Monthly Archives: July 2019

Cemetery workshop

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Ann

Northern Bedrock was able to offer a half day cemetery workshop and demonstration at the Glenwood Cemetery.   We started with the leaning, wobbly and lichen covered stone belonging to Henry Buesing. They demonstrated lifting it apart section by section, … Continue reading →

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Northern Bedrock

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Ann

We are happy to welcome back Northern Bedrock Preservation Corps to Pope County. These young adults are learning how to preserve historic buildings and cemeteries. While they are here, they will be working on the Holland Cabin and finishing some … Continue reading →

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Veteran Wall Update

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Ann

Brent has been working hard on our Veteran’s Wall. He has added hundreds of new images brought in by families or discovered in files. He has also re-printed faded images or found better pictures of some of the veterans. The … Continue reading →

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Signalness Fern

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Ann

Anyone who has visited the Pope County Museum and spent anytime in the “Pioneer Room” at a meeting or looking through files has undoubtedly noticed the large ferns. We have 2 pots containing HUGE Boston Ferns. They both pieces of … Continue reading →

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