Join us at 6pm on Thursday April 30, 2026 at the Boone County History & Culture Center for a presentation by Nancy Thompson, Darrel Strope, and Craig Haugen about the Do’s & Don’ts of Cemetery Cleanups. Their Cole County Cemetery Cleanup group has worked on several cemeteries in Cole County and in Callaway County.

In 2023 CoMo Preservation learned about the two historic cemeteries on the John W. Alspaugh Park from Bruce Alspaugh. We have had Bruce Alspaugh lead several tours through the park. In addition, we have been meeting with the Genealogical Society of Boone County and Central Missouri and they are taking the lead in researching who is buried in the cemeteries so the City of Columbia can put up signage in the future.

We are pleased to join with the Boone County Historical Society and the Genealogical Society of Boone County and Central Missouri to bring you this opportunity to hear about how to do a cemetery clean up from Nancy Thompson, Darrel Strope, and Craig Haugen.

In addition, please consider signing up to help at the cemetery cleanup events on May 2 and/or June 6 at 8 am at the two historic cemeteries, Antioch and Hinkson Creek, in the Alspaugh Park.

This event is free but reservations are required to facilitate planning.

4-30-26 The Do’s & Don’ts of Cemetery Cleanups

By CoMo Preservation

4-30-26 The Do’s & Don’ts of Cemetery Cleanups

Co-sponsored by CoMo Preservation, Boone County Historical Society and The Genealogical Society of Boone County and Central Missouri