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Governor Ernie Fletcher and the Governor’s Office for Local Development (GOLD) today announced 53 cemeteries across the Commonwealth are receiving Cemetery Preservation Fund grants for various activities. Funding recipients were recognized at the Governor’s Local Issues Conference in Louisville.
“The Cemetery Preservation Program has been vital to the conservation of Kentucky’s cemeteries for many years,” said Governor Fletcher. “Through the efforts of this program and many dedicated community and local leaders, cemeteries across the state will be protected to be enjoyed by generations to come.”
The list of recipients is as follows:
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County / Amount |
Applicant |
Project Name |
Description |
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Anderson ($22,506.44) |
City of Lawrenceburg |
Lawrenceburg Cemetery |
Resurface the existing roadways located in Lawrenceburg Cemetery |
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Bourbon ($6,002) |
Bourbon County Cemetery Board/Bourbon County Fiscal Court |
McConnell/Ardery Cemetery |
Collection, documentation, cleaning, repair, conservation of gravestones, tree and stump removal, fence repair |
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Bourbon ($3,500) |
Bourbon County Fiscal Court |
Various Cemeteries |
Collection, documentation, cleaning, repair, conservation of gravestones, tree and stump removal, gate and fence repair |
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Boyle ($12,070) |
The Elements Enterprises Foundation, Inc. |
Crow-Barbee House Slave Cemetery |
Initial cleanup/landscaping, fencing, equipment, stone benches, signage, interior roads, tombstone repair, historical research |
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Breathitt ($23,863.44) |
Breathitt County Fiscal Court |
Clemons/Ritchie Cemetery |
Grade, gravel and blacktop the road to the cemetery; construct a chain link fence around the cemetery |
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Breathitt ($2,500) |
The Moore Cemetery Association, Inc. |
Moore Cemetery at Altro |
Fencing, signage, purchase of machinery, landscaping |
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Breckinridge ($3,355) |
Breckinridge Fiscal Court |
Fentress/Davis, Old Meador, John DeHaven #4, Dean DeHaven #4, Jennings and Frank DeJarnette Cemeteries |
Supplies and equipment; fencing, posts, signage |
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Carroll ($5,436.41) |
Maggie Clayton |
English Cemetery Co., Inc. |
Re-construct the two sections of the historic fence surrounding the English Cemetery |
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Christian ($4,958) |
Campbell-Brashner Cemetery Association |
Campbell Graveyard, Brashner Cemetery |
Fencing, gate, driveway, signage, tombstone repair |
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Clinton ($7,700) |
City of Albany |
Albany Cemetery |
Clean up, seeding area, clearing of brush, maintenance of some graves, resurface access roads |
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Daviess ($4,922) |
St. Peter of Alcantara |
Lancaster Cemetery |
Cemetery boundary survey, fieldwork, records research |
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Estill ($14,000) |
Estill County Fiscal Court |
Oakdale Cemetery |
Restoration of existing stones, installation of new gate |
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Fayette ($6,000) |
Lexington History Museum, Inc. |
Kizer Family Cemetery |
Restoration of gravestones, landscape restoration, maintenance |
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Fleming ($10,000) |
Fleming County Fiscal Court |
Mt. Pigsah, Locust, Stockton, Smoot, McGregor, New Hope and Fitchie’s Chapel Cemetery |
Purchase equipment and signs, clean-up, removal of trees, tombstone repair |
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Franklin ($5,000) |
City of Frankfort |
Green Hill Cemetery |
Initial clean-up, archive the cemetery, monument lighting |
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Franklin ($2,500) |
Kentucky Historical Society |
Governor Thomas Bramlette Marker |
Cleaning, preservation and restoration of Gov. Thomas Bramlette marker |
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Garrard ($10,552) |
Garrard County Fiscal Court |
Various Cemeteries |
Tombstone resetting and repairs, repair of sunken graves |
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Grant ($1,500) |
Grant County Preservation and Review Board |
Lebanon Cemetery |
Clean, reset and restore historical tombstones |
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Grayson ($10,868) |
Grayson County Cemetery Board |
Moorman Cemetery |
Construct a perimeter fence |
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Green ($3,000) |
Letha Johnson |
Old Community Cemetery |
Clear the property of overgrowth and fallen trees; Clean, repair and replace tombstones |
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Greenup ($7,015) |
Greenup County Cemetery Preservation Board |
Brown, Callihan, East Fork, Heaberlin, Howard #1, Lawhorn Spradlin, Nesbitt Herald, Palmer, Palmyra, Pennington, Prichard, Shelton and Young Cemeteries |
Clean-up, fence installation, archive project, training sessions |
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Harlan ($9,100) |
Harlan Revitalization Association, Inc. |
Wix Howard, Ward and Sunshine Cemeteries |
Clean tombstones and graves, clear brush, purchase masonry, mortar and concrete to repair tombstones |
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Hart ($23,863.44) |
Kelly Harl |
Old Green River “Union” Cemetery |
Fencing, purchase of grave markers, archaeological survey to identify remains |
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Hart ($17,036) |
Ronald Gonterman |
Cub Run Community Cemetery |
New road construction, site clean-up and tree removal, locate unmarked gravesites |
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Hopkins ($5,729) |
City of Hanson |
Hanson Cemetery |
Pave cemetery road |
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Hopkins ($2,982) |
City of Dawson Springs |
Arcadia Cemetery |
Initial clean-up, repair tombstones, install signage |
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Jackson ($23,860.44) |
Jackson County Cemetery Board |
Proffitt, Mullins, Faubus, and Sinking Valley Cemeteries |
Replace tombstones, install flag and flagpole, construct fence |
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Jefferson ($9,310) |
Salt River Baptist Church |
Easley Family and Hebron Cemeteries |
Reset and repair damaged headstones, install fencing, gates, signage |
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Kenton ($23,863.44) |
Kenton County Fiscal Court |
Linden Grove Cemetery |
Replace deteriorated fencing around the cemetery’s perimeter |
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Laurel ($23,863.44) |
City of London |
Breastworks Hill Cemetery |
Clean-up, fencing, equipment purchase, interior roads, tombstone repair/cleaning, boundary survey, historic research |
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Laurel ($2,100) |
Warren Grove Cemetery, Inc. |
Warren Grove Cemetery |
Signage, clean-up, tombstone repair, tree removal |
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Lawrence ($23,673.44) |
Lawrence County Fiscal Court |
Various Cemeteries |
Signage, fencing, road work |
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Leslie ($1,500) |
Leslie County Cemetery Board |
Lewis Cemetery |
Signage, design and production of brochures, print and scans of historic photos |
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Lincoln ($1,649) |
Highland United Methodist Church |
Highland Cemetery |
Road work, signage, clean-up, Civil War Veterans monument |
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Lincoln ($1,750) |
Barrow Cemetery Association |
Barrow Cemetery |
Landscaping, fencing |
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Logan ($9,672.25) |
Logan County Cemetery Preservation Committee |
Old Red, Oak Grove, Kennerly Chapel, Gillum, Buie and Young Cemeteries |
Reset tombstones, fencing, landscaping, level soil |
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Marshall ($21,956.44) |
Marshall County Fiscal Court / Marshall County Cemetery Board |
Castleberry, Malcolm, Mitchell, Old Place, Palmer, Sledd-Frizzell, Smothers, Story II and Styers Cemeteries |
Clean-up, fencing, tombstone repair, placing headstones at unmarked graves |
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Menifee ($5,000) |
Menifee County Fiscal Court |
Various Cemeteries |
Signage and road work |
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Monroe ($4,500) |
Monroe County Fiscal Court |
Gearlds Kirkpatrick and Moses Kirkpatrick Cemeteries |
Clean-up, fencing and equipment |
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Montgomery ($9,525) |
Montgomery County Fiscal Court |
Jones Cemetery |
Road work, tree removal, fencing |
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Nelson ($1,500) |
Nelson County Fiscal Court |
Bloomfield Cemetery |
Road work, repair perimeter, fencing, tree removal, secure grave markers |
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Nelson ($2,000) |
Nelson County Fiscal Court / Fairfield Cemetery Board |
Fairfield Cemetery |
Construct a boundary fence, surveying |
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Nicholas ($1,500) |
Jane Martin Smith |
Martin Cemetery |
Clean-up, reset and clean tombstones |
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Oldham ($8,000) |
Friends of Westport, Inc. |
Westport Public and Palin-Chambers-Woolfork Cemeteries |
Purchase equipment, landscaping, repair grave markers |
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Robertson ($1,500) |
Robertson County Fiscal Court |
Multiple Site Search |
Historic research for all the abandoned and neglected cemeteries in Robertson County |
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Rowan ($18,800) |
Rowan County Fiscal Court |
Franklin, Hayes, Johnson, Maddox and Hamm Cemeteries |
Road work, tree removal, reset headstones, build walking path |
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Shelby ($4,578.50) |
Calvary Cemetery, Inc. |
Old Colored Cemetery |
Fencing, clean-up |
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Spencer ($5,080) |
Spencer County Fiscal Court |
Old Church of Christ at Waterford, Elk Creek, Baird and McGee Cemeteries |
Clean-up, landscaping, fencing, signage |
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Spencer
($6,650) |
City of Taylorsville |
Pioneer Cemetery |
Install fence, gates |
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Taylor ($1,723) |
Taylor County Fiscal Court |
Cloyd Cemetery |
Fencing, reset stones |
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Taylor ($18,430) |
Taylor County Fiscal Court |
Kirtley No. 2, Wagner, Atchley, Tallow Creek Community and Allen Cemetery |
Landscaping, fencing, signage, tombstone repair |
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Todd ($9,000) |
New Cedar Grove Cemetery |
New Cedar Grove Cemetery |
Clean-up, reset tombstones, landscaping |
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Warren ($14,200) |
Warren County Fiscal Court |
Various Cemeteries |
Clean-up and repair, fencing, landscaping, historic research |
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The Kentucky Cemetery Preservation program funds maintenance, preservation and restoration activities. Examples of maintenance activities include initial cleanup and landscaping, purchasing equipment, fencing, signage and improving interior roads. Preservation and restoration activities include acquiring conservation easements, surveying boundaries and repairing and cleaning tombstones.
Other activities that are eligible for funding are historic research, archiving, training to support cemetery preservation and improving access roads.
Counties may establish five-member county cemetery boards to apply for grants. State agencies, local governments, and certain nonprofit organizations – cemeteries, historical and genealogical groups, and local civic groups – also may apply. However, applications from county boards will receive funding priority.
The maximum grant that a group can receive is $25,000 and the minimum grant is $1,000, and a one-to-one local match is required.
A five-member state board oversees the program and makes funding decisions. The state board is chaired by the Commissioner of GOLD and also represents the Kentucky Heritage Council, the Kentucky Historical Society, the Kentucky Association of Counties and the Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission.
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