A specific area was selected and approved by the Meeting. The original concept was to establish a memorial garden in remembrance of those of our members and attenders who have passed away. It is not a licensed cemetery and there is no guarantee that it will remain a garden in perpetuity. It is only a garden. The map on file was drawn in 1993 but apparently no guidelines were ever recorded.
Overseers works with families to make arrangements when a member or attender dies.
In 1998 it became clear to Overseers that the Meeting needed to have a permanent record of the names of persons whose remains are deposited in the garden and also to have a written set of guidelines governing the use of the Memorial Garden. This is necessary in order to have consistency and uniformity in our procedures as well as to assure that we adhere to the legal limitations. Following the work of an ad hoc committee consisting of Elizabeth Cooley, Lois Ann Hobbs, and Nancy Bless, to draw up a preliminary set of guidelines, Overseers brings the following guidelines to Monthly Meeting for Business for its approval. Overseers will keep a list of deaths, including dates, of members and attenders as they occur. The list will be kept in the Memorial Book, which is housed in the library.