Save the Date!

Our next annual meeting is set for Sunday, May 28, 2023 from 2pm-4pm. This is a great opportunity to come hear what the Board has been doing over the last year and to go inside this historic church. We hope you can join us!

Headstone Cleaning Tutorial

Our VP, Angie Wagner, is certified by the state of Illinois in headstone preservation, including cleaning and repairs. In the summer of 2022, she created a tutorial on how to properly clean a headstone. In the video, she demonstrates on John and Elizabeth Tilman’s headstones. Please take extra care when dealing with such fragile stones, …

Missouri Bicentennial Quilt Reveal

Pleasant Hill participated in the Missouri Bicentennial celebrations hosted by the State Historical Society of Missouri by submitting (and winning!) a quilt square to be included in the Bicentennial quilt. While Pleasant Hill was going to host the quilt as it toured the state, the COVID-19 pandemic prevented that from happening. However, in July 2021, …

Pleasant Hill Selected to Represent Stoddard County In Missouri Bicentennial

The Board of Pleasant Hill is excited to announce the quilt square submitted to Missouri 2021 was selected to represent Stoddard County on the Missouri Bicentennial quilt! As a part of the bicentennial celebrations, the completed quilt will tour the state throughout 2020-2021. Pleasant Hill will have the honor of hosting the quilt when it …

109th Annual Celebration Set for May 26, 2019

Please join the Board of Directors of Pleasant Hill Church and Cemetery for our 109th annual celebration Sunday May 26, 2019 from 2-4PM. This year’s guest speaker will be Edna Dieterle from the Mourning Society of St. Louis.  The Mourning Society is a civilian re-enacting group with a focus on mid-nineteenth century mourning, death culture, …

Pleasant Hill to Participate in the Missouri Bicentennial Celebrations

We are proud to announce that Pleasant Hill will be featured as a significant historical location in Stoddard County and will be featured as part of the Missouri bicentennial celebrations! Today we met with Michael Sweeney from Missouri 2021, the state’s bicentennial commission hosted by the State Historical Society of Missouri.  We are proud to …

Join Our Facebook Group

Hi everyone, If you have family buried in Pleasant Hill, or have Stoddard County, Missouri roots, be sure to join in the conversation in our Facebook group! See you over there! -Angie