“The Wife of my Youth”
This 19th century graveyard monument in Mercer Cemetery engraved to “The Wife of My Youth” first makes you wonder what…
Mercer Cemetery
The Mercer Cemetery in Trenton, NJ, was created in the 1840s. There were few new internments after the 1930s. Unlike…
Albany Rural Cemetery
Founded in 1844, the Albany Rural Cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. I don’t normally seek…
The Kaleva Incident and the Death of Henry Antheil, Jr.
The name Henry Antheil, Jr, is on a tombstone in Riverview Cemetery, but he is not buried there. Henry, the…
Touring Riverview Cemetery in Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton’s Riverview Cemetery has its origins in a Quaker Burying Ground established overlooking the Delaware River in 1685. This was…
Historic Cemeteries along the Finger Lakes Trail
Views of Lamoka Lake, Glenn Curtiss’ burial plot, and other historic cemeteries from the Evening Tribune.
Philly Archaeologists’ Map Hopes to Warn Developers Away From Unmarked Cemeteries
Nonexistent or weakly enforced laws in Philadelphia have led to historic graves being destroyed by construction. Hastily organized rescue excavations…
Huguenot Street Stone Houses in New Paltz, New York
French Huguenots founded the town of New Paltz in New York state in 1677. Their first houses were made of…