In the mid to late 1800s, Rhode Island was known as the “Vampire Capital of America.” Even when germs were recognized, in New England in particular, when members of a family died from a mysterious illness, the idea circulated that vampires were at work. » Read the rest...
Have you ever noticed a bluish-gray cemetery monument? You think “It’s probably granite” but as you get closer, you know it is something else. The date is most likely prior to 1915 but the inscription looks as new as it did when the monument was set in place. » Read the rest...
We spend much of our time visiting and working in cemeteries and we like to study and research the early sandstone gravestone carvers that plied their trade from about 1800-1845. » Read the rest...
For ten years, we have explored cemeteries all over New York state. It always saddens us to find an old cemetery without a sign leaving us to wonder what name it had. » Read the rest...
The year is 1808. Eliphalet Wakeman has just signed a deed purchasing 150 acres. The land was part of Lot 61 of the Walton Patent along Third Brook, northwest of Walton. » Read the rest...
In 1824 New York state enacted a law that established county poorhouses or almshouses. Essentially these were to provide a place for those without homes or anyone to care for them nor the means to look after themselves, and had nowhere else to go.
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In the town of Sidney you will find, nestled between the library and the Susquehanna River, a little spot called the Pioneer Cemetery. Tina has been drawn to this quiet setting since she worked at the library as a teenager. » Read the rest...
The year is 1808. Eliphalet Wakeman has just signed a deed purchasing 150 acres. The land was part of Lot 61 of the Walton Patent along Third Brook, northwest of Walton. » Read the rest...