On May 2, youth from Cleveland gathered to recognize World War I veterans. The Utah State Department of Heritage and Arts has offered grants to commemorate the ending of WWI and to encourage Utahns to recognize the impact of WWI in their communities.
The Emery County Archives has partnered with American Legion posts, the Emery County Historical Society and the Emery County Historical Preservation Commission. The Emery County Historical Society with the help of the youth and community will be locating, cleaning and repairing the markers of our WWI veterans.
On Thursday in Cleveland and Elmo, WWI veteran graves were marked with a flag and on Saturday the youth returned to clean and repair the markers.
Commander Raymond Quinn, Milton Wiseman and Jim Hill from American Legion Post 73 attended the event to educate the youth about veterans and WWI.
There will be a fireside on July 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ferron Stake Center gym. Casual dress for the fireside. The community will gather to learn more about the veterans and hear letters veterans wrote to home during the war.
There will be a closing event on Nov. 8. An Open House will be held at the Old Emery County Court House on Main Street at 6:30 pm. Displayed will be artifacts from WWI from the archives special collections such as soldiers uniforms, photo albums and letters written home from these brave men and women. Also, photos showcasing the hard work of our youth and community in honoring these veterans. Refreshments will be served. The entire community is invited.
The Emery County Archives will visit all of the cemetaries in the coming months. Contact the Emery County Archives at 435-381-2671, if you are interested in helping.
The youth and community will be locating, cleaning and repairing the Markers of our WWI Veterans in the following local cemeteries:
Castle Dale cemetery locating the markers, May 15 and 16. Cleaning the markers May 19 at 10 am.
Orangeville cemetery: locating the markers May 22 and 23. Cleaning the markers May 26 at 10 a.m.
Ferron cemetery: locating the markers July 10 and 11. Cleaning the markers July 14 at 10 a.m.
Emery cemetery: locating the markers on July 10 and 11. Cleaning the markers July 14 at 1 p.m.
Cleveland youth helps with WWI marker project
The youth of Cleveland came out to help with the World War I cemetery marker project.