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1 person is interested
Union Cemetery Historical Society board director
ORGANIZATION: UNION CEMETERY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
The Union Cemetery Historical Society is currently searching for interested parties to fill vacancies on it's Board of Directors. We're looking for people excited to learn more about Union Cemetery, local history, cemeteries and communicating that excitement to others. Board meetings are held the first Sunday of the month at the Sexton's cottage inside historic Union Cemetery. Board members must become members of the UCHS, attend at least three UCHS events per year as well as all board meetings (unless excused).
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About UNION CEMETERY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Location:
227 E 28TH TER, KANSAS CITY, MO 64108, US
Mission Statement
The Union Cemetery Historical Society's mission is to preserve and protect historic Union Cemetery and its records for future generations.
Description
The Union Cemetery Historical Society (UCHS), a membership organization,was founded in 1984 to help re-create Kansas City's oldest public cemetery's records that were lost in a fire in 1889. The files included burial information of some of the founders and developers of Westport and Kansas City, Missouri. The society originally consisted of descendants of those buried in Union Cemetery and local historians. Over time, membership increased to neighbors of the cemetery, those interested in genealogy, old cemeteries and local history. The UCHS's mission has also changed over the decades from not just preserving the cemetery's burial records but also working as a partner with the Kansas City Parks and Recreation to preserve and protect the Union Cemetery grounds. Part of its mission is create and awareness of Union Cemetery's importance to the region's history. In that regard the UCHS gives tours and lectures, and holds events in the cemetery, including a yearly Memorial Day service and "Historical Epitaphs, Voices from the Past," a guided tour/theatrical event, to increase the public's interest in this vital part of Kansas City's past.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
227 E 28TH TERKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO 64108
DATE POSTED
May 19, 2022
SKILLS
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Program Management
- Fundraising
- Grant Writing / Research
- CSR / Volunteer Coordination
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 10 hours per month minimum.