Book Description

Official records of Ebenezer Cemetery Company, including meetings and minutes from the years 1967-1993; treasurer's reports from the years 1965-1993; official and personal correspondence between board members and others; documents relating to programs held at the church; and a list of the Company's directors and officers from the years 1936-1992. Also included are over 400 records of grave markers and Confederate grave markers. The Ebenezer Cemetery record ledger contains documents showing a change in the lot number system, an index of grave plots (1888-1967), and a list of endowments made to the cemetery. The collection also includes oversized sketches of the New Cemetery dated 1978 and 1979, and six ledgers. The ledgers, which cover the years 1923-1966, comprise a variety of records including: lot records, receipts, disbursements, endowments, donations, bonds, expenses and dues, meeting minutes, and a caretaker's book from the years of 1923-1966. A scrapbook contains newspaper articles and images from the years 1890-1985. Some of the images found in the scrapbook include photographs of renowned painter and Airmont, Va., native, Lucien Powell (1846-1930), church events (1984), restoration of the churches (1979), and more. Separate from the scrapbook's collection of images are photographs of Baptist pastors, Dr. J.L. Dagg (1794-1884) and Dr. Isaac Lake (1837-1922). The collection also includes documentation relating to the project which earned Ebenezer Cemetery Company the Loudoun Preservation Society Award and the awarded certificate.