Preservation
Preservation means protecting what time and weather are determined to erase. It includes careful cleaning, gentle vegetation control near markers, documenting inscriptions, and planning repairs that keep original materials whenever possible.
This work is not about making the cemetery “new.” It is about keeping it readable, stable, and honorable—so a child, a grandchild, or a distant relative can stand before a stone and still know who is remembered there.
Maintenance
Maintenance protects the cemetery as a place people can visit without worry. Mowing, trimming, removing deadfall, monitoring hazards, and keeping paths passable are practical tasks, but they also carry meaning: they show that this place still matters.
A well-kept cemetery invites quiet reflection. It also reduces damage—unchecked brush can break markers, moisture can accelerate decay, and unstable ground can make visits unsafe.
Genealogy & community history
Genealogy is often a journey that begins with a name and a question. Cemeteries help answer those questions with dates, family groupings, inscriptions, and nearby community ties—details that may not exist anywhere else.
By preserving stones and records, the Society supports researchers, descendants, and local historians who are working to keep Meeting Creek’s story connected—family to family, generation to generation.
