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The Day - Preston Historical Society seeks volunteers to uncover, rediscover Guiles-Safford Cemetery


Preston  Hundreds of cars and trucks whiz past the Guiles-Safford Cemeteries on Route 165 next to Strawberry Park campground and see only overgrown brush and weeds at this time of year.
Gravestones from the two families, some dating back to the 1700s, are partially or wholly hidden by tangled brambles that are claiming the grounds where early residents and military servicemen are laid to rest.
Members of the Preston Historical Society and a new organization, Rediscovering History Inc., hope to enlist an army of volunteers to battle the weeds and bushes this weekend to shed some light on the town-owned cemetery. ....

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