Cemetery Project

UPDATE for Fackler's Grove Cemetery Project

The committee has visited the cemetery and received permission from the Big Grove Trustees to begin clearing the brush and debris from the grounds.  We will be making plans for work days. We will also meet with the Trustees to present a more formal plan of action. 

Update

Thanks to Trustee Paul Deaton, we have received a copy of the original deed.  A deed dated March 14, 1860 from Frederick Wm. Vonhold and his wife, Anna Marie Elizabeth, transferred the land for Fackler's Grove Cemetery to the Big Grove Township Trustees for a sum of $12.50.  The deed was recorded on June 5, 1865. (We believe the surname is "Vornholt" since there are Vornholt family members buried in the cemetery.)

We have been very pleased with the positive response we have received from the surrounding community and are anxious for spring to come so we can begin the Fackler's Grove Cemetery restoration project. - B. Horak, ECHS

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Fackler's Grove Cemetery Restoration

The Ely Community History Society, along with Robert Hach, Jr. of Ely, and the Big Grove Township Trustees are planning a project to restore the old Fackler's Grove Cemetery located near the intersection of Seven Sister’s Road and Polk Avenue south of Ely.  This is a pioneer cemetery with some of the earliest settlers of the area buried within it, but it is in a sad state of disrepair. 

WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We are looking for individuals and organization, youth or adult, interested in helping with this project.  Once the weather clears in the spring of 2013 we plan on organizing an informational meeting for interested parties.

Please call Barb Horak at 319-848-4074, Clary Illian at 848-4963 or contact us via e-mail or mail if you wish to be involved in this project either with physical work or financial donation.
 
Ely Community History Society
P.O. Box 191
Ely, Iowa 52227
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