Paris, Tenn.–The Henry County Historical Society will host a program on how to properly clean grave markers by Susan Stewart of the Henry County Cemetery Committee. The event will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 2nd at the Henry County Archive and Genealogy Library, 215 Grove Blvd., Suite A.
In addition, Tracy Loines will share stories about her relative and Confederate soldier, David Dickinson “DD” Brisendine, who is buried in Walker Cemetery.
David Webb will showcase a recently acquired artifact–a signed book by William Jennings Bryan presented to E.W. Grove in 1917.
For more information about the meeting or the historical society, contact Webb at 731-336-8920 or webbdw@hotmail.com.
Photo: Volunteers working to clean Paris City Cemetery grave markers in 2023. Shannon McFarlin photo.