding the cemetery grounds. Once the entire thing is …
Cleanup Day Cancelled
The May 18th cleanup day is cancelled due to rain. Our next cleanup day is June 15th.
April 2019 Cleanup Day
Jeff, Debbie, Kay, Steven, George, Mike, and Jeanette met on April 27th for our monthly cleaning day. We mowed, weeded, replaced flowers, and removed all of the brambles growing over the Hagedorn Rosebush. We also repainted a small portion of the fence while the weather was nice. Lowell Herzog, a headstone conservationist, met with …
March Workday
Debbie, Kay, Jeanette, and George met on March 16th for our monthly workday. We mowed, weeded, and cleaned up the flowers. Okay, actually Kay did the mowing and Debbie handled the weeds and branches 🙂 George and Jeanette platted out the cemetery, as required by the Texas Historical Commission's application for historical cemetery designation. …
Cleanup Day
Our next cleanup day will be this Saturday, March 16th. We will meet around 8am to mow, weed, put out ant poison, pick up limbs, etc, and wipe off headstones. If you can come, please bring whatever yard type equipment you have (weed eaters, edgers, roundup, and so on). We usually work from 8am until …