Grave Concern of Ephrata
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Grave Concern
Promoting preservation, restoration, and maintenance of Lancaster County's historic graveyards
Grave Concern, Inc., formed to promote the preservation of historic graveyards throughout Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, facilitates the exchange of information through regular educational, cultural, historical and technical assistance programs. It promotes professional preservation, retoration, and maintenance for burial sites, and it raises and admniisters funds for such procedures.
Begun in 1990 as a committee of interested persons in Lancaster County historical organizations, Grave Concern, Inc., is composed of historians, genealogists, archaeologists, cultural preservationists, engravers, funeral directors, educators, and others who care about Lancaster County heritage and the ancestors who passed on that heritage.
Members appreciate the importance of burial sites as cultural resources and are committed to the protection of these sites from unwarranted disturbance. Left unprotected, human burial sites can with time fall victim to expediency and impulsive exploitation in order to achieve short-term economic or personal goals. Such irreversible destruction of significant cultural resources should not be tolerated.
Objectives
Grave Concern, Inc., attempts to reach out to all areas of Lancaster County in order to achieve the following objectives:
*Promote professional preservation and maintenance for county burial sites and inhibit further destruction of these sites
*Facilitate gathering and exchange of information about the significance of Lancaster County's burial sites among individuals and organizations concerned about their protection and preservation.
*Increase public awareness of the historical and cultural significance of burial sites and of serious threats to them by sponsoring educational, cultural, historical, and technical programs on a regular basis.
*Raise and administer funds to preserve and protect burial sites on a non-profit basis. Encourage existing organizations and cemetery trusts to cooperate with Grave Concern, Inc., as a central agency to which individuals can contribute or bequeath cemetery preservation funds for the infinite future.
*Remain informed on legislation affecting burial sites in Lancaster County. Initiate as appropriate any necessary legislation concerning burial sites.
*Cooperate with those Lancaster County agencies, service clubs, and businesses who share Grave Concern's vision in order to achieve mutual goals.
You Can Assist....
*Join Grave Concern as an individual, inform others of its mission, and encourage your friends to join.
*Share with Grave Concern your knowledge, experience, and expertise.
*Volunteer to serve on a committee or assist with projects.
Membership Application Dues Schedule
Business-$50
Non-Profit Organizations-$25
Family-$15
Individual-$10
Make checks payable to Grave Concern, Inc., and mail to:Grave Concern, c/o Fred Buch, 1107 West Main Street, Ephrata, PA 17522. ph: (717) 733-6051
please note: This page has been a volunteer effort and at present Grave Concern does not have an email address. The email address that follows should only be used for comments about the webpage. Please contact Grave Concern directly at the phone or mail address provided. thank-you
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