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Maple Grove Heritage Association

The Maple Grove Heritage Association is dedicated to the preservation of the cultural, historical and natural features within the cemetery. The Association strives to foster a public understanding and appreciation for the art, history, architecture and natural environment including plants and animals, all encompassed at Maple Grove. You will be interested to know that the Maple Grove Heritage Association arranges a variety of guided tours upon request for little or no charge. The MGHA also maintains an archive centered upon the cemetery's history as well as the history of many notable figures. The archives are available to researchers by appointment. The Association's current focus is upon the preservation of Wichita's oldest civil war monument, the Maple Grove Pavilion. The MGHA is working toward restoration and rededication in time for the Pavilion's 2001 Memorial Day Centennial Celebration. A structural study has proven that the monument is in need of a substantial improvement to the foundation but that masonry can be preserved without disassembly. The entire roof must be replicated and replaced. Restoration to the memorials and surrounding walks are also planned. The entire project is currently estimated to cost between $75,000-$90,000 with any excess funds going to a maintenance trust for future care. Other projects undertaken by the Association include: The preservation of the Hattie Waller Monument "the little girl," Wichita's first locally produced work of sculpture carved 1885. Participation in the erection of the Lucetta Carter Memorial Sun Dial with the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, The Wichita Bibliophiles, and the Wichita State University Library Associates. The restoration of the Caroline Harrison Circle, Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic Monument. Restoration of the Edmund & Faye Davison Monument designed by Bruce Moore. Restoration of the Waid-Remer Monument. Preservation Program for classic mid-western ornamental plantings of the 19th & 20th centuries.

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