5/19/2015

Facklers Grove Cemetery Work Day

THIS WORK DAY HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF VOLUNTEERS

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The Ely Community History Society is asking for volunteers to help during a work morning (9:00 a.m. to noon) at Facklers Grove Cemetery on Saturday, May 30th.  Volunteers will gather at the Ely Community Center at 9:00 a.m. and we will plan to work no later than noon.

The Ely Community Center is located at 1570 Rowley St, Ely, IA - it is a 2-story brown brick building on the south side of the corner of  Rowley Street and W6E (Ely Road/ State Street).

Work will include continuing clean-up of the grounds, identifying and clearing gravestone areas, and cleaning gravestones. Tools to bring include shovels, garden rakes, whisk brooms, stiff nylon brushes, trowels and loppers. Please label any tools you bring.  Wear gloves, clothes and shoes suitable for working. Bring bug spray and water if you wish.  

If you wish to help, please call Barb Horak at 848-4074 or reply to the email on the upper right of this page.  THANK YOU!

5/10/2015

May 9, 2015

A crew of eight people started off this year's work at Fackler's Grove Cemetery on the morning of May 9, 2015. See below for photos.

4/16/2015

May 9th Facklers Grove Cemetery work day

The Ely Community History Society is asking for volunteers to help during a work morning (9:00 a.m. to noon) at Facklers Grove Cemetery on Saturday, May 9th (rain-date will be May 16th).  Volunteers will gather at the Ely Community Center at 9:00 a.m.  The Ely Community Center is located at 1570 Rowley St, Ely, IA - it is a 2-story brown brick building on the south side of Rowley Street just after you turn off W6E (also State Street),
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Work will include general spring clean-up, picking up sticks, clearing growth in the fence line, identifying and clearing gravestone areas, and cleaning gravestones. Tools to bring include shovels, digging forks, rakes, whisk brooms, stiff nylon brushes, trowels and loppers.  Wear  gloves, clothes and shoes suitable for working, and bring bug spray and water if you wish.

If you wish to help, please call Barb Horak at