Bring awareness to the community and beyond of this historic African American cemetery which lacks perpetual care.
Since the cemetery lacks a Perpetual Care Endowment. We rely solely on volunteers, donations and pro bono service(s) to maintain this historic African American property.
In 1988 the Friends of Father Dickson Cemetery was founded to restore and preserve this historic African American property and keep it from residential or commercial development. All donations go toward this on going mission. The cemetery is located at 845 South Sappington Road; Crestwood, MO. 63126.
Cemetery information for Father Dickson Cemetery is available for public use on microfilm in the Western Manuscript Collection at the Thomas Jefferson Library " University of Missouri-St. Louis", St. Louis County Library Headquarters " Special Collections Department " 1640 Lindbergh Blvd" and the St. Louis Genealogical Society # 4 Sunnen Drive, Maplewood MO. The Genealogical Society has publish Old Cemeteries, St. Louis County, Missouri "Book VI" with name and death dates of thousands of internment's for Father Dickson, Holy Cross, Lake Charles Memorial Park and St. Monica Cemetery.
E-mail address: [email protected].
Phone number: 314-822-8221
Web- Site: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/dickson/fdc.htm
Bring awareness to the community and beyond of this historic African American cemetery which lacks perpetual care and prevent the loss to residential or commercial development.
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Donations accepted.
501(c)13 Tax exempt organization. EIN:43-1492962.
Please send donations to P.O. Box 220612, St. Louis, MO 63122.
