Participants gathered Saturday for the 10th Poorhouse Cemetery Cleanup at West Virginia University at Parkersburg to pick up trash, straighten existing crosses and spruce up the graves. The Wood County Poorhouse once stood on the college’s grounds. It was home to people expected to work the fields, tend livestock, clean, cook and help maintain the property in return for food, clothing, shelter and medical care. Pictured in front, from left, are Isabella Reidmiller, Ella Wells, Cheyenne Haines, Teagan Hunt, Professor Lauri Reidmiller and Ethan Howard. In back, from left, are Luke Lowry, Bradley Anderson, Caleb Bland, Rune Tinsman, Kaycee Britton, Paula Sams, Hailey Sams, Wendy Shackett, Lee Brown, Chloe Eckert, Holly Martin and Landon Plants.