Preserving History In New and Innovative Ways

To assist with my project, I worked with Joe Madeji and Scott Thompson at Seiler Geospatial.
“Mapping internments is crucial for the location of buried soldiers. In my experience, gravestones get lost or damaged and knowing a location through using longitude and latitude, using a high accuracy GPS, will pinpoint these locations for future generations”. -Scott Thompson

What I learned from working with Mr. Thompson:

– How to create a geodatabase from a spreadsheet
– How to map internments using a high accuracy GPS receiver and mapping application called ESRI Field Maps which works on Apple and Android phones

Listed below are links to ESRI Geographic Information Systems and Trimble GPS to help explain how this project works.
ESRI ArcGIS – GIS Mapping Software
ESRI Geographic Information System (GIS)
Trimble GPS 101: How GPS Works

The Importance of Honoring Veterans

1. They sacrificed to protect our freedoms.
2. Their service helps keep our country safe
3. They are courageous leaders

Three Ways to Honor Our Veterans

1. Say “Thank you!” and show your appreciation
2. Write letters to soldiers and veterans
3.Attend Veterans Day parades and Memorial Day events

Community Partners

* Amy Madeji, St. Joseph’s Academy
* Dr.’s Ruby Trice and Kynedra Ogunnaike, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
* Mrs. Melanie Runde and Mrs. Renne Rapp, Girl Scout Troop 1910
* Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
* Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Revolution (MSSDAR)
- – Cold Water Cemetery Executive Board
- – Cold Water Cemetery Clean-up Crew
- – O’Fallon Chapter, NSDAR
- – Mrs. JoEllen Albrecth, O’Fallon Chapter, NSDAR
- – Mrs. Patricia Hale, MSSDAR CWC Webmaster, Jane Randolph Jefferson Chapter, NSDAR
- – Mrs. Wendy Sinn, MSSDAR State Chair Cold Water Cemetery 2024-2026
* Scott Thompson and Joe Madeji, Seiler Instrument & Mfg. Co., Inc.
* Winston Family

Cold Water Cemetery Veteran Internments

01000

01

Meet Shelby W.

Troop 992, Girl Scouts of the USA

02

The Project

Click on the photos above to learn more about the project.

03

Community Partners

Preserving History In New and Innovative Ways

The Importance of Honoring Veterans

Three Ways to Honor Our Veterans

Community Partners