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Foundation makes grant to East Hill Cemetery
Greensburg Daily News, Ind. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJun. 23—RUSHVILLE — Most Rush Countians know that U.S. Presidential candidate Wendell Willkie is buried at East Hill Cemetery, but did you know that the composer of the popular ...
County museum hosts genealogy lecture on cemeteries
Salamanca Press· 4 days agoThe talk, “Within the Cemetery Gates,” will be given by Jeanette Sheliga, an educator, blogger, lecturer and librarian from Lockport. “Our ancestor’s...
Remembering Tom Jesso: 'You can't leave 15,000 bodies just turn into forest'
Times Leader· 7 hours agoA posting on Facebook said it all about Tom Jesso. Thomas Edward Jesso, 72, of Franklin Township,...
What's behind deaths at this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia?
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe body is washed, wrapped, and moved in freezers provided by the Saudi government, who cover all...
John Jones Museum to celebrate new statue unveiling
WETM Elmira via Yahoo News· 6 days agoELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — The Elmira community is invited to celebrate one of the city’s historical figures this weekend. The John W. Jones Museum is getting...
Remains of Jewish WWII vet found after being MIA since 1943. Clifton genealogist tells how
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoAmericans had him listed at the American Normandy Cemetery at Colleville, France on the tablets of...
Turkey hunt turned into a 30-year archaeological investigation
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 1 hour agoTom Dundon is not a historian. Next to a field on Kittiewan Plantation, he came across a patch of...
'Celebration of freedom' | The history of Juneteenth at Indy's Crown Hill Cemetery
WTHR Indianapolis· 6 days agoAs we celebrate Juneteenth, we are taking a closer look at several Hoosiers who played a pivotal...
Online death notice doesn't prove Joe Biden is dead; anyone can update | Fact check
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agocan add information there. Although the content submission agreement says users cannot knowingly upload false information, it can happen and there is not ...
Historians seek to add Pontiac cemetery to Underground Railroad Network for Freedom sites
Detroit News· 5 days agoA coalition of Oakland County historians is working to nominate Pontiac's Oak Hill Cemetery, thought...
