Boardman resident Mark Luke, will present a program on Boardman Cemetery, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery and Lake Park Cemetery, Saturday, March 5, at 10:00 a.m. at the Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave, for the Boardman Historical Society. This program begins the society’s annual membership campaign.
      Historic Boardman Cemetery is located on Tanglewood Drive and dates back to 1805, when the founder of Boardman Township, Connecticut Senator Elijah Boardman donated half an acre of land to be used for a cemetery. Prior to this, burials in the township were made on the farm of Adam Simon. The Boardman Cemetery Association was incorporated, under the laws of the State of Ohio in 1917. There are no lots available for purchase. Township Fiscal Officer William D. Leicht is the custodian of Boardman Cemetery.
      Lake Park Cemetery opened in 1914 and is located off of Midlothian Blvd., off the south side of Youngstown, Ohio. It is a traditional place of interment and operated by the Lake Park Cemetery Park Association.
      Forest Lawn Memorial Park, with entrances on Market St. and Glenwood Ave., was founded in 1930 when the Mill Creek Memorial Park Association obtained a state charter to form a nonprofit corporation and operate the park-like cemetery. Firms that developed the nearby Forest Glen Estates also planned the cemetery.
      Luke is a Boardman Kiwanis vice-president and known for his involvement in organizing Boardman Memorial Day parades. He is a deacon of Westminster Presbyterian Church, director of the Boardman Community Foundation and is the secretary of the Boardman Civic Association. He is also a trustee of the Lake Park Cemetery Association, former governing board member of the disbanded Mahoning County American Cancer Society, a volunteer for the Salvation Army, Boys Scouts and United Way, and former member of the Board of Commissioners of Boardman Park.
      The Boardman Historical Society preserves Boardman Township history. Artifacts, photographs and records are archived by the society at the Oswald Detchon House in Boardman Park.
      The Mar. 5 presentation is open to the public, at no charge. A question and answer period will be available, after the 45-minute program. Reservations are required, due to social distancing. For more information, about the program and the society, or to make reservations, contact Dona Hammond, at 330-726-0651.