The mission of Historic Clarkesville Cemetery Preservation, Inc. is to restore, enhance and preserve this important cultural landmark as a vital part of Clarkesville’s history and as a botanical sanctuary and resource for visitors and residents.
The History Among the Hemlocks event is canceled for 2020. Members of the Historic Clarkesville Cemetery Preservation, Inc. Board of Directors look forward to sharing the stories of the Old Clarkesville Cemetery in the fall of 2021.There are plans for other special events in the works that we look forward to sharing soon.Thank you for …
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Beneath a smiling midday sun shining down from the high blue skies of autumn, an enthusiastic crowd gathered to honor one young man’s commitment to documenting community history.
“I wanted to take this project and be able to show the beauty of Georgia's old hemlocks and to show the age of these trees." – Joseph McGahee
E. Lane Gresham/Historic Clarkesville Cemetery Preservation, Inc. In advance of Memorial Day, military personnel lost in long-ago wars were honored at the Old Clarkesville Cemetery. On May 23, Polly Earle, a member of the Historic Clarkesville Cemetery Preservation, Inc. Board of Directors replaced faded flags at the cemetery. Joined by Prynne Reason Dockery, 4, of …
Photo: E. Lane Gresham © 2019 It is with sadness we announce the untimely death of friend and fellow board member Doug Henry.Doug was good about saying ‘yes’ to his community.It was a word he said often throughout his life. Generous with his time and talents, he was a constant and steady presence on the …
