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How one city is honoring its dead and recommitting to cemetery upkeep
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCAMDEN — In 2018, a grieving mother reached out to the Courier-Post, anguished at the condition of...
Southcoast Wonders: Roadside cemeteries offer connections to history — and Halloween vibes
The Herald News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe past is around every corner in southern New England, often literally. The cities and towns of...
From Ireland to America: building the canals
WHTM via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLIVERPOOL, Pa. (WHTM) – On the hill overlooking Liverpool sits Union Cemetery. Founded in 1808, it has over 2,000 burials and hundreds of gravestones....
ASHLAND MEMORIES: Pioneer life and death in the blockhouses
The Times-Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter the violence of September 1812, the scattered settlers took shelter in several hastily-built...
Know what's really scary? Missing out on Halloween treats at these local haunts!
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCelebrate autumn with local fall festivals and enjoy frightful fun with upcoming Halloween...
South Shore 2024 Memorial Day parades, ceremony abound. There's likely one in your town
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoMemorial Day will not go unnoticed along the South Shore this year. The holiday – which falls on...
The most haunted spot in every state
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe defunct Northern State Mental Hospital is rumored to be haunted.Nomad_Photo/Shutterstock The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, now a...
Historic Black veterans' cemetery gets lift from others who served
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCAMDEN — "Oh, look at the beauty of it!" Margaret Baines exclaimed when she saw the new monument at the entrance of Dempsey Butler Cemetery, a tiny pocket park off Ferry Avenue in Camden. It ...
Savor the symphony. Nurture your kids in nature. Appreciate some art. It's What's NXT!
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 8 months agoInformation in the calendar is subject to change or cancellation. If your organization changes or...
Historic Camden cemeteries get a cleanup, but work remains
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCAMDEN — A small army descended on Evergreen and New Camden cemeteries in Camden on Wednesday, armed with shovels, rakes, paper bags, gloves and determination. Dolly Marshall was one of them ...