A group of high school students in Green, OH applied modern technology to assist in preserving a historical cemetery on the April 8 & 9 weekend, thanks in part to a University of Akron Professor. The Klinefelter Cemetery in Green, OH is one of the first cemeteries in the area and is the final resting place for […]
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Ancient Jewish cemetery found in Rome
The ancient city of Rome never ceases to reveal pieces of its history to the world and, with new real estate being as sparse as it is, last month’s discovery at a building restoration by archaeologists has helped to locate the long-vanished Campus Iudeorum, or Field of the Jews, jewish cemetery. Historians were well-aware that the […]
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New technology linking people to their ancestors
Finding a loved one in a cemetery can be a difficult task, especially if you are traveling from out of the state, let alone half way around the world. But one such cemetery has bridged the gap for guests who are looking for their loved ones and ancestors. The Chinese Benevolent Association, which owns and maintains […]
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Boy Scout Restoring Historic Chandler Cemetery
The story is all too common: a historic cemetery overrun by weeds and the passage of time. This story, however, is not about a cemetery lost but rather a cemetery’s restoration at the hands of a young man showing respect to both his community and his heritage. Adrian Dozal, a 16-year-old Boy Scout from Chandler, AZ, […]
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Restoration Help Needed for Historic North Carolina Cemetery
The Robert Foreman Cemetery in the community of Bruce, NC, has seen better days. The cemetery was vandalized approximately two years ago and it is believed that the suspects broke in to the graves to steal jewelry and gold tooth fillings among the bones. With no caretakers, the cemetery has languished. The cemetery is the third oldest […]
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Veteran Volunteers Work to Restore Historic Cemetery
Two childhood friends from Zellwood, Florida, now Army retirees, have taken up the cause of fixing up their historic hometown cemetery. Eugene Mason and Gene Reynolds work up to 3 times a week cleaning up and repairing the Tangerine Cemetery near Zellwood, which has its roots as a historically black cemetery that was founded in the […]
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Art Piece to be Installed at Brooklyn’s Green-wood Cemetery
Do you have a secret you’ve always wanted to share but were too afraid to reveal? Maybe a visit to Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY will help. Starting in April, French artist Sophie Calle‘s interactive piece, title “Here Lie the Secrets of the Visitors of Green-Wood Cemetery,” will begin its 25 year stay with the cemetery. […]
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Communities Come Together to Help Jewish Cemetery
This past Sunday, Philadelphia police responded to a call of three overturned headstones at the Jewish Mount Carmel Cemetery. Upon investigation, the police found more than 150 headstones had been vandalized. What came next, however, was an outpouring of love and help from the local community and beyond. Since Sunday, dozens of volunteers have come […]
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Pentagon to Investigate WWII Mystery
A new investigation from the Pentagon is set to launch as officials try to solve the mystery of the USS Turner. Dozens of the Turner’s crew were listed as missing after the World War II naval ship sank off the shores of Sandy Hook, NJ on January 3rd, 1944 but WWII researcher, Ted Darcy, found […]
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President-elect Donald Trump Lays Wreath at Arlington National Cemetery
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery one day prior to his swearing in to the office of the United States Presidency. Video courtesy of the Washington Post.
