The Genesee Country Village and Museum is hosting a new exhibit “Everybody’s Going to Be There: American Rural Cemetery Movement.” The exhibit will present a wide variety of art, maps, memorial art, mourning jewelry, and cemetery tourism ephemera of the 19th century. Several programs will
The Western New York Genealogical Society will present a “Save Our Cemeteries” workshop on Saturday, July 13 from 9 am to 4 p.m. in Niagara Falls. The morning program include presentations at the Calvin K. Richards Community Center. 10 – 10:45 am – “Uncovering the
The Mount Hope Cemetery, located in Rochester, has two volunteer events scheduled in May. Second Saturday Volunteer Landscaping – Saturday, May 11 – 8:45 – 11 a.m. Help beautify Mount Hope Cemetery. Activities include raking leaves, weeding, mulching and performing other general landscape maintenance. Events
Friends of the Kensico Cemetery in Vallhalla (Westchester County) will offer several free tours of the cemetery in May. The tours are free, but reservations are required via the RSVP feature on the event page of our website. There will be six tour dates available in
The Jefferson County NY Genealogical Society will be conducting a headstone cleaning demonstration in August 2024 in Watertown. As part of the planning stage, the society is looking for a headstone or two in the same cemetery in Watertown in need of cleaning. The society
