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New York cemetery group to host May cleanup events

Friends of Lakeview Cemeteries in Patchogue (Suffolk County) will be part of the Great Brookhaven Cleanup on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers will be planting flowers around the property and removing invasive plants from Union Cemetery to allow for excavation

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New York museum to host exhibit on rural cemetery movement

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

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Rochester cemetery to host volunteer events in May

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

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Free walking tours of Kensico Cemetery in May

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

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