Hometown History: Jamie And Domi's Yoco Backstory

Hometown History EXTRA with Bob Mann and Jacob Lemon


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Bob Mann's work at the Farquhar Park. He continuously places fresh flowers at the interpretative plaques of the memorial to Lillie Belle Allen and Henry C. Schaad, 2 individuals who were killed in the 1969 race riots.
Jacob Lemon is the man behind the restoration efforts at Smoketown Cemetery. Recently, he's been able to take his love for history and turn it into a full blown one-man restoration project.
Years of neglect and vandalism lead to an overgrown and decaying hollowed ground.
Jacob started by cleaning the headstones that were straight and level. Then he noticed how many stones were broken and leaning, "now I'm tackling every stone I see, whether it needs cleaned, reset, repaired, or dug up (and yes, I have unearthed many stones that people thought were long lost)."
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Hometown History: Jamie And Domi's Yoco BackstoryBy Dominish Miller