GDG- Hancock Square

[128thpa at comcast.net]

Hi Henry, thank you for your email.   I am a volunteer, so I don't usually hang out at the historical society - though I am on the board.  I have been involved with the cemetery since 1995, but have only been on the board for the last 2.  If you are coming to town, send me an email and perhaps we can meet up.  

You might be interested in the AMART seminar at Montgomery County Com Col on Oct 25th - it is on the Assassination of Lincoln.  I am on that committee also, so I will be there.  You can check it out here: 
http://www.amartcivilwar.org/   click on AMART symposiums at the top.

Paula
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From: Henry Rato <maxeff918 at yahoo.com> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> Hi Paula, 
> Thank you for that mention of honoring Gen. Hancock. I was fortunate enough 
> to reach Norristown in summer of '06, after my 2-week navy reserve annual 
> training in Norfolk, VA. I remembered you e-mailed me back about Montgomery Co. 
> cemetary where civil war heroes are buried. That e-mail, the book I bought 
> about Gen. Zook(also an internee there, and good friend of Gen. Hancock); and my 
> adventurism led me to that cemetary. I happen to visit there late June, as 4th 
> of July neared. The veterans graves were flag marked, and I remembered you 
> mentioned the local boy scouts(potential preservationists) placed them. 
> It was kind of eery to be walking about the cemetary, and wondering at the 
> same time how it has fallen through hard times. Thank God for folks like you to 
> give that historic burial ground some restored dignity, it should survive for 
> quite a while. The next door cemetary keeper told me that the Montgomery Co. 
> Preservation Society is in charge of maintaining the county cemetary. Too bad 
> it was late in the day after 5pm, and the society's office was closed. I 
> could've met you there. Anyway I hope to visit Norristown again after visiting 
> G'burg in the near future, and I hope to meet you. 
> 
> Henry 
> 
> 
> 128thpa at comcast.net wrote: 
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> I attended the renaming of Norristown Courthouse Square to the General Winfield 
> Scott Hancock Square in Norristown, Pa today. Hancock was born in Montgomery 
> Square (actually close enough that I can walk it from my house), grew up in 
> Norristown and is buried in Montgomery Cemetery. The “Courthouse Square” had 
> been part of the original town of Norris and was deemed to be an “open square 
> forever”. Today, the square’s center holds a tall obelisk dedicated to Civil War 
> veterans. 
> 
> One of Hancock’s biographers, David Jordon, spoke on Hancock’s life. He reminded 
> us of exactly why “Hancock the Superb”, deserved this honor. On hand were 
> various Civil War reenactors, the Historical Society of Montgomery County Board 
> members (yours truly being a member), the Hancock Society and other Hancock 
> admirers. 
> 
> I ran into GDGer Don Ernsberger there also representing the 69th Pa. 
> 
> Paula 
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