Education and Engagement

Through our research and partnership efforts, the Mt Olive Cemetery Historical Preservation Society seeks to develop educational briefings, papers, guided and self-guided tour opportunities and lectures on the history of the cemetery, and those citizens and US Military Veterans who lay at rest at Mt Olive.

As members of the Society we embrace the journey of discovery that lays before us.
Motivated by the opportunities that this journey will build friendships and partnerships across our community, we invite you to join us and help celebrate the diversity and rich history of Clarksville, Tennessee.

Mt Olive Clean-Up and Restoration Project
Friday - 24 July 2020
1:00 pm until 4:00 pm

25 MAY 2020
Memorial Day Flag Raising and Remembrance Ceremony

27 May 2019
Memorial Day Celebration

19 May 2019
Annual May Clean-up And BBQ

CMCSS Students, JROTC Cadets, Teachers, friends and Society Members conducted
a major Clean-up effort on 19 May 2019.
A BBQ was held at Liberty Park for all of the Volunteers.
It was another great opportunity for our community to share and learn about MT Olive!

Students from Clarksville High School (JROTC Cadets) and Richview Middle School gather at the MT Olive Retreat Area following their community service work at the Cemetery.

16 March 2019
Montgomery County Historical Society - Presentation

9 FEBRUARY 2019
Celebrating Black History Month at Ft Defiance

Society Members, Friends, Community Leaders and fellow citizens gathered at Ft Defiance to Celebrate Black History Month. A wreath Laying Ceremony at Ft Defiance's flag pole was proceeded by a 30 minute presentation on the US Colored Troops of America's Civil War and a reflection on veterans interred at MT Olive.

12 November 2018
Society Members Gather at the Cemetery Retreat Area
for the 2018 Veterans Day Flag Raising Ceremony

18 AUGUST 2018
Mt Olive's GOSPEL CELEBRATION Unites the Community
and Honors Mt Olive's African-Americans

28 May 2018
Society Members and Special Guests conducted the
Annual Memorial Day Flag Raising and Honors Ceremony.
Members and guests toured Mt Olive
and placed American Flags at the graves of all the Veterans.

20 May 2018
The Society Celebrates Eagle Scout Project with Flag Raising Ceremony

The Society held a Commemorative Flag Raising Ceremony in recognition of the Cemetery's new Flag Pole and Retreat Area. Boy Scout Matthew Riley from Clarksville's Troop 525 designed and managed the installation as part of his Eagle Scout Project.
The Society is extremely proud of Matthew's leadership and patriotism and congratulate him on his hard work and dedication!

15 March 2018
Sunrise Rotary Club of Clarksville Hosts
Mt Olive Cemetery Historical Preservation Society
The Society's President Nick Nicholson and Director of Education and Engagement Mike Taliento
presented "In Our Own Back Yard" to Rotary International's Sunrise Rotary Club of Clarksville.
The Sunrise Club is a partnered civic organization with the Society and continues support our mission and can been seen volunteering at our quarterly cemetery clean-up events. The Society is grateful for Rotary's support to our restoration and maintenance mission and for the fund-raiser support provided during our annual fund raising event!

21 FEB 2018
Educational Engagement with Nashville State
Honors Mt Olive's US Colored Troops

Historian Phyllis Smith engages students from Nashville State Community College on the History of Mt Olive Cemetery, highlighting some of its permanent residents who served in US Colored Troop Regiments during the Civil War.

17 FEB 2018
Black History Month Celebration and Reflection
Presentation at Ft Defiance and Wreath Laying Ceremony

27-28 October 2017
Mt Olive Cemetery Historical Preservation Society Presents Briefing on US Colored Troops at
APSU Symposium on African-Americans and the Civil War.