Gotha Rural Settlement Association, Inc.

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Join us this Saturday for our Stepping into Spring Event & Plant Sale at Nehrling Gardens! 🌿🌸

Enjoy a fun day in the gardens featuring our silent auction, plant sale, local vendors, kids’ activities, face painting, food, live music, and more.

Bid on unique items in our silent auction while helping support and preserve Nehrling Gardens 💚

📍 Nehrling Gardens
📅 Saturday, May 9
⏰ 9 AM–2 PM
🎟️ Free admission & parking

Bring the family and celebrate with us!

Scout John David Elzeer with Windermere Union Church, UCC Troop 223 completed Phase III of his Eagle Leadership Project at the Turnverein-Zion Lutheran Evangelical Cemetery in the Gotha Rural Settlement Association, Inc. using Ground Penetrating Radar provided by Zach Vickers with BLVD. (GPR) is a non-invasive, non-destructive technology used to map cemeteries and detect unmarked graves by emitting radio waves into the ground. It identifies buried coffins, vaults, or disturbed soil, producing "hyperbola" shapes in data profiles indicating graves. GPR ensures precise mapping, helping to prevent accidental disturbance of, and identifying, forgotten burials. GPR Provides a comprehensive digital map (cemetery GIS) of burial locations for historical documentation. GPR is non-invasive and ensures respect for the deceased, as no digging or probing is required for the inspection. Seven unmarked graves were found in the West section of the cemetery. Nehrling Gardens and Gotha pioneers buried here founded the first German American Colony in Florida. The Scout will report his findings to Florida Division of Historical Resources.