Boxwood Cemetery welcomes public for ‘Day of Remembrance’ on Saturday
File photo by Tom Rivers: Dave and Gail Miller, left, and Medina historian Todd Bensley look up close at the restored stained-glass window in the chapel at Boxwood Cemetery on May 18, 2024. The Friends of Boxwood Cemetery rededicated the chapel and invited the community to see a cleaned up chapel.
Press Release, Friends of Boxwood Cemetery
MEDINA – The Friends of Boxwood Cemetery are excited to announce their newest event, “A Day of Remembrance.”
The event will be held on Saturday, May 17, at 11 a.m., starting at the Boxwood Cemetery Chapel on North Gravel Road in Medina. It is a rain or shine event that is free and open to the public.
The idea is for people to bring mementos and/or stories of loved ones buried at Boxwood Cemetery. “The stories can be as simple as a cherished memory or the significance of the memento,” according to board member Todd Bensley.
Bensley is also the Village of Medina historian and has led several tours of the cemetery over the years.
“We are hoping to add to the rich history of Boxwood Cemetery by hearing from individuals with a personal connection to those buried at Boxwood,” he said.
The format will be a stroll around the cemetery with stops at the graves of those that people want to share a story about.
Bensley stressed that the event is open to the public and you do not have to have a story to tell to join in the walk. Anyone with an interest in local history or Boxwood Cemetery is welcome to attend.
