Halifax Vermont Cemetery Restoration Team

06/26/2026

On Saturday June 20th, we had 9 people at our Worden Cemetery workday. Wow! did we get a bunch done in the 4 hours we were on site. We cleaned most and straightened over a dozen headstones in this small cemetery. Here are a few before and after photos of the work compleed. There is still a bit of repair work and one very crooked stone we did not get to. I want to thank all the volunteers especially the commisioner's from Guilford. I hope they have a better feel for the straightening process. The one huge monument (aprox 2000 lbs) took most of us to manually level it out with bars and shovels.
We may have lost a few ants, but we did save a baby spotted salamander

06/19/2026

Look out for these signs at the corner of Jacksonville stage Road and old stage Road in Halifax. They will guide you to the warden cemetery. I was up there today and the w**ds were pretty tall so I w**d whacked all around the stones that need repairing or cleaning.
Hope to see you up there tomorrow morning bright and early at 8 o’clock. It’s gonna be a beautiful day. Call me or private message me if you have any questions or need directions. I will be at my house until 7 AM.

06/18/2026

The Worden cemetery workday will take place on Saturday morning, starting at 8:00 AM and ending at 12:00 PM. Activities will include headstone cleaning, straightening, and repairs. A luncheon will be hosted at the Halifax cafe for all attendees after the workday. Please direct any inquiries or requests for information to me via phone or private message.
It is going to be a beautiful day this Saturday. Perfect for digging around in the cemetery.

06/10/2026

Another week and a half before the first cemetery work day at Worden Cemetery on Saturdy June 20th. We hope to get a bunch of help to quickly get the cemetery up to shape and to check another one of our 23 cemeteries off the repair list.
Linda and I w**d wacked it a couple weeks ago. and it looked pretty good. lots of repairs cleaning and straightening to be done. We hope to see you there!

10/16/2025

We had a small cold but mighty crew today fixing and straightening 5-6 big and small headstones at Stafford cemetery in Halifax vt. This is another cemetery that needs a lot of care and attention. Thanks to all who helped out today.

10/13/2025

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08/28/2025

We had a great couple weekends at Bascom cemetery. This old cemetery (1775 oldest stone) still has more work to do to get several stones straightened but in these two days over 35 head stones were cleaned and had the biologic cleaner D2 applied. There are lots of marble stones that should start looking much brighter in the next few weeks as the stuff starts to work it’s magic. There were two 6’ heavy marble stones on the stone wall for some reason that needed to get planted to protect them from the surrounding trees. One was placed next to his wife’s stone and the other was placed in the family plot with the same surnamed stones. We had many volunteers the first Saturday who worked tirelessly that morning and had lunch prepared at the community hall “Cafe” afterwords. Kudos to all that showed up for the cause.
6 headstones were straightened the first Saturday and four more returned to their proper spots and repaired this past Sunday. Those were the heavy ones where we needed the live bodies and muscle.
Again, we the commissioners and the members of the Halifax cemetery restoration team want to thank all the volunteers for their efforts.

08/22/2025

Hi All! We are once again going to Bascom cemetery to get a few more stones cleaned and straightened. We need a few strong backs to get one of the large headstones off the wall and stood up in the nearby ground. I will have my little tractor to assist moving it around but it will be a tricky maneuver.
We are planning to start around 9am on Sunday the 24th of August.
Please let me know if you are interested in giving us a hand.
Thanks
Gary

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08/18/2025

We had a great day at Bascom cemetery with a lot help from the locals! We cleaned 29 headstones and straightened 6 big leaning headstones. I took a before picture but forgot to take an after pic. We will be going back there soon to clean the last 8 headstones and maybe straighten a couple while we are there.
A new "after" picture will follow as well.

The Halifax cemetery commissioners and the Halifax Cemetery Restoration Team want to thank all who participated in this rewarding adventure.

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