The Jefferson County Historical Society will be hosting a tour of Watertown’s Brookside Cemetery on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. Brookside Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Jefferson County and has burials going back to the early 1800s. Learn about the notable residents buried there by
The Huntington Historical Society will be offering tours of the Old Burying Ground Cemetery in September, October and November. The Old Burying Ground was established soon after the Town’s founding in 1653. Tours will be given at 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 18 and at
Do you have relatives that might be buried in Binghamton? Then you might interested in this article and video about Spring Forest Cemetery. The online article, which was published on July 18, 2019, features historian Gerry Smith. To read the story, go to: https://www.wicz.com/story/40628169/spring-forest-cemetery-a-walk-through-binghamtons-past The video
Two recent online articles featured New York cemeteries – Johnson Cemetery in Wellsville (Alleghany County) and Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls. The online version of the Olean Times Herald reported about issues with the Johnson Cemetery, which dates back to 1840. The cemetery is suffering
Was your New York ancestor a veteran? If so, there are eight national cemeteries located in New York where your ancestor may be buried. The New York national cemeteries for veteran ancestors are: Bath National Cemetery, Calverton National Cemetery, Cypress Hills National Cemetery (Kings County),
