VT SCR002

Vermont General Assembly formally honors the Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCA), founded in 1958 by University of Vermont Professor Leon Dean

VOCA has issued over $60,000 in financial grants for old cemetery restoration since 1974, when it made its first $25 donation to the Town of Halifax

Organization provides volunteer labor, site guidance, and restoration services to hundreds of Vermont cemeteries, reducing costs for local cemetery associations and municipalities

VOCA focuses on veterans' burial dignity by advocating for related laws, replacing damaged monuments, and establishing new markers for previously unhonored veterans

Organization publishes a quarterly newsletter, the book Burial Grounds of Vermont, and the school curriculum guide Stones and Bones for Vermont history education