Alexis LeClaire-1844-1888

 Alexis LeClaire – This Civil War Veteran had almost been lost to history. His headstone had been sinking for a very long time. Two of our group got ambitious on March 23 and rescued his sinking headstone. Take a look at how much his stone had sunk.

We know very little about this man; a search of the PPLD database yielded no information. He was born in 1844, likely in Massachusetts. He died in Colorado Springs in 1888. We know he served in Company B of the 8th Regiment of the Massachusetts Infantry for 100 days in 1864. He was not wounded, nor taken a Prisoner of War. Aside from an order for his headstone, we found no records in Ancestry or Fold3.

Evergreen Heritage has not forgotten him. Thanks to our two volunteers, his stone is standing tall again.

***This will be an ongoing story with, hopefully, a happy ending. The following Monday, we searched cemetery records and were unable to locate any burial information for Mr. LeClaire. This was unfortunate, but it was not that uncommon during those early years of the cemetery.

We hope there may be family members doing genealogy research who may come upon our little post and will be able share more information on Mr. LeClaire.

Welcome to Wreath A Thon 2025!

 Over 1300 wreaths were laid this year for our annual  Wreaths Across American event at Evergreen Cemetery.

Although 1300 wreaths is a great number of wreaths it is only 1/3 of the number of wreaths needed for the over 3000 veterans  buried at Evergreen Cemetery.

We are already in the planning stages to ensure that all of our veterans are honored by 2026 in time for the celebration of 150 years of Colorado statehood and the 250 anniversary of the birth of our nation.

Volunteers painstaking spent over a year walking each and every block ensuring each veteran is recognized. Many of our veterans are not marked by the traditional military veterans marker. This research takes many hours as well as the time to physically confirm the location of the headstone and that the information is correct.

Evergreen Heritage benefits financially by the purchase of wreaths through our specific link. Although the name says Evergreen Cemetery Benevolent Society is the current title, our original name, we are in the process of having the page updated, so rest assured you are contributing to Evergreen Heritage. Funds from the Wreaths Across American payback are focused on the restoration needs/projects for the historic Evergreen Chapel, completed in 1910. 

Our cemetery, our chapel and our veterans need the support of the community of Colorado Springs to join us to ensure all of our veterans are recognized for their service to our country and our community.

Beginning in 2025, we are introducing  Wreath A Thon. Wreath a Thon is a way for businesses, groups etc to work with Evergreen Heritage as a partner in our sponsorship group to ensure we are able to recognize our veterans by purchasing a wreath but also to raise the funds to save our chapel!

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