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South Shore cemeteries are eternal sources of local history. Here are some famous ones
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhen Mount Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy opened in 1855, the first person to buy a plot was Charles...
The oldest building in Mahwah will soon mark its 225th anniversary
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMAHWAH — The borough's oldest public building, Ramapo Reformed Church, will celebrate its 225th...
Heading to Sleepy Hollow for Halloween? Here's what to see and do
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCome October, this Westchester village along with its neighbor Tarrytown, becomes Halloween central,...
Bergenfield church, one of Bergen County's first, kicks off 300th anniversary celebration
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 1723, Dutch pastor Guiliam Bertholf was dismayed by what he saw in Colonial North Jersey. There were only two churches in the region — one in present-day Hackensack and another many miles ...
Fact Check: About That Viral Pic Supposedly Showing Graves of Protestant Husband and Catholic Wife...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoX user @StevenJosephR Claim: A photograph genuinely shows the gravesites of a Catholic wife and...
This Small Town Is a Fabled Halloween Destination Packed With History — and It's Less Than an Hour...
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHere’s what you need to know before planning a trip to Sleepy Hollow, New York. OlegAlbinsky/Getty...
Dallastown is changing before your eyes, and here are some places to look for it
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOne pleasant Sunday afternoon earlier this month, congregants of a Dallastown church and the...
Last chance for Halloween events: Find a list of family friendly to frights
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFind dates, hours, admission prices and ticket links below for parades, family friendly excursions,...
What Catholic Church records tell us about America's earliest black history
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSt Augustine Catholic Church Archive. David LaFevor, CC BYFor most Americans, black history begins...
World War II Heroes: Baldwinville men killed in England, Belgium and South Pacific
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBALDWINVILLE – As World War II was entering its final year, U.S. military officials had concocted a...