Revolutionary War graves marked
SPARTA. Scouts, veterans and volunteers repair two of the Ogden family stones in the Presbyterian Church graveyard.
Sparta /
| 06 Jan 2025 | 03:21
RW1 Nick Franko, Xavier Franko and Pete Dresso repair a headstone in the graveyard behind the Sparta Presbyterian Church. Nick Franko is the scoutmaster of Troop 95 and Xavier Franko is the assistant senior patrol leader. (Photos by Nancy Madacsi)
RW2 Jack and Bill Wyman straighten the headstone at the grave of their ancestor Amos Dustin.
RW3 Peter Litchfield, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7248 in Sparta, and Wendy Wyman, a trustee of the Sussex County Historical Society, with flags and grave markers.
RW4 Blaise and Xavier Franko repair a gravestone.
Pete Dresso and Peter Litchfield replace a grave marker.
Xavier and Blaise Franko repair a leaning headstone in the graveyard behind the Sparta Presbyterian Church. Xavier is assistant senior patrol leader of Troop 95.
Scouts Xavier Franko, Blaise Franko and Jacob Adams. Adams is the senior patrol leader of Troop 95 and Xavier Franko is the assistant senior patrol leader.
Boy Scouts, members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7248 in Sparta, and Wendy Wyman and her family gathered at the graveyard behind the Sparta Presbyterian Church to place flags and markers on the graves of Revolutionary War soldiers and Ladies of Trenton in October.
The identification and repair of historical gravestones is part of the preparation for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026.
They repaired two of the Ogden family stones: for Mary, wife of Elias Ogden, and Sarah, wife of Robert Ogden III.
The Ogdens were early settlers in the Sparta area. Ogdensburg is named after the family.
The Ogdens also were founding members of the Sparta (Hardyston) Presbyterian Church.
Wyman is a trustee of the Sussex County Historical Society and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.