Welcome to the Pennsylvania Saving Graves mailing list. A collaborative effort of cemetery preservation advocates working to increase public awareness and activism in preserving, protecting and restoring endangered and forgotten cemeteries worldwide. This group was created for those that have an interest in the preservation of cemeteries. So many of our cemeteries are being vandalized by "gothic minors”, development and nature. We are a group from around America and as well as other countries that believe these places should be cherished and protected. Our goal is to see that every cemetery has it's own volunteer to clean it and maintain the burial sites of our countries creators. Think of it. Here you can help with our cause by taking photos of the cemetery you have volunteered to maintain, share information and much more. This is a wonderful project for churches youth group, the girl scouts, boy scouts or even your business. Check out our Links for wonderful articles that are updated often. Our Photo area for some beautiful preservation results, and our Database or transcriptions of the cemeteries that this group has preserved and recorded. Also please see Links for laws to follow before you start your preservation project. Also please see Files for some helpful tips on the preservation of the headstones. If there are any questions that you may have or just curious of our cause please feel free to ask. Hope you enjoy this group and let all your friends know about us. Please feel free to give your input and photos. We thank you for your help with our cause. Please see our site, which is always being updated, for some projects volunteers are working on. Please visit our site for more information: http://www.pa-roots.com/index.php/saving-graves

Thank you,

Nathan P Zipfel
Saving Graves
Pennsylvania State Coordinator