The Carthage Free Library Heritage Room has recently received a donation a books from Fort Drum pertaining to the 13 cemeteries located on Fort Drum. The cemeteries outside the Fort Drum cantonment are include: the Alexandria Road Cemetery, Fuller Road Cemetery, Gates Cemetery, Lake School
The Staten Island Museum has partnered with the Staten Island Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society and the Frederick Douglass Memorial Park to transcribe newly digitized family history records. The transcription project will continue all year. Then sign up for a free account
New improvements have recently made to the African-American Cemetery located within the Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye. Over the summer, recent graduates of Bridge to Crafts Careers went to the cemetery for a week to clean and repair damaged headstones. In some cases they needed
Do you have ancestors buried in Ontario County? A very information article regarding the Joslyn Cemetery near Phelps was published online during the summer on FingerLakes1.com. The article has many photos of the cemetery as well as information on the family buried in the cemetery.
A free webinar will take place, on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 at 6:30 p.m., “On Hart Island: Past, Present, Future.” The presenter will be Melinda Hunt, president of the Hart Island Project. She will share historical documents, videos and testimonies about this municipal burial place.
