Friends

Purpose: This organization was formed in A.D. 2000 to restore and preserve an endangered treasure. Restoration was completed in 2006, and the Friends are now responsible for the Graveyard's maintenance.

Membership: All descendants of families buried in the graveyard, all residents of Hoopers Island, and anyone who appreciates the early history of Maryland are encouraged to join the Friends. To become a member please submit a check of $10 or a more generous amount payable to "Old Hoopers Island Graveyard" to the address below.

Current Membership: There are currently 232 Friends of the Old Hoopers Island Graveyard from 24 states, the District of Columbia, and Geneva, Switzerland.

Our newest member is: Gary Michael Ruark.

Louise Porter Moyer Contributes to the Graveyard

Louise Porter Moyer's husband, Norman, recently sent the Old Hoopers Island Graveyard a check for $2,000 to honor his wife's request that the Graveyard be a beneficiary of her estate. His generosity is greatly appreciated.

Louise was one of the first people to be concerned about preserving the Old Hoopers Island Graveyard. Her great-great grandparents (Jacob and Sarah Travers Simmons) and her great-great-great grandparents (Edward and Teresa Tolley Simmons) are all buried here.

In 2000 when the State of Maryland identified the Graveyard as an "endangered treasure," Louise provided the seed money for the solicitation letter requesting contributions to restore the site. She also provided the names and addresses of many of the descendants from the Virginia line of the Simmons family.

Louise was an avid genealogist and her research contributed significantly to what we know about her family members who are buried in the Old Hoopers Island Graveyard.