3rd Annual Wauwatosa Cemetery Clean-Up

Press release from the City of Wauwatosa:

August 25, 2020

The Annis Avery Hill Chapter in Wauwatosa of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be hosting a cleanup day at the Wauwatosa Cemetery on Saturday, September 12, 2020 from 9:30 - 11:30 am. Activities will include an introduction to cemetery preservation, proper headstone cleaning techniques and maintenance, and weed the garden areas. The cemetery is located 2405 N. 76th Street, north of Longfellow Middle School. Enter the cemetery from 76th street, north of North Avenue.

Last year they organized 30+ community volunteers to clean over 50 headstones, trim trees, and transplant almost 100 tiger lilies to a hill that is hard to mow. The Wauwatosa Cemetery was established in 1854, but by 1860, the cemetery had outgrown that site and moved to its current location. Annis Avery Hill, the daughter of a Revolutionary War patriot is buried there and is the namesake for the Wauwatosa Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. A Revolutionary War veteran, James Morgan is buried nearby.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) was founded in 1890 to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 185,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world's largest and most active service organizations. DAR members are committed to volunteer service having served more than 12.5 million hours in communities throughout the world during the past three years.

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