Would you like to learn more about some of the cemeteries in Columbia County? History Talks, in coordination with the Germantown Public Library, has produced two videos – “Lost Graveyards” and “Reformed Cemetery on Main”. Both videos are available on YouTube.com. The talk on the
Back by popular demand, The Ilion Free Public Library (Herkimer County) will sponsor a walking tour of the Armory Hill Cemetery on Thursday, July 20 at 6:30 p.m. Meet at the Benedict Avenue entrance. The tour, Ghastly Graves 2, is part of Ilion Days. Join
A recent website article from Channel 7 News in Watertown, focused on a volunteer who is cleaning stones at Denmark’s (Lewis County) Hillside Cemetery. Allyson Stephenson, who calls herself the Crazy Cemetery Lady, has been spending the last three summers cleaning cemeteries. She has previously
A recent article on the News10 website highlighted the work led by two Troy residents to repair the gravestones and monuments at Old Mount Ida Cemetery. With help from Grave Stone Matters, the community is showing their support in more ways than one. The efforts
The Green-Wood Cemetery has recently finished digitizing 60 volumes of burial registries listing the names of everyone buried at Green-Wood from 1840 through 1937. The ledgers contain just about 433,000 people. Records after 1937 have not yet been digitized. The project began before the pandemic
