Prattville Cityfest – The Dragoons
again sponsored an info booth at the annual Prattville Cityfest along Main
Street on Saturday May 2nd. Hundreds
of mini Battle flags and SCV coins were provided to passers-by. Many large flags were sold from the camp
stores and contacts were made for SCV and UDC membership information.
Indian Hill Cemetery Recognition – Sunday May 31st,
Mrs. Mary Ann Neely, probably the most well-known local historian in Montgomery
and past President of Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery which manages Old
Alabama Town visited Indian Hill Cemetery to stand with her sisters, Mrs.
Lenore Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Libba Johnson, at the headstone of their sixth great-grandmother, Euphemia
Graham. Mrs. Neely stated with great emphasis that she would like the
Prattville Dragoons to know that she considers what they have accomplished
there to be very well done and a most important contribution to the local
community and to the history of this area.
The Dragoons also
received a letter of appreciation from two Thomas descendants:
To the Volunteers from
The Prattville Dragoons Camp 1524:
We, Marie Bush and Helen Sheffer, want to express our
gratitude to everyone who participated in the clean-up and re-dedication of
Indian Hill Cemetery. We appreciate all
the volunteers who volunteered their time and also for their hard work.
You did a great service to this community and to this
cemetery. We are very pleased with how
the cemetery looks. It really makes us
proud to see that people still care about old and forgotten cemeteries. Hopefully it will continue to be cleaned and
cared for.
May God bless each
and every one of you.
Sincerely,
Marie Bush and
Helen Sheffer
Granddaughters of
Blake and Martha Thomas
Allen Herrod has
volunteered a crew to mow Indian Hill Cemetery once per month for maintenance!
Union Springs Heritage Violation – Commander
Carlyle and other AL Division staff and SCV members went to Union Springs the
morning of Saturday May 23rd with the approval of the town Mayor to
set Battle Flags on the Confederate graves to replace those illicitly removed
by Myron Penn
Graves Registry on SCV National Website – The National SCV.org website
has a graves registry for archiving cemeteries and the Confederate veterans
interred there. Benny Harris has
committed to helping get the Indian Hills, Robinson Springs and Rocky Mount cemeteries
listed in that database; please contact him regarding any other cemeteries in
Autauga and Elmore counties.
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