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As nature overtakes historic Southport cemeteries, residents stress more funding, care
Star News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s mid-July and ankle-deep dead leaves blanket Old Smithville Burying Ground in Southport,...
Thieves target a century-old crypt in Colorado, pry open casket, steal portions of body
LA Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHuman remains were stolen from a crypt at Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colo. (Google Maps)...
Historic cemetery relocated as planned Brunswick development approved for expansion
Gannett via AOL· 7 months agoA planned development in Brunswick County is looking to expand and graves from a historic cemetery...
Neglected Cranston cemetery is looking better, but volunteers say they need more help
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCRANSTON – The only sound in the Oakland Cemetery in Cranston on a recent Thursday was the engine of...
'There's people buried everywhere': Do RI's historic cemeteries need more protection?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn a state as old and densely populated as Rhode Island, it's not all that surprising to find a...
Segregated customs remain in some Louisiana cemeteries
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBATON ROUGE — Jessica Tilson spent many Sunday mornings in the early 1980s playing outside with her...
Macon family on a quest to preserve history after purchasing forgotten cemetery
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAmy and Kevin Smith knew there was a cemetery on property they recently bought, they just didn’t...
Climate change is un-burying graves. It's an expensive, 'traumatic,' confounding problem.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA delicate hand points heavenward on the carved headstone marking the grave of Sarah Ewen Stewart,...
After County Repossession, Volunteers Work to Restore Mountain View Cemetery
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 3—Nobody knows for sure what will happen to Mountain View Cemetery, a large pioneer to modern burial location in Centralia, which was recently repossessed by Lewis County on Jan. 26 after ...
A 56-year promise broken: War widow finds the wrong man buried in her JBLM cemetery plot
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 1 year agoFor 56 years, Mary Dowling has driven to Joint Base Lewis-McChord from her Tenino home to visit the...