Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Day - April 11, 2020
1. Attleboro, MA – Clean-up to be rescheduled. More information to follow ... Contact- Ben Cote- tenmilefriends@gmail.com
2. Barrington- Will continue their perpetual care program
and have scheduled clean-ups during the month of April. Contact- Steve
Kirey- loftynotes@aol.com
3. Burrillville – Clean-up date is Saturday April 11. Will be cleaning #26 Riverside Cemetery.
The Burrillville Historical Cemetery Committee will host an informational
booth with maps and information on all of the town’s historical cemeteries.
More information to follow… Contact- Betty Mencucci- bmencucci@verizon.net Ron
Lapierre- rplapierre@aol.com
4. Central Falls- Will continue their perpetual care
program for CF001 Moshassuck Cemetery. Contact-
moshassuckcemetery@hotmail.com
5. Charlestown – Will participate. Putting their plan
together. Contact- Alexandra and John LaForce- woodpuffin@cox.net
6. Coventry/West Warwick- Will participate. Putting plan
together. Contact-
coventrycemeteries@gmail.com
7. Cranston – Will participate. Putting their plan
together. Contact- Greg Mieka- ribatterya@verizon.com
8. Cumberland – BRWC/FOB will be working on Elder Ballou
Cemetery, as well as the site of the meeting house, and one other cemetery.
More information to follow. Contact- Keith Hainley- dkhainley@gmail.com
9. East Providence – Putting a plan together for EP003
Newman Cemetery. Contact-
friendsofnewmancemetery@gmail.com
10. Exeter – Exeter Historic Cemetery Committee will be
cleaning #3 and #74 on April 11 at 2pm. Bring rakes and grass clippers.
Contact -Dory Wagner dorwagg@aol.com
11. Foster - Will participate. Putting their plan
together. Contact- Foster Preservation Society- fosterfps@msn.com
12. Glocester – Will be cleaning GL051 Medberry Lot on
Thursday April 9th 10am – 1pm. Contact- Bill Brown- billbrown8686@gmail.com
13. Hopkinton – HHA is planning a series of clean-ups on
April 4th, April 11th (Awareness day), and April 18th. 9am-3pm. More information to follow. Contact- Jim Chabot - jchabot4@gmail.com or
hopkintonhistorical@gmail.com
14. Jamestown - Will participate. Putting their plan
together. Contact- Rosemary Enright- rxenright@gmail.com
15. Johnston – Johnston Historical Society is tentatively
planning its clean-up for Saturday April 18th at JN021 the
well-known Governor King Burial Ground. This cemetery is located on
Hartford Ave, close to the Johnston/Providence line. Volunteers are welcome
and appreciated. Contact- Steve Merolla- SMerolla1@cox.net
16. Lincoln – Bill Gagne and Kristen Gilbert are in the
process of repairing the wall at Lincoln #79. A private contractor has
volunteered to help them with the project. Reported by Ken Postle 3/1/2020
17. Little Compton – Will participate. Putting plan
together. Contact – Marjory O’Toole-
lchistory@littlecompton.org
18. New Shoreham – Will participate. Will be doing our
annual spring clean-up of our 9 cemeteries in the days prior and after
April 11th Contact- Michael Shea- cemeteries@newshoreham.com
19. Newport – Planning activities. More information to follow - Contact - MaryJo Valdes –
thinwatersailor@verizon.net
20. North Kingstown – Will participate. Putting their plan
together. Contact- Tim Cranston-
gcranston@northkingstown.org
21. North Providence – Will participate. More information
to follow. Contact- Joe Giammarco- ltutal@aol.com
22. North Smithfield - Will be cleaning at Hotchkiss
(NS31, NS36, & NS37) on Smithfield Rd and Gideon Sayles (NS24) on
Sayles Hill Rd. Saturday April 18th from 10am – 12 noon- Rich
Keene - rfkeene6@gmail.com or Denis
Chamberland –
denis.p.chamberland@gmail.com
23. Providence – North Burial Ground crew will participate
by doing cleanup work on Friday April 10. More details to follow. Contact –
Ashlynn Rickord – arickord@providenceri.gov
24. Richmond – Richmond Historic Cemetery Committee will
be cleaning their cemetery at the junction of Rt 95 and Rt 138. Park in the
Park & Ride. April 11 at 10am. Bring brush clippers, rakes, and grass
trimmers. Contact – Dory Wagner dorwagg@aol.com
25. Scituate – Will be having a clean-up at SC015 Russell
Smith Lot on Saturday April 18th 9am – 12 noon. Meet at the
municipal parking lot. Plenty of parking off Silk Lane. More info to
follow… Contact - Skye Pechie – tmbgambassador@gmail.com or
Fred Faria – ftfaria001@gmail.com
26. Smithfield- Will participate. Putting a plan together.
Contact- Skip Tuetken –
friendsofsmithfieldcemeteries@gmail.com
27. South Kingstown – Will be cleaning SK52 Clarke Sweet
Lot and SK109 Joshua Curtis Lot on April 11th. Contact Russell
Dinoto - russell.dinoto@hotmail.com
28. Tiverton – Contact- Jim
Spears- jim.spears.@cox.net
29. Warren – Will do a clean-upon Wednesday April 22,
Earth Day. For details contact- Judith Fardig- jafl939@aol.com
30. Warwick – Volunteers will be working at WK034 Brayton
Cemetery. Date to be announced. Contact- Peggy Malcolm- pmalcolm@cox.net
31. Westerly – Will be cleaning WY019 Isaac Vars Cemetery
before April 11th. Will also be cleaning other cemeteries.
Contact- Joe Jordan- jm_jordan@cox.net
32. West Warwick/Coventry - Will participate. Putting plan
together. Contact-
coventrycemeteries@gmail.com
33. Woonsocket – Will have a clean-up at WO002 Capron
Cemetery on April 25th 9am-12 noon. Contact – Christine
MacWilliams- cmacwilliams58@yahoo.com -
Greg Duhamel will do a clean-up on Sat April 11 at WO009 Bernon Cemetery -
9am – 12 noon – Contact - grizroots401@gmail.com