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Fundraiser to Promote the Public Awareness of Cleveland’s Three Oldest Cemeteries

July 13th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Cemeteries
The Woodland Cemetery Foundation, Monroe Street Cemetery Foundation and the Ohio Cemetery Alliance are sponsoring a joint cemetery fundraiser on August 2, 2008 to promote the public awareness of Cleveland’s three oldest cemeteries. This is a Scavenger Hunt/Poker Run/Classic Car Cruise combined into one. You don’t need to have a classic car to participate, we just [...]

Albany County, New York Cemeteries Hold Some Interesting Folks..

May 28th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Cemeteries, New York
The following is a snippet from a long and interesting Times Union article about famous folks of Albany County, New York Cemeteries. Buried treasure - Cemeteries reveal region’s history in lives of celebrities and heroes The region is rich with the resting places of the famous. “Uncle Sam” Wilson spends eternity in Troy’s Oakwood Cemetery. President Arthur [...]

FindMyPast.com Adds More National Burial Index Records - Yorkshire Records Now Online!

May 22nd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in British Research, Cemeteries, English Research
Parish records from Yorkshire online now Leading UK family history website findmypast.com has today announced that it has added to its online collection of over 10 million National Burial Index records, which go back to 1538. Working in partnership with the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS), findmypast.com has published online burial index records from the parish [...]