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Cemetery Resources Board Meeting
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Members Present:
Nancy Thompson, Chair
Michael Shellman, Co -Chair
Pat -Rowe Kerr
Members Absent:
Sherri Cook
Tim Theroff
Council Liaison:
Mark Schreiber
Guest:
Michele Brooks, News Tribune
Rebecca Gordon, Friends of the Missouri Governor's Mansion
Staff:
David Grellner, Environmental Health Manager
Don Beck, Property Maintenance Inspector
Nancy Thompson called the meeting to order. A quorum was present.
The Cemetery Resources Board met on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Small
Conference Room, lower level of the John G. Christy Municipal Building, 320 E. McCarty Street,
Jefferson City, Missouri.
Approval of the Minutes:
A motion was made for the approval of the minutes from the January 21, 2016 meeting by Pat
Rowe Kerr, Michael Shellman seconded. Minutes were approved.
Old Business:
Rebecca Gordon, Executive Director of Friends of the Missouri Governor's Mansion was
present to discuss the upcoming monument dedication to Carrie Crittenden. Rebecca
mentioned that donors will pay for the cost of the monument and are working with Capital
Monuments on the design. She had a meeting with the docents and they were happy to
participate in the event. Discussion occurred about how the event would be set up, possibly
having the docents act as historical figures of those interred and telling their story. Also, an
information booth and a donation area would be set up. This event would be used as a way to
capture the interest of the community to appreciate the cemeteries. A tentative date of
Minutes of the City of Jefferson Cemetery Resources Board
February 18, 2016
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Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. was set for the event with meetings next
month with the docents to occur.
Discussion also occurred about preparing an example marker from Capital Monuments to see if
people would be interested in purchasing this stone to mark a grave stone that is no longer
legible. Discussion also occurred about personally inviting the City of Jefferson Council
Members to the event. The Historic City of Jefferson is having a dinner on March 13, 2016.
Discussion occurred about representatives of the Board attending the event.
Nancy Thompson and David Grellner discussed a meeting with the Department of Natural
Resources representatives about grant funding. DNR described information documents about
each grave stone could be completed by trained volunteers or a preservationist for a survey of
the cemetery. The Board decided to hold off on this grant funding at this time.
It was decided to hold off discussion about donation mailing by Nancy until Tim Theroff could
attend the meeting. Also discussion occurred about making arrangements to place flags on
veteran's markers in the cemetery. Also discussion occurred about Hedge Grove Cemetery
between Don Beck and Nancy.
New Business:
The John Gordon plaque was discussed. Mark Schreiber stated he had a source to get a new
plaque if he had the correct information. Nancy Thompson stated that the family was interested
in replacing the plaque with the correct information. Discussion then occurred about the grave
stone unearthed that had the word "Captain" on it and trying to find who this individual was.
The State of Missouri burial lot was discussed. Nancy Thompson has been researching the
history of the lot to see who the ownership of the lot actually is and how it came to be. A new
source of contacting the Office of Administration was discussed to see if they could help with the
maintenance of this lot.
Other Topics and Issues:
The next Cemetery Resources Board Meeting was set for March 17, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the
small conference room at City Hall with an onsite tour to Woodland/Old City Cemetery.
Adjournment:
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
David Grellner