Sheffield United Church paid to have a
section of gravestones
straightened and repaired in October 2011, including the founder of
Sheffield (and our church) John A. Cornell.
During the summer of 2012, the City of Hamilton paid to have
the more dangerously leaning gravestones repaired. Sheffield United
paid for more work to be done in the summer of 2014.
We are encouraging the community and those with ancestors in the
Sheffield Cemetery to donate money toward this project so that we can
fix up as many gravestones as possible, and get the cemetery looking
respectable again.
All proceeds from our 200th
anniversary events and sales of our history book will be put toward
this project.
Donations have been rolling in nicely.
At some point our treasurer will issue tax receipts for your
donations.
Cemetery Restoration Fund as of September 14, 2012:
Donations of $1,000 and
Over
City of Hamilton
$5,000.00
Sheffield United Church (Memorial Fund) $2,599.00
Dumfries Mutual Insurance Co.
$2,500.00
Willard Roper
$1,000.00
Donations of $500 and
Over
$1,350.00
Gordon & Rosemary Ambrose
Gerry & Grace Pullin
Donations of $100 and Over
$837.00
Paul Cornell
Kelly and Helen Dunnill
Marilyn Johnson
Ross Smith
A Friend
Donations Under
$100
$217.42
Robert Pasuta
Murray and Karen Hunt
Donald and Kathryne MacDonald
Judy Jones
Musical History Production
$4,870.94
Grand Total
$18,374.36
Spent in 2011
$2,599.00
Spent in 2012
$5,350.00
Available Funds
$10,425.36
Cheques should be made payable to
Sheffield United Church, and please write "Cemetery Fund" on the front
of the cheque. Mailing address:
Sheffield
United Church
1283
Old HWY 8
Sheffield,
ON, L0R1Z0
Thanks very much for your generosity.
Sincerely,
Marty Pullin
Chairman
200
th Anniversary Committee Sheffield United
Church
Links to Sites that have
photographed or transcribed the Sheffield Cemetery:
Canadianheadstones.com
Findagrave.com
Interment.net
