The Stewards of Western Cemetery's Tomb facades restoration project and restoration of the Daveis Memorial Gate has gotten under way with earnest. The story ran in the Portland Press Herald October 4, 2003. I went to the cemetery the Sunday after seeing the story and realized I had missed the gate itself being taken apart, but I was able to photograph all the tombs at that time.

Greater Portland Graves plan to photograph the event as it happens and provide a record of the project. We will shoot photos in the afternoon and in the evening and post them here the next day.

Volunteers: If anyone would like to help, you can E-mail me at: Barryg@maine.rr.com

More Info: The tomb pages would come alive with more info about the original owners and the family members buried in them. If you have any info to share, send it to me and I'll post it along with the tomb pictures and include it in the cemetery database.