Preserving our past. Embracing the future.
"Show me your cemeteries and I will tell you what kind of people you have."
— Benjamin Franklin
The Reynolds Restoration Project seeks to preserve the memory of Major General John Fulton Reynolds, Admiral William Reynolds, and the other members of the family interred at Lancaster Cemetery through the repair, rehabilitation, and stabilization of the family plot and its markers.
“Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations, that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided Republic.”
—Major General John A. Logan
The General George H. Thomas, Camp No. 19, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, in collaboration with the Lancaster Cemetery, are leading this effort to protect and preserve these historic gravesites. Learn more about the project’s scope in this photo gallery.
Ready to support our preservation efforts?
From the imposing marble obelisk to the delicate cradle headstones, the Reynolds family plot is an integral part of this beautiful Victorian-era cemetery in Lancaster, PA. Your generous contributions will help us meet our $25,000 goal.
“No man died on that field with more glory than he, yet many died, and there was much glory.”
— Brevet Major General Henry Hunt