Protecting Midwest Pioneer Cemeteries through Cemetery Preservation Reform

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dc.contributor.authorGarner, LaDonna R.
dc.contributor.programMA in Historic Preservationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-31T16:25:58Z
dc.date.available2016-03-31T16:25:58Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractPioneer cemeteries are enduring, physical landscapes which display community antiquity and cultural heritage. Their loss through deterioration and destructive practices erases historical and archaeological fabric that cannot be reproduced. This thesis examines the preservation of pioneer cemeteries in the Midwest. It asks three questions: What are the activities groups undertake when preserving a pioneer cemetery? What resources are accessible for groups to restore and maintain pioneer cemeteries? Does Midwest state legislation assist or hinder pioneer cemeteries from abandonment and destructive practices? A brief glimpse of cemetery history and preservation in the United States introduces the research. The discussion details a case study of five pioneer cemeteries in differing Midwest states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska). Through comparisons of abandonment and restorative activities, observations offer an understanding of available resources and areas of impediment volunteers confront to initiate and maintain pioneer cemeteries. The case study further evaluates each state’s legislation and its assistance or hindrance to protect burial grounds as well as its promotion of public awareness in regarding cemetery preservation. In conclusion, I advocate that pioneer cemeteries in the Midwest require numerous resources, particularly funding and educational programs, combined with robust legislation to ensure their longevity. Preserving these cemeteries will ensure their landscapes can be recognized as a historical commodity previously abandoned by their descendants and forgotten by their communities.en_US
dc.format.extent117 p.en_US
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2J15V
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/2638
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
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dc.subjectabandoned cemeteryen_US
dc.subjectcemeteriesen_US
dc.subjectcemeteryen_US
dc.subjectCemetery of the Lone Treeen_US
dc.subjectcertified local governmenten_US
dc.subjectHamiltonen_US
dc.subjectFestusen_US
dc.subjectIllinoisen_US
dc.subjectIowaen_US
dc.subjectMidwesten_US
dc.subjectKansasen_US
dc.subjectMissourien_US
dc.subjectMooreheaden_US
dc.subjectMount Zion Cemeteryen_US
dc.subjectNebraskaen_US
dc.subjectOld Log Church Cemeteryen_US
dc.subjectpioneer cemeteriesen_US
dc.subjectpreservationen_US
dc.subjectpreservation fundingen_US
dc.subjectpreservation legislationen_US
dc.subjectSouth Jordan Cemeteryen_US
dc.subjectValley Fallsen_US
dc.subjectWaterburyen_US
dc.subjectWinans-Jackson Cemeteryen_US
dc.subject.lcshHistoric preservation -- Theses
dc.subject.lcshPioneer -- Cemeteries -- United States
dc.subject.lcshCemeteries -- Middle West -- Preservation
dc.titleProtecting Midwest Pioneer Cemeteries through Cemetery Preservation Reformen_US
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