Gray Cemetery Cleanup & Preservation

Community Call: Join Us for a Historic Cemetery Cleanup & Preservation Project

Multiple organizations are partnering on an America 250 Project, Finding the Lost Patriots of Madison County, to restore and preserve the historic Gray Cemetery in Madison, Alabama.

This important effort will prepare the site for Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) mapping, which will help locate unmarked graves and buried headstones. Some of those buried here are also Revolutionary War veterans, and this project ensures their service, sacrifice, and history are properly recognized, documented, and honored.

• Saturday, March 14, 2026
• 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• Gray Cemetery (behind Balch Self Storage)325 Balch Road, Madison, AL 35758

Volunteer Task:

Volunteers will be removing leaves to allow accurate GPR scanning. This step is critical to the success of the project.

What to Bring:

• Rakes
• Leaf blowers
• Work gloves
• Tarps (for dragging leaves)
• Bottled water
• Comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting dirty

If it rains, the project will be rescheduled for March 21st.

This is a powerful opportunity to come together as a community to preserve history, honor veterans, and restore dignity to those laid to rest.Please share and invite friends, family, and neighbors!

For more information:Carole Albyn — [email protected]

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Info: Cleanup Team Lead will guide volunteers on which sections to clear, to prepare for the Ground Penetrating Radar.

Info: AEC Engineering Services, LLC will begin scanning the soil with a Ground Penetrating Radar in the areas volunteers have cleared of leaves.

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Host or Publisher Mallorie S. Edwards