In this episode, Denys Allen interviews Lara Thomas of Berks County Association for Graveyard Preservation, BCAGP. Lara shares the work of BCAGP, tips to find your ancestors in these tiny cemeteries, and how to keep these graveyard preserved for the future. If you want to see visuals of some of the work of BCAGP, check out the video on the PA Ancestors YouTube Channel (link below).
Timestamps:
02:14 About BCAGP
03:54 Preservation Efforts
06:26 Founders of BCAGP and cataloging of graves
11:25 Other groups and preservation efforts
17:36 Care of gravestones
21:39 Supporting BCAGP
Links:
Berks County Association for Graveyard Preservation bcagp.org
Maxatawny Warehouses at Hottenstein Road Facebook Group
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