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New York cemeteries to host preservation workshop

Two New York cemeteries will be participating in the 48StateTour gravestone preservation workshops in August. The two participating cemeteries are: Boxwood Cemetery in Medina on Tuesday, August 6 and Church of St. Andrew Cemetery located on Staten Island on Thursday, August 8. The workshops are

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Headstone cleaning workshop set for July 20

The Naples Historical Society (Ontario County) will be offering a Headstone Cleaning Class on Saturday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to noon. It will take place at the Morgan Hose Building in Naples and at the Fairview Cemetery.  This class will cover the proper, conservator

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Otsego County cemeteries receive funds for restorations

The Community Foundation of Otsego County has recently awarded eight projects from its Cemetery Restoration Fund to support preservation and historic renovation in small cemeteries. The cemeteries awarded funds are: Harmony Cemetery, Morris; Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown; Huntley Cemetery, Plainfield; Exeter Cemetery, Exeter; Westville Cemetery, Westville;

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Walking Tours Offered at Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse

The Historic Oakwood Cemetery Preservation Association, located in Syracuse, will be hosting guided walking tours at Oakwood Cemetery once a month through October. Sunday, July 21 – “The Tree of Liberty” – Central New York was a hotbed of the Abolition Movement and many of

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