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verse from the hymn. “Let Me Stand By the Mountain" was sung. This was followed by a report of the financial record, then a short speech of re-dedication was read.
Following is the dedication speech given on Oct. 12.
Four score and sue years ago our forefathers u ho dwelled here in the Blue Ridge, set aswle certain lands by metes and bounds for the particular purpose of a family cemetery. This action was recorded in the county records of Rappahannock for all posterity. Except, alas, the coming of Shenandoah National Park, to which passed all lands then condemned by the State of Virginia to the Federal Government for a national park. But. this did not stop this determined family. Generation after generation, decade after decade they’ve returned to this scared spot, keeping alue the memory of our relatives and the former days when they had lived here. Keeping up the cemetery too, as far as was convenient.
Now. today, after an idea bom a year ago, with contributions which floued in from kindred all across the United States, and with some long hard work on the parts of a few. the wall has been restored. Needless to say some did more than others. but each and every part made it possible to complete this undertaking. I might add, ahead of schedule, thanks to several in particular.
So, to commemorate this day, we re-dedicate this same place to future generations and descendants of the Bolen family, Upon this re-dedication we proclaim the name of this spot as the Bolen Cemetery. This day then shall be henceforth remembered by the plaque installed inside the cemetery with the poem, “Why the Mountains are Blue”.
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