This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Oak Hill headstone project conservation underway in Lawrence
Volunteers and Pacific Coast Conservation, funded by City of Lawrence Capital Improvement Plan funds, Douglas County grants, and private donations, aim to conserve at least 53 headstones in Oak Hill Cemetery. The effort, led by Denise Pettengill of the Douglas County Historical Society, has logged over 150 volunteer hours and will resume in March, continuing the care of historic stones including Luzines and Charlie Leis memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettengill
Luzine
City of
Lawrence
Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council
Friends of
Oak Hill Cemetery
Watkins Museum of History
Natalie Vondrak
Watkins
Vondrak
Quantrill
Charlie Leis
Charlie
Little Charlie
Oak Hill
William Allen White
Arlington of the West
Friends of Oak Hill
Shannon Hodges
Watkinsmuseum.org
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