Camptown Cemetery, before the clean up

The extent to which Camptown Cemetery was overgrown in early 2013 was truly astounding.  It is hard to believe that a little over over a year later it was pretty well cleaned of the vast overgrowth and urban jungle that had enveloped it.  

This video was shot in early 2013, during the early stages of removing the overgrowth.  It was shot during a walk where Bob Wishoff and I were escorting Doug Price through the inner depths of the cemetery, back to the area of the Isaacs plot.  It is rather lengthy, about twenty minutes worth of viewing, but gives a sense of not only the difficulties faced in taking on the task of clearing that we had ahead of us but of the wonder of the tremendous value of the cemetery. 

Anyone who visits Camptown now would be hard pressed to understand how close much effort the volunteers put into bringing this vital part of Brenham's history back to life.  The following video shows three of those most diligent volunteers, Doug, Bob, and Ray Mildren, and the results of that herculean task by August of that same summer.

Interview with Eddie Harrison in Camptown Cemetery

Following is some video shot during the early clean up of 
Camptown Cemetery, when Eddie Harrison sat down with me and took a little time to talk about the importance of the cemetery.   It was taken during a break during our clean up in the late summer of 2013, which accounts for the chainsaw racket in the back ground.  

He talks at length on the cemetery and it's importance in the Camptown community, along with other related subjects.  

There is more video shot at the cemetery during various stages of the clean up, and I'll be posting more in the future.  But I feel like this is actually some of the most important, so it comes first!