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Several tours of Buffalo cemeteries to take place in July

There are several tours of Buffalo cemeteries scheduled for July. United German and French Cemetery – July 18 and 24. This tour explores the final resting places of some of the earliest residents of Buffalo. Learn about manufacturers, inventors, brewers, craftsmen, heroes, sportsmen, a brothel

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Jamestown cemetery tours to take place this summer

The Fenton History Center will host two tours of Lake View Cemetery in Jamestown during the summer. Learn the stories about veterans buried in Lake View Cemetery on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Six veterans will be highlighted whose stories

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Volunteers needed for cemetery work groups this week

Two New York cemeteries groups, in opposite parts of the state,  will be hosting work projects this week. Friends of Lakeview Cemeteries, located in Patchogue (Suffolk County) will host its first weekly headstone cleaning event tomorrow, June 18 at 10 a.m. This will be an

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Patchogue cemetery cleanup to take place May 17

The Friends of Lakeview Cemeteries is joining The Great Brookhaven Cleanup on Saturday, May 17 from 9 a.m. to noon to continue its work to restore cemeteries in Patchogue Village. Volunteers of all ages are welcome. Volunteers will clean up the grounds, plant flowers and

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Buffalo cemetery events to take place in May

There will be several Buffalo cemetery events coming up in May. The Forest Lawn Cemetery will be presenting a free event, “Spirits of the Erie Canal,” on Friday, May 23 at 6 p.m. at The Ruins at Canalside, not the cemetery. Come watch as several

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