Monument Sponsor Support Needed

Certain monuments of notable citizens have been given special attention. The Jewish War Veterans visited the grave and contributed to the restoration of early Schenectady Mayor Modacai Myers.

Major Myers (1776-1871) was a hero of the War of 1812. Restoration specialist Joe Ferrannini toured the plot and estimated the repair cost. A large tree endangering the monument had already been removed.

John Ellis (1795-1884), born in Scotland, founder of what would become the American Locomotive Works, is the largest marker in the cemetery. The family founded Ellis Hospital. Paint balls, chipping granite and structural defects mar its glorious red marble patina. Help is needed!

Christopher Yates (1737-1785) led the Schenectady Sons of Liberty Committee of Correspondence during the American Revolution. He fought in that war and was eventually the founder of the St. George Masonic Lodge. He was the father of New York‟s first governor. Funds are sought to rejuvenate and protect his plot.

Other downed monuments, excluded from the New York State vandalism award, require extensive repair. Time and weather erode the mortar connecting granite and marble with their bases. Weather heaves the ground. It‟s not all vandalism when a stone is down. Time takes its toll.