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Preserving history at graveyards

NPR

By Julie Denesha

Published October 31, 2024 at 5:51 PM EDT

During the Halloween season—a trip to a cemetery can be part of a spooky adventure. But in one Kansas City cemetery, volunteers work to clean markers and tombstones in order to preserve history.

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Julie Denesha

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