Thanks to countless hours of work by two volunteers over the last five years, now there's more information than ever before on the veterans buried in town, which has been printed and is available to view in the Town Office.
Town Clerk Judith Stratton and retired resident Florence Beebe began the project without veterans in mind when the pair took on a project to plot out each cemetery in town to record who is buried and where. The two are also trying to get as much information about the soldiers as possible -- including military ranks, ancestries, location and date of birth and death, in addition to where they are buried.
Town Clerk Judith Stratton and retired resident Florence Beebe began the project without veterans in mind when the pair took on a project to plot out each cemetery in town to record who is buried and where. The two are also trying to get as much information about the soldiers as possible -- including military ranks, ancestries, location and date of birth and death, in addition to where they are buried.
A copy of all the information the women have found on veterans and others buried in town can be viewed at the Town Office. I wish someone would help them put the information online so that descendants wouldn't have to travel thousands of miles to see the information!
In any case, you can read more in an article by Dawson Raspuzzi in the Bennington Banner web site at http://www.benningtonbanner.com/ci_15493348
