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PlNKERTONâ€"Tliui‘e lune been some people in the Sin-tin community at Pinkerton who have thought at one tinic or another over the years that the ahandoned Green- wood Cemetery should he refurbished It was just something that no one got around tuâ€"uiitil about tnnr weeks ago. Elwood Pinkerton. a decendent of the lounding family of the Village. got thinking with his brother Gordon's 9011i biithday coming up, it would be nice to see the Green- wood Cemetery restored in conjuction With his birthday. “Gordon ha _ in from time to time that somebody should dig HI and sort things out at the abandoned cemetery site," said Elwood, He mentioned the idea of taking on the project to the reeve oi Greenock Township, Jack Kiley. “Council got right on it," said Elwood It was through the ctinrts oi the whole ‘ communin that the project was completed and on Sunday afternoon, May 3, a small group gathered at the cemetery when it was rudedicaten tn the pioneers oi the village community. The cemetery was abandoned because the location overlooking the 'l‘eeswater River was nutsuitable hr a cemetery site. Elwood said an area of clay. With the rim coming to the surface at the hiin point overlooking the week prior to the eveni In reply to Jack's remarks, Harold said he has been thinking for a long time that this work should be donc. "Like many of us here. I've often thought that this should have been dune a long time i ago." Said Harold “There zre ti lot of memories here for many of us. As u child I played here many a day. I remember stones that were here that we've been unable to locate We know some ha vi.- been iiiuved, but we can’t locate an) record: " Harold was instrumental in thc restora- ‘ tion work an the existing stones and had plan ques made to mark the redetlicaiion to the pioneers of the village ‘ Although there is much to be lcarncd ‘ about the history of “lt‘ Greenwood tenietcry, its icslrii'atioii has “letle thiit a littlc bit of lllSim‘) has been [Jul bde lll place "The h:s[ory that we Ii;ch ha; barn liaiitl- mi ilowii ironi generation It cent-mum There cnniri hi: min-i- initirmrtion rot-anion siiinunhcrc, niriybc in xtlmFllUlJyS than," Enid Reeve Riley. History is linril ln I‘lllllt’ \. As planned, the iL-tlcilit-iitliin was Union in conjunttinn iiilli (liiiwltivi Pinkci'tiin's lhith birthday. li'hlt’ll who on \lnnii iricnds and ii-latwt-s wan irl lln'il (hm to pioneers river, prevented the moisture from draining to the river The recent work at the cemetery began by gathering the existing stones The largest rnnnnnn-nt moved to the open area was that of David Pinkerton I who died on March 2. 1374 3175 years of age. A second large stoned pulled up the hill from close to the river‘s edge was engraved with tho name of David's son, John Pinker- ton, who died March 21, 1879. Although his exact age is unclear on the stone. it appears he was in his 205 when he dlEd. ‘ In those days if people were terribly sick, even at a young age. there was nothing they could give them.” said Elwood There were also two small grave markers of two young children dated im, the latest date found on any of the stones. The engrav- ing on both was badly worn and one was broken in half. After some restoration work. they were placed on each side oi the two large stones One at the small stones marked the grave of a young daughter of the first school teacher in the old log school in Pinkerton. SS 5, Greenm Alec McIntosh HE continued teaching until (ll in the new stone school which was built in 1374 at a cost of 52.000. The ball from the old school was put in place as the centrepiece at the new monu- don's health permitted him to attend on Sun- day ailci'nuun Guido“ aiul Elwuud‘s sister, Marie. also celchratcd her 85th birthday on May it. but she was unable to attend Sunr day's gathering. All thosc who attended signed their names in a guest book whit-h \\‘ll. be kept at the township office. It will represent auuthcr pict‘i.‘ of recorded history 101' yea r5 to conic "Down the road future generations will he abltl to look “I this trunk and read the iignaluren al’all those pi Escnl {m the Green- wood Lcmctcry’s i'ctlcclicalion.” said Heevc Ri \’ l an} Ollhusc in attenunn re descen- ilaiits itl tliu l'oulitling Pinkcrtun lamin mill haw nimnmm oi “hi-n thi-y pin-mi in tin- ccnictcr)‘ zirco ii.~: youngsters. Although [hr t‘lllldren theri- were too young to understand the significance oi the i'etlt’lllt’dtiiiii, down the mail the) inn remonibrr striniling among thc trees on .i fiunny zilll‘l‘llfillll in on area ('M/L‘l‘t'il Ill .‘i art-on output «it pi .nkic ur illitlli“. which was lll’tilitlblV [ . lid on n gi’ilVL‘ rilltl has nut-nil nm 'lit‘)intr\|tliull‘i tlii'whulv lrtni. Nli iliiulil Ullt‘ llilllt: tllill \Hll rili'iiiil out iI [ht-H niinrls’ 15 [hit sunnl nun H hnoii tliti)llt;|| the lri-t‘s' when “lt' 'IllLll‘ Iii-l1 ll‘lilll thi‘ \i-liiiii eme’rery rededi‘éa’red‘ nieiit at Greenwood [\Elllutflly Sadie Fitz- simmons, speaking on behalf oi the Pinker- ton Womcn's Institute. gave a brief history of the school at the rededication. She told of the Fund raising cundut‘ted m 1903 by the teacher, Stanley Sanderson, and his students to raise the $31 to buy the bell for the school The Pinkerton Wl. which will mark 75 years this June at part of the community, was resonsihle for having the hell painted and mounted at the cemctcry site as part or the new monument. The el’lorts of a number of people who worked to restore the Greenwood Cemetery were recognized at the redcdicationi Honorary guests included Elwood and Gordon Pinkerton and their nephew Jim Coiuiell. who spoke to the group on the hehall of the Pinkerton family. Greenock Township Reeve Jack Riley. emcee tor the ceremony, recognized the work of the township crew in restoring the cemetery and thanked the Pinkerton family for their contribution to have the project completed. Another tonorary guest, Harold Eirrell, was recognized on the work he has put intn the restoration til the Greenwood Cemetery. Everyone was happy to see that Harold could attend the rededication as he had been in the hospital tor a few days during the lhiiht “tannin nonniinnihc. illiiplvtmiiiil 'v tlu- H‘llt‘llll’illlllll l i‘l'l'llllllH no. on..me “so. Story and photos by Corinne Boyle