ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — 815 Stonecrafters, a group of Rockford-based volunteers, spent Sunday making sure Civil War veterans are honored by cleaning their headstones.
“I come from a long family of veterans, so veterans have a special place in my heart. And so I feel sometimes they are sometimes forgotten about. And that’s really why we really focus on, veterans,” said founder Janie Jenkin.
Since May, the group has been cleaning headstones at Cedar Bluff Cemetery, 1200 Rural Street…