"Old Dobsonville" Cemetery Receives Grant for Headstone Repairs
April 14, 2025Vernon is one of 37 municipalities chosen to receive grant money to address neglected cemeteries. Southwest Cemetery (aka Old Dobsonville) has been chosen to receive $8,000 for headstone repairs through the Neglected Cemetery Account Grant Program.
The program is administered by the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM). Established in 2014, it is funded from revenue collected by the Connecticut Department of Public Health through the issuance of death certificates. To be eligible for a grant, towns and cities must have applied to OPM.
Grants can be used by municipalities to support basic maintenance of cemeteries, including the clearing of weeds, briars, and bushes; mowing of the ground’s lawn areas; repairing the ground’s fences or walls; and straightening, repairing, and restoring memorial stones.
