Friends of the CemeteriesLodi & Harrisville Township, Ohio

Care in progress

Projects

Check back here for updates on upcoming and ongoing projects.

Planned improvements

Our goals for each cemetery

Woodlawn Cemetery

  • Caring for the rhododendrons.
  • Caring for and improving the “Cross area.”
  • Gravel the roads.
  • Fix the fence.
  • Enhance the area around the maintenance barn.
  • Clean and restore headstones.
  • Veterans Memorial near the cemetery entrance, with a new footer and light for the Rotary sign in front of the vault. Read the update.
  • Research and record sites of unknown burials.

Old Lodi Cemetery

  • Restoration and/or cleaning of headstones.
  • Researching records, sites, and unknown burials.
  • Sign for the Old Lodi Cemetery. (Completed)

Albert/Munson Cemetery

  • Restoration and/or cleaning of headstones.
  • Researching records, sites, and unknown burials.
  • Sign for the Albert/Munson Cemetery. (Completed)

Voorhees/ Esselburn Cemetery

  • Restoration and/or cleaning of headstones.
  • Researching records, sites, and unknown burials.
  • Sign for the Voorhees/ Esselburn Cemetery. (Completed)

All cemeteries

  • Digitization of hand-written cemetery records.
  • Restoration of early maps.
  • Planting new trees and perennials.
  • Researching and developing a digital record of all veterans interred in each cemetery.