2021 Weekly Cemetery Cleanups
Every Tuesday from 3pm till 5:30pm
Society members and volunteers weed-eat and clean-up
the Cemetery grounds.
Come on out and help preserve America's History!
4 November 2018
American Red Cross and Rotary International Volunteers
help with Fall Plantings and the Cemetery Clean-up
help with Fall Plantings and the Cemetery Clean-up
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Volunteers from the Ft Campbell/Clarksville American Red Cross and Rotary International (Sunrise Club)
joined Society Members on Sunday 4 November to plant shrubs and flowers at the Main sign on Cumberland Ave
and at the Cemetery's Retreat Area.
Despite the persistent rain, our volunteers worked hard beautifying the gardens and clearing pathways throughout the cemetery.
The Society thanks the American Red Cross and the Sunrise Rotary Club!
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11 August 2018
Volunteers Flood Mt Olive Cemetery during the
"Back to School" Clean-up!
More than 70 High School JROTC Cadets and Students
from Kenwood and Clarksville High Schools volunteered on Sunday 12 August 2018 to help the Society conduct its annual "Back-to-School" Clean-up. JROTC Cadets and Students started off their school year by successfully completing an amazing Community Service Project.
Cadets and Students also teamed-up with the Sunrise Rotary Club of Clarksville
to install a new cemetery sign at the Flag pole and retreat area.
Thanks to all of our Volunteers!
"Back to School" Clean-up!
More than 70 High School JROTC Cadets and Students
from Kenwood and Clarksville High Schools volunteered on Sunday 12 August 2018 to help the Society conduct its annual "Back-to-School" Clean-up. JROTC Cadets and Students started off their school year by successfully completing an amazing Community Service Project.
Cadets and Students also teamed-up with the Sunrise Rotary Club of Clarksville
to install a new cemetery sign at the Flag pole and retreat area.
Thanks to all of our Volunteers!
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The Society thanks the Kenwood JROTC Program and the Sunrise Rotary Club!
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20 May 2018
Mt Olive Cemetery's Annual Spring Clean-up!
Approximately 50 High School Students and Cadets from
Clarksville and Kenwood High Schools volunteered on Sunday 20 May 2018 to help the Society conduct its annual Spring Clean-up. JROTC Cadets and Students teamed-up to collect downed tree limbs, fill graves and support a headstone restoration project. Following the clean-up the Society held a BBQ for the volunteers at Liberty Park.
Thanks to all of our Volunteers!
Mt Olive Cemetery's Annual Spring Clean-up!
Approximately 50 High School Students and Cadets from
Clarksville and Kenwood High Schools volunteered on Sunday 20 May 2018 to help the Society conduct its annual Spring Clean-up. JROTC Cadets and Students teamed-up to collect downed tree limbs, fill graves and support a headstone restoration project. Following the clean-up the Society held a BBQ for the volunteers at Liberty Park.
Thanks to all of our Volunteers!
12 May 2018
Eagle Scout Project Commemorates Mt Olive Cemetery
Led by Scout Matthew Riley from Clarksville's Troop 525, a Flag Pole installation and Retreat Area was completed May 12, 2018.
The Society is extremely proud of Matthew's leadership and patriotism and congratulate him on his hard work and dedication.
Well Done!
Eagle Scout Project Commemorates Mt Olive Cemetery
Led by Scout Matthew Riley from Clarksville's Troop 525, a Flag Pole installation and Retreat Area was completed May 12, 2018.
The Society is extremely proud of Matthew's leadership and patriotism and congratulate him on his hard work and dedication.
Well Done!
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5 November 2017
Clarksville's JROTC Cadets and Students Conduct Storm Clean-up At Mt Olive
On Sunday 5 November 2017 CMCSS JROTC Cadets from Kenwood, Montgomery-Central and West Creek High Schools and students from Clarksville High School as well as local volunteers all pitched-in to conduct the Fall JROTC Community Service Project at Mt Olive Cemetery. The volunteers focused on the debris left in the wake of the hurricane storm damage. Cadets and students worked tirelessly as they retrieved downed trees and branches. A team of cadets also worked on filling-in graves and clearing overgrowth from around the headstones.
The City of Clarksville Street Department supported the Clean-up as well with a very professional pick-up.
The Society thanks everyone that participated in the planning and execution of this Community Service Project.
Well Done Clarksville!
Clarksville's JROTC Cadets and Students Conduct Storm Clean-up At Mt Olive
On Sunday 5 November 2017 CMCSS JROTC Cadets from Kenwood, Montgomery-Central and West Creek High Schools and students from Clarksville High School as well as local volunteers all pitched-in to conduct the Fall JROTC Community Service Project at Mt Olive Cemetery. The volunteers focused on the debris left in the wake of the hurricane storm damage. Cadets and students worked tirelessly as they retrieved downed trees and branches. A team of cadets also worked on filling-in graves and clearing overgrowth from around the headstones.
The City of Clarksville Street Department supported the Clean-up as well with a very professional pick-up.
The Society thanks everyone that participated in the planning and execution of this Community Service Project.
Well Done Clarksville!
27 August 2017
Clarksville's JROTC Cadets conduct massive Community Service Project
On Sunday, 27 August 2017, cadets from both Kenwood and Clarksville High School JROTC Programs performed a massive Community Service Project in support of the preservation and restoration efforts at Mt Olive Cemetery.
Cadets performed area beautification, general clean-up and grave restoration work. During this project, one cadet from Kenwood discovered a gravestone in the undergrowth. It was determined that this grave was in fact a Civil War US Colored Troop that had not been previously identified or accounted for in the County’s Records, or in the Mt Olive Preservation Society’s archives.
This was a certainly one of the highlights of the day!
As fellow Americans and citizens of Montgomery County, we can all be proud of these young students, leaders and patriots!
These cadets displayed amazing team work, personal discipline and enormous civic pride in caring for the cemetery grounds.
The Society commends the JROTC instructors for their leadership and for the examples they set for our High School Students!
Well Done Cadets!
Clarksville's JROTC Cadets conduct massive Community Service Project
On Sunday, 27 August 2017, cadets from both Kenwood and Clarksville High School JROTC Programs performed a massive Community Service Project in support of the preservation and restoration efforts at Mt Olive Cemetery.
Cadets performed area beautification, general clean-up and grave restoration work. During this project, one cadet from Kenwood discovered a gravestone in the undergrowth. It was determined that this grave was in fact a Civil War US Colored Troop that had not been previously identified or accounted for in the County’s Records, or in the Mt Olive Preservation Society’s archives.
This was a certainly one of the highlights of the day!
As fellow Americans and citizens of Montgomery County, we can all be proud of these young students, leaders and patriots!
These cadets displayed amazing team work, personal discipline and enormous civic pride in caring for the cemetery grounds.
The Society commends the JROTC instructors for their leadership and for the examples they set for our High School Students!
Well Done Cadets!
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13 Aug 2017
Restoration and Research at Mt Olive
August 2017: Mt Olive Historian Phyllis Smith and volunteer Mr. Larry Wells (of the Clarksville Buffalo Soldiers Association) record the GPS coordinates and locations of the US Veterans interred at Mt Olive.
The Society is creating a Educational Self-Guided Tour/Map of the Cemetery so that fellow citizens and Veterans can visit and pay respects to our Nation's Veterans.
The project is expected to be completed at the end of August 2017..
Restoration and Research at Mt Olive
August 2017: Mt Olive Historian Phyllis Smith and volunteer Mr. Larry Wells (of the Clarksville Buffalo Soldiers Association) record the GPS coordinates and locations of the US Veterans interred at Mt Olive.
The Society is creating a Educational Self-Guided Tour/Map of the Cemetery so that fellow citizens and Veterans can visit and pay respects to our Nation's Veterans.
The project is expected to be completed at the end of August 2017..
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The photo above was taken using Ground Penetrating Radar imaging. Approximately 70% of the Cemetery has been imaged. Each blue dot on this map represents a human's remains. Many of these graves remain unmarked.
Efforts are underway to have 100% of the Cemetery re-imaged so that the Society can re-baseline our research, doscumentation and preservation missions.
This image, at least in part, captures the essence of the Society's mission - to discover, document, celebrate and preserve the lives of those African American families and Servicemen who lay at rest in Mt Olive Cemetery.
Efforts are underway to have 100% of the Cemetery re-imaged so that the Society can re-baseline our research, doscumentation and preservation missions.
This image, at least in part, captures the essence of the Society's mission - to discover, document, celebrate and preserve the lives of those African American families and Servicemen who lay at rest in Mt Olive Cemetery.
Cemetery Preservation - The Way Ahead
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Our Vision for Mt Olive's Cemetery Grounds
* Accessible, Safe and Clean * Respectful and Preserved * Placed on the National Historical Register |
- We will seek to restore and appropriately mark each grave
Our Vision for the Main Enterance to Mt Olive
