Dear Friend of Monocacy Cemetery:

This is one of our favorite seasons here. The rolling hillside bursts into bright green, welcoming visitors from near and far.

Our Board of Directors worked throughout 2021 to maintain and improve this important and historic place. New signage now marks the rows, making it easier to locate graves. Each entrance now has its own sign as well. We removed trees and limbs at risk of falling and damaging gravesites, and we performed our customary clearing of debris and seasonal ornaments in March and November. Sensitive to the special nature of the cemetery, our caretakers continue to work diligently year-round to keep the grounds welcoming and dignified.

If you visited in December, you saw the cemetery adorned with donations from Wreaths Across America. The graves of our veterans—475 in all—were each marked with a wreath thanks to amazing efforts of volunteers. It was an inspiring sight, and we’re grateful to all who contributed. Since then, five more veterans have been laid to rest here.

This year marks Monocacy Cemetery’s 150th anniversary. We hope to begin vital preservation work on the historic chapel in honor of this significant milestone. Built in 1915, the chapel is a focal point of the cemetery, and many of its earliest graves are near this enduring landmark. The chapel requires urgent repair. Decayed wood around doors and windows needs to be repainted or replaced and stonework along the foundation needs to be secured.

We need your financial assistance to keep Monocacy Cemetery beautiful and to repair the historic chapel. We invite you to donate to our annual spring appeal. Please visit our Donation webpage: http://monocacycemetery.com/donation/

With your help, we can keep Monocacy Cemetery dignified for your loved ones, and a place of reflection and peace for generations to come.

Sincerely,
The Monocacy Cemetery Board of Directors

Tad Bodmer, David Butler, Tom Conlon, Lynne Bodmer, Heidi Brenholtz, Mary Conlon, Lisa Hilton, Woody Hilton, Kenny Sholes, Jeff Sypeck, Glenn Wallace

The Monocacy Cemetery is located in the rural crossroads community of Beallsville in western Montgomery County, Maryland. The site is associated with Montgomery County’s early religious history, Civil War activity in the area, and the commemoration of the Civil War. The cemetery reflects a broad spectrum of American funerary customs, with a wide variety of grave styles; from the simple graves of Revolutionary War patriots to the ornate burial plots of the Victorian era to the standardized markers of the twentieth century. The overall design of the cemetery reflects a transition from a small church burial ground, to a picturesque landscape influenced by the “rural” cemetery movement, to an early twentieth-century perpetual care lawn cemetery. The thirteen-acre cemetery continues to be used as an active burial ground.