Event Name:
Headstone Cleaning & Preservation at the Old City Cemetery
Description
Volunteers are invited to come to the Old City Cemetery in the west side of Indianola's I.O.O.F. Cemetery, and help clean old gravestones, learn about residents and watch "The Cemetery Guy" and his team resurrect broken and fallen stones. Supplies will be provided, as well as a picnic lunch!
Event Date:
06-20-26
Event Time:
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM CST
Location:
Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery - west side
.6 miles south of Hwy 92 on Jefferson Way
Indianola, IA 50125
Contact Person:
Indianola Parks & Recreation
(phone: 5159619420)
Details:
Volunteers are invited to help bring history back to life by cleaning historic gravestones at the Old City Cemetery on the west side of Indianola’s I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Participants can also learn about past residents and watch “The Cemetery Guy” and his team restore broken and fallen markers.

Supplies and a picnic lunch will be provided.

The event is free and open to the public, and no RSVP is required. Donations are encouraged to support future cleaning and restoration efforts.

The event will be canceled in the event of rain. No rain date is scheduled.

The cemetery is located on the west side of I.O.O.F. Cemetery, about 0.6 miles south of Highway 92 on Jefferson Way.
Sponsors include Indianola I.O.O.F., Indianola Parks and Recreation, Warren County Historical Society, D/2 Biological Solution and Wyckoff Heating and Cooling.