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Don't you miss the smaller stores where you got personal service and everyone knew everybody? In 1911 there were 58 grocery stores listed in the DuBois City Directory.

The Hogan-Martin store was a dry goods - department store.

The Hogan-Martin store was at 61 W. Long Avenue. It was eventually Turners for those who remember that. It was located on the east side of High Street which is the area before you get to St. Michael's Terrace.

This is what people have been seeing for years as they would pass by on Main Street.

Due to the difficulty of this job, it was decided that a professional should be hired to put the stones back on the mausoleum. This is being done by Marty Hrin of Hrin Masonry. The stones are all cut sandstone which would have been very costly when it was originally built. It is a great improvement over what it has looked like for so many years.

They really have done a wonderful job!

The book is available at the DuBois Area Historical Society which is open 10 - 4 Tuesday and Wednesday but it will be closed July 4th. It is also available at the Clearfield County Historical Society which is open 1:30 - 4:30 Thursday and Sunday or you can order it on line at http://www.clfdhistory.org/public_html/bookstore.htm

The DuBois Area Historical Society and the Clearfield County Historical Society have a great book on lost towns. It's called "Ghost Towns and Vanishing Villages of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania" by Richard Hughes. http://www.facebook.com/pages/DuBois-Area-Historical-Society-DuBois-PA/294532223946537#!/photo.php?fbid=373386196061139&set=a.373385412727884.92534.294532223946537&type=3&theater

The Christmas ornaments are still available at the following locations: Gardners Candies at the Mall S&T Bank at the Mall S&T Bank on Liberty Blvd S&T Bank on Scribner Avenue The Corner Restaurant Brady St Florist Hockmans Candies The Chamber office Merle Norman Stew Brews Coffee

With help from many generous contributors, the Rumbarger Cemetery Preservation Society has purchased Christmas wreaths from Wreaths Across America http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/ to be placed on the Veteran's graves at Rumbarger Cemetery. The ceremony will begin tomorrow, December 10, at noon. Everyone is invited to come help place wreaths or just be there to honor the veterans. The Preservation Society is proud to be able to do this and appreciates the support of the community and donors.

Rumbarger Cemetery is on the DuBois ornament for 2011. The cost is $10 and they are available at various locations in DuBois. They will also be sold at the mall on December 3rd. They are a collector's item and make a great Christmas gift!

Congratulations to the DuBois Area Historical Society Lantern Walk Committee for another successful event!

Check Findagrave at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=coyn&GSiman=1&GScid=45938&GRid=46414540& The last name is spelled Coyn. It is listed in the DuBois City Directories that way too. The Courier spelled it Coyne but that doesn't mean it's right. No offense.

I have learned that some people can be inspired to help and you're wasting your breath on others. There are people who want to make a difference in their community and others who think only of what's in it for me. Regardless of who didn't do this or do that, the cemetery will be cared for, whether it's a half-dozen people or fifty. More participation makes it easier but if that's not possible, so be it. If you are interested in helping, whether it's your time or money the contact information is on this thread.

Morningside is what we would like all our cemeteries to look like. They were well organized from the time it began in 1925 as a result of the way Rumbarger was run. The credit goes to Frank, who has supervised Morningside for about 40 years, and his great crew. However, Rumbarger will never look like Morningside. The rows aren't even and for some reason they put walls all over the cemetery. It was probably very attractive in it's early days but much of the work is hand mowing and trimming which takes a lot of time.

I'm sure your great-grandparents would be proud to know that you have no love for them. They are the reason you're here, whether you knew them or not. Volunteering to help the living is important but so is caring for the dead. Sure, we can let the grass, trees, poison ivy and blackberry bushes grow. It would make it a great home for assorted wildlife; skunks, groundhogs, raccoons and rats. But what does that say about the community of DuBois. It was a beautiful, mismanaged cemetery that can be maintained and improved with help. Volunteerism is it's own reward.

If you check under the Local History forum there is a picture of the GAR circle in 1928. It has not changed much except that there are some cannonballs missing. If it could be designated as a "Historical" cemetery there might be funds available. Although it is historical to our community, it doesn't meet the criteria. There can't have been any burials in the last 50 years and there have been a number of them. Also there are people with family plots who plan to be buried there. So we aren't trying to preserve this cemetery just for the people who are long gone, but for the people who still want to buried with their family. I'm glad people are reading these posts and thinking about the problems. The committee had a public meeting and only about 10 people showed. Perhaps we could try again and get a better response. In the meantime, if you would like to donate, the address is: Rumbarger Cemetery Preservation Society, P.O. Box 264, DuBois, PA 15801. Any ideas on how to raise money would be appreciated too.

There are some volunteers mowing and trimming when they can. Most are not from DuBois. One man drives from Mahaffey to work on the cemetery; how sad is that when the people who live in DuBois don't care enough to help. The people buried there thought someone would take care of their graves. It's right there in the city so you know no one would abandon it. I guess the joke was on them. There is a contact number listed different places. Visit Facebook then shut off your computer and go do something physical. Don't just say somebody should do something...be a somebody.

No offense taken. It does need a lot of work. The walls are crumbling, there are stones that need repaired or replaced and the Child's mausoleum must be repaired, just to name a few projects. There is another meeting scheduled for next week and hopefully there will be something to post here. We haven't even decided on a name yet as this is just in the formative stages. Any suggestions?

The way it is now.

The way it was.

The land for the Rumbarger Cemetery was set aside by John Rumbarger in 1877. Upon his death all his property was to be sold and the cemetery was sold to a group of three men, a Grier, Weber and Terpe in 1890, which was the beginning of the DuBois Cemetery Company. Sometime in the early 1900's it passed to Herbert A. Moore (not to be confused with N. R. Moore, the undertaker who was involved with Morningside Cemetery) and A. L. Cole. They continued with the DuBois Cemetery Company and it is my understanding that it has never been dissolved. It was run as a "for-profit" company and the money was split with no thought to the future of the cemetery. The "quit-claim" deed filed by Wallace Lindsay was declared invalid by the court. The cemetery actually looks very good right now although there are a lot of things that need done. There is currently a group forming and preparing an application for a 501©3, non-profit organization. It will take a lot of money and things will not happen quickly. In the meantime, it will still need mowed and trimmed. Volunteers are always welcome. Cowan's have been helping reset stones and the city is now providing the gas for Sam as well as helping in other ways. It will be important to form an organization that will provide for perpetual care for the cemetery.

From the Courier-Express, Friday, May 28, 2010: "Area veterans organizations will honor the first DuBois soldier killed in World War I (James Patterson) and all other veterans buried in Rumbarger Cemetery in a ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 5."

The cemetery does look great! There is much more to do but that will take some time and money. There was quite a crew working Wednesday and Thursday. Much thanks to Florence Sykes who at 94 years old was raking grass! Thanks also to Steve Swope and the City of DuBois as they are going to provide Sam Ellzey with gas and oil and help with other projects to make the cemetery more attractive. I hope that people won't stop coming to help as the grass will keep growing! Everyone should take time to walk around the cemetery; there's a great view of DuBois from the top!

Volunteers will certainly be appreciated for the clean-up on Wednesday and Thursday or any other time that you might be able to help. Keep in mind though that it is an old cemetery and there are holes and sunken graves. You need to be careful where you step. There are tombstones that are "unstable" as well as some of the walls and please stay clear of the Childs mausoleum. Just take care and use common sense.