Also, we have back issues of L inks available for sale. VOCA also provides a clearing house for information. They are memorials to the people who endured hardships to settle Vermont when it was a Republic, and to their many descendants. In many instances, there are no surviving members of families to watchdog and preserve their family gravestones. It is up to those of us WHO CARE to safeguard these sacred emblems.
Perpetual care means very little - an occasional mowing, no repairs.
It is porous and can split. A gravestone can deteriorate into several pieces when the soil shifts under the base and the stone tilts and eventually falls. VOCA has been instrumental in improving or reclaiming many old gravestones, BUT there is much more work to be done. We urge you to consider participating in this dedicated endeavor by joining the Vermont Old Cemetery Association. VOCA publishes an interesting newsletter four times a year which is sent to all members.