Rumbarger Cemetery Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 One of 11 urns we planted this year. This one has the name "Stage"on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbarger Cemetery Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Many Yuccas are blooming now in the cemetery. Take a walk through on a nice day and check out all the different wild flowers growing. We have a botanical paradise right on Main street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Beautiful. Great job from all who helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 It looks wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbarger Cemetery Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 This is a very old picture of the Knarr monument that sits at the very top of Rumbarger. What beautifully manicured grounds and the fence was nice too. There is nothing left today except a set of steps in front of the monument. mollycan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claugh Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 The reason the Rumbarger Cemetery looks so nice is due to the hard work of our summer help. Alex Welch, Dom Kriner, Blaine Curley, Lauren Sedor and Jackie Brosky. What a fantastic group! Thank you! mollycan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbarger Cemetery Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Yes, they did a great job and they had a rough summer to work up there. The hot muggy days and all the rain made it a tough job this year. Great group of young men and women, we were lucky to have them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbarger Cemetery Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Thanks to RCPS board member Mel Amrhein for painting the GAR cement and replacing the letters. Our summer help painted the cannons and Mel painted the gold bands on the cannons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbarger Cemetery Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 The newly refinished Soldiers Circle. Our summer help and our board members have been working all summer to restore and spruce up the Soldiers Circle. It received a badly needed face lift. The cannons were painted, the GAR letters were replaced, the entire Soldiers Circle was landscaped with red, white and blue flowers and plants. We added flags, the seven graves in the Circle have geraniums, the white circle was freshly painted, the white stones were removed and new grass now surrounds the Circle. Korb Monuments removed the bronze plate and had it restored and shined up. They also had the GAR stone sandblasted and brought back to it's original look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbarger Cemetery Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 The huge Knarr monument being set on top of the hill at Rumbarger. Borninabarn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claugh Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Thank you so much to the Penn State students who came to help at the cemetery on August 23, 2013. From left to right: Kyle Gordon, Mikaela Smith, Kassondra Coulter, Codie Miller, Dale Kopchik, Steve Terwilliger, Rob DeNoon, Amanda Horner, Austin Swanson, Paul Hetrick and Andrew Hannah. mollycan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbarger Cemetery Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Thank you to Brian Coakley and Joey Mazza for volunteering to help out at Rumbarger Cemetery yesterday. The guys weedeated, planted grass and planted 8 new velvet boxwood bushes in the Soldiers Circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claugh Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 It is the Childs' Mausoleum because Edmund, Annie and Rosa Childs are interred there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbarger Cemetery Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 One of the 11 urns we planted this year. Some are over 100 years old. They are cracked and crumbling, but still hold flowers. We found 11 urns buried under high grass and weeds when we started in 2010. We have planted the 11 urns the past two years to add some color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Great job! I know how much work went into this. Rumbarger Cemetery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbarger Cemetery Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 Thank you Lavender! Here is another urn we planted this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipower Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Great restoration job. Kudos to all who assisted in the project. Rumbarger Cemetery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claugh Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Marty Hrin of Hrin Masonry put the blocks back on the sides of the mausoleum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbarger Cemetery Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 RESTORING THE CHILDS FAMILY MAUSOLEUM Making badly needed repairs and renovations to the 120 year old structure, undoubtedly the most severely ravaged by time, the Childs Mausoleum got a badly needed recasing of block and a new beautiful hand made wrought iron door. FINISHING TOUCHES COMPLETE THE RESTORATION Preservation Society Board member Mel Amrhein replaced the black metal piping around the mausoleum this summer. The piping had been stolen over the years and Mel replaced it so it looks like it did when the mausoleum was first built. Board member Melanie McGinnis landscaped the mausoleum with Hostas and Day Lilies this summer, along with help from Zack Ball and Erick Carpino from Landscape One. Brian Coakley of Treasure Lake volunteered to help Melanie make borders around the mausoleum to keep the mulch in. Thanks so much to Scott Farrell, Ron Miknis, Ed Wells and Greg Vida from the City of DuBois. They volunteered after work to appy a coat of cement to the crumbling mausoleum at Rumbarger Cemetery as part of an ongoing effort to restore the historic site. Zack Farrell also helped out with the project. Zack will use the time he volunteered towards his community service for school. Thank you all for helping out. We really appreciate your time and efforts. Marty Hrin of Hrin Masonry put the blocks back on the sides of the mausoleum. He did a great job putting the sandstone blocks back on after they sat for over 20 years stacked up by the building. Spawn of Bon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich00 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beadbabe Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I am in awe of the personal dedication and hard work of all those involved. Thank you heather1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbarger Cemetery Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 Thank you beadbabe, we have a great group of dedicated volunteers on our board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 All that place needed was a good group of leaders, and it got them. Thanks to those who put their neck on the line to get it started. mollycan and Rumbarger Cemetery 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbarger Cemetery Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Thanks Petee, our board members all have their own niche. It works because we all have different interests. Some are into the genealogy, some are into the civil war veterans and the other veterans, some are into the landscaping and flower part of the cemetery, some like to mow, some photograph our projects and this journey, plus we even have an attorney that helps us with any legal matters. Most of us have no one buried there, but we felt the need to make the area look better and honor the people buried there, since most of them have no family alive anymore. We are all volunteers and do as much as we can after work and on weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Great leadership! A group goes no where without a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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