New Dimensions Seeks Volunteers for Maintenance at Pine Ridge Cemetery
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Marv Kusmierz attaches new historic interpretive signs donated by the Rotary Club of Bay City as Ted Anderson watches.
Examining crumbling monument enclosures at Pine Ridge Cemetery are, from left, Marv Kusmierz, Prof. Dave Bledsoe, Dolores Rogers, Lynn Snyder, Fred Welsh, Ted Anderson.
New Dimensions, Inc., has issued a call for community volunteers, school or other groups, to help with maintenance of Historic Pine Ridge Cemetery.
"We are hoping that more people from the community will come out on a regular basis to join with our workers and help maintain and improve this historic site," said Lynn Snyder, supervisor at New Dimensions.
The agency that works with disabled persons and employs job coaches to assist them in improving work skills has hung new signs on the fence of the cemetery, located at the southeast corner of Tuscola and Ridge.
The support group and history researchers working in cooperation with New Dimensions recently met with David Bledsoe, Delta College associate professor of construction and architecture, to plan for repair of stone enclosures and replacement of monuments at the cemetery.
Grants will be sought from the National Park Service and other sources for funds to pay for materials and labor for the repairs.
Delta College will be working with the local group to plan for the monument improvements and to complete demonstration projects.
"We are hoping that volunteers who want to learn the latest techniques in concrete technology will join us in this project, said Prof. Bledsoe.
Meanwhile, Jim Petrimoulx, history researcher, has discovered that 27 Civil War veterans are buried at Pine Ridge with no markers and the location of the graves unknown.
The support group is considering placing a sign with all the names of the veterans at Soldier's Rest, the Grand Army of the Republic monument area in the eastern sector of the cemetery.
The roll of the veterans will be read as part of Memorial Day Ceremonies at the cemetery. Besides the annual Bay County Veterans Council activities, involving placing of flags and salutes by firing squads, the committee is planning other entertainment and a tour of the historic grounds.
Civil War veterans buried in Pine Ridge with locations unknown are:
Aiken, George, Sgt., 1st Michigan Artillery; Borland, Matthew, pvt., 10th Ohio Cavalry; Brown, John E., pvt., 4th Michigan Cavalry; Campau, Alexander, pvt., 1st Michigan Cavalry; Canfield, Alonzo, pvt., 2nd Michigan Infantry; Catlin, James, pvt., 3rd Michigan Cavalry; Catlin, William, pvt., 5th New York Infantry;
Ellison, Luther, pvt., 10th Michigan Infantry; Esseltine, George, pvt., 22nd Michigan Infantry; Hennard, John, pvt., 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics; Hicks, Henry, pvt., 128th New York Infantry; Kempter, Gottlieb, pvt., 29th Michigan Infantry; LeRoy, Francis, pvt., 16th U.S. Infantry; Leroy, John, pvt., 16th U.S. Infantry;
Maxon, Carl W., pvt., 26th New York Light Artillery; Moorehouse, Alfred, pvt., 56th Illinois Infantry; Perkins, William H., pvt., 23rd Michigan Infantry; Pierce, Freeman, pvt., 91st New York Infantry; Rodgers, James, pvt., 147th New York Infantry; Rogers, David, pvt., 140th New York Infantry; Roy, Francis, pvt., 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery;
Rundell, Truman, pvt., 23rd Michigan Infantry; Thayer, Nicholas, pvt. 20th Indiana Infantry; Thompson, Denis, pvt., 29th Michigan Infantry; Traub, George, pvt., 193rd New York Infantry; Van Kleeck, James, pvt., 17th Michigan Infantry; Woodard, Ebenezer, pvt., 7th Michigan Cavalry.
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dmaillette Says:
On April 05, 2010
at 08:09 AM
Dave: Is the "David Rogers" in your article an ancestor?
On another topic: Grace Chevalier and I do not have tickets for the film, as stated in the BARSP newsletter article. We are thinking of going to the State box office and buying some on our own. Also, I am going to print a few brochures myself for distribution at the Thursday meeting. I probably won't make the April 9th mtg at the VA office...going to Lansing. Dolores |
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jkorr Says:
On August 28, 2010
at 07:49 PM
To Dave Rogers,
You mention you are looking for the burial location in Pine Ridge Cemetery of Truman Rundall, private in the 23rd Infantry of the Civil War. This is my gg-grandfather. His name is actually spelled Rundel. He is buried just inside the front gate and to the left a short distance down where the large "Rundel" stone sits. There are two graves, one on the left marked "Mother 1828-1901 at rest" is his wife of 50 years Clarissa Jane (Crippen) Rundel (4/11/1828 - 3/22/1901). Truman's grave is on the right and marked with a "Father" stone. Truman (6/12/1826 - 6/8/1909) Truman's daughter Mary Louise (Rundel) Maxson-Maynard (5/6/1866-7/29/1955)and her husband James M. Maxson (6/18/1960-11/28/1933)are buried on the opposite side in the same plot. These are my g-grandparents. James is the son of William Maxson, also a Civil War vet and buried at Pine Ridge. Truman is believed to have survived the battle of Franklin, TN before being wounded in the left leg on December 15, 1864 in the battle of Nashville. He is said to have spent 11 months in a Nashville hospital recovering from his wounds. James Orr |
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Phantomchsr Says:
On December 30, 2010
at 08:03 PM
I just want to say thank you for the restoration work on this cemetery. I am a descendant of Pvt. James Van Kleeck. and have been searching for his where abouts for years.
Thank you again, April |
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