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The families of Peenpack and interested community members are cordially invited to help care for Gumaer Cemetery, at our four annual work sessions on Saturday, April 18, June 20, August 22 & October 17, 2026. 11 AM to 3 PM. Rain or Shine. We will have brief informative sessions during the day. There will also be a local family historian available on site. Family members are welcome and encouraged to visit their American Homestead at any time to assist us in this endeavor and pay their respects to their ancestors.
The site is mildly remote in a rustic setting. Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes. Tools are limited onsite; please bring hand tools, lawn rakes, mid-sized plastic drop-cloths, tree pruners, work gloves, tick/bug spray & cameras. Pack a light lunch & join us!
Be mindful the old Ontario & Western railroad Valley Line right-of-way runs straight down the side of the cemetery property. It's the roadbed you drove in on. The line operated from 1902 to 1957, and one of its founders is buried in the cemetery. The area is inundated by history.
The Gumaer Cemetery Trust was created through the generosity and foresight the late Kenneth Gumaer, DVM. The fund awards an annual grant to the Minisink Valley Historical Society to oversee the perpetual maintenance of Gumaer Cemetery in Godeffroy. The funds are administered by the Minisink Valley Historical Society through a committee consisting of a representative of the Deerpark Reformed Church, Minisink Valley Historical Society and of the Gumaer Family via the Community Foundation of Orange & Sullivan Counties.
Directions From 84: Take Route 84 to exit 1 (Port Jervis.)At the end of the exit ramp, turn onto Route 6 West. Follow Route 6 to Route 209 North. Make a right turn onto Route 209 and north for approximately 6.3 miles to Guymard Turnpike. Make a right turn onto Guymard Turnpike, and follow it approximately 0.2 miles to the cemetery driveway on the right. The entrance is marked Nature Conservancy: Neversink Preserve. Drive slowly towards the kiosk. Look for the parked cars along the left side of the road, and park. There's a short path from there to the cemeteries.
From Route 17 West: From Route 17 west, take exit 113 (Rt. 209) south. Travel for about 8.5 miles, and after crossing the Cuddebackville Neversink bridge, take your second left onto Canal Drive. Go to the end of Canal Drive (bearing left at fork) to a T-intersection. Turn left onto Guymard Turnpike; The cemetery entrance is a gravel drive on the right with a sign marked Nature Conservancy: Neversink Preserve. Drive slowly towards the kiosk. Look for the parked cars along the left side of the road, and park, a short path from there to the cemeteries.
For further information please contact Nancy Conod, Executive Director of the Minisink Valley Historical Society at [email protected] or Judy Gumaer Testa, Coordinator of Volunteers at [email protected]
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