WASHINGTON — The faded headstones bear the family names of early town settlers: Barnum, Chapel, French and Pease. In the heart of October Mountain State Forest lies the West Branch Road Cemetery, ...
SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. — One of the oldest cemeteries in Florida is getting some T.L.C. A few months ago, a drunk driver slammed into the Tolomato Cemetery in St. Augustine. Now, it’s getting some high ...
As Springdale Cemetery approaches its 200th year, its leaders have tapped some professionals to help maintain the site’s history. The Springdale Cemetery Association sought the help of Amanda Peters, ...
MILFORD -- A s a professional cemetery mapper, David Palance spends a lot of time in New Hampshire's oldest burial grounds, unearthing clues to help researchers, historians and genealogists. Palance, ...
As Bowling Green's Fairview Cemetery nears capacity, officials are electronically mapping the cemetery and exploring options to provide more burial spots. When Bowling Green’s first municipal cemetery ...
Ryan North, a near surface geophysicist performs a survey of the cemetery subsurface using a ground penetrating radar. He walked the entire Cemetery in parallel lines to get a full view with proper ...
Nearly two decades ago, historian Amy Vacchio started researching two prominent families who lived at Rock Hall, a Colonial-era mansion, and their connection to Hempstead’s historic St. George’s ...
Bowling Green Cemetery Division Manager Cathy Maroney walks through the older section of Fairview Cemetery in 2017. With Fairview Cemetery rapidly running out of space, Bowling Green is in the final ...
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is helping a historic Black church preserve its history for future congregants. Back in the fall, the foundation donated $40,000 toward ...