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Hidden grave marker uncovered in Lawndale backyard could derail Metro C Line extension plans
LA Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe grave marker of a Jewish soldier was uncovered in a Lawndale backyard, and neighbors say there...
Civil War veteran’s headstone unearthed at Glendale
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCivil War veteran Henry Pickett’s grave is no longer unmarked. Last month, we told you about Pickett, an Akron inventor who in 1874 patented an...
Viking sword from warrior's grave unearthed in family's yard in Norway
Live Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA woman in a pink coat holds a rusty sword next to her toddler son and husband, who is wearing a red...
Grave markers stolen from Page cemetery
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 25—At least 13 bronze military grave site markers were stolen from a cemetery in Page earlier this month, according to a press release from Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley. On Jan. ...
Sacramento’s earliest cemetery is now the site of a school. What happened to the graves?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWhat happened to Sue Robinson’s body and headstone is, like so much associated with New Helvetia...
Mars Hill Cemetery, a historic oasis in West Knoxville, gets some love
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA visitor to the old Mars Hill Cemetery off Broome Road in the West Hills area might think an...
'Forgotten' ancestor found and honored in Utica's Forest Hill Cemetery
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNancy West, 64, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, has relatives all over the Utica area. Some are in...
An SC Girl Scout troop began mapping a historic church cemetery, then made a surprising discovery
The State McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoThe journey began with a simple request. Would Girl Scout troop 1967 help research who was buried in...
Family cemeteries scattered across Kentucky offer a window to the past. Can they survive?
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCYNTHIANA, Ky. — Jim Swinford doesn’t know where Elisha is buried. He didn’t even know Elisha...
Memorial Day means so much more to veterans who lost comrades during war
Times-News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWhen citizens pause to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day, they naturally think about...