The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History has published “West Virginia’s Cemeteries 2004,” a calendar highlighting historic burial sites across the state. The 13-month full-color calendar is free while supplies last.
Each month, the calendar highlights a West Virginia cemetery, including the Hatfield Cemetery in Sarah Ann, the Grafton National Cemetery, Woodlawn Cemetery in Fairmont, Indian Mound Cemetery near Romney and Riverview Cemetery in Parkersburg. The calendar also includes information about the National Register of Historic Places as it pertains to cemeteries, and articles about tombstone iconography and cemetery preservation.
To request a copy of the calendar, write to 2004 Calendar, State Historic Preservation Office, WVDCH, The Cultural Center, 1900 Kanawha Blvd., East, Charleston, WV 25305-0300; call (304) 558-0240, ext. 711; or contact a member of the SHPO Staff, click here.
“ West Virginia’s Cemeteries 2004” was funded in part by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, and by Cornerstone Family Services Inc.
The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. Visit the Division’s website at www.wvculture.org for more information about programs of the Division. The Department of Arts, Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Ginny Painter
Director of Public Information
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History
The Cultural Center
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone (304) 558-0220, ext. 120
Fax (304) 558-2779
Email ginny.painter@wvculture.org