Cemetery Articles
In Cypress Hills, a Little-Known Monument to Journalism’s Short Memory
Four pioneering women are honored for their bold contributions to U.S. culture at Woodlawn Cemetery
In the East Village, Fun and Fashion Amid Old Tombs
Houdini Returns. (Of Course.)
Grave honor for Woodlawn Cemetery: Sen. urges landmark status for legendary Bronx cemetery
Cemeteries: The End is Near
Cypress Hills Cemetery in Queens touting itself as final resting place for many black celebrities
A Burial Ground for the Mighty, Laid Low by Weeds
New York’s Graveyards Come to Life
Undiscovered New York: Life and death in the graveyards of Staten Island
Brinckerhoff Cemetery gets nod for landmark status
Moravian Cemetery: A Who's Who in Staten Island History.
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Green-Wood's "Bride"
Way back when, the first significant monument I was introduced to at Green-Wood was the "bride." So significant was this that I ...
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Hungarian-born journalist and newspaper publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, was born Jozsef Politzer in 1847. Several years after the death of his ... -
At the 1972 funeral of Jackie Robinson, 2,500 people packed Riverside Church in New York City. New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, NY C... -
One of the most ornate monuments in Green-Wood is that of Charlotte Canda, who died in 1845, on her 17th birthday. Canda’s death was th... -
One of the most unique mausoleums to be found in Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery is that of successful Atlanta businessman, Jasper Newton Smith. ... -
Archibald Gracie IV was instrumental in saving the lives of a number of fellow RMS Titanic passengers. Gracie, too, survived and began... -
This monument is to the DeFeo family, who were all murdered in their Amityville, LI home in November of 1974. Ronald DeFeo Sr., his wife L... -
The parents of famed film director Martin Scorsese, whose hit films include Goodfellas and Gangs of New York, are entombed in a... -
Green-Wood Cemetery's Stubenbord-Sutherland monument features a seated mourning figure holding a sprig of ivy. The granite monument... -
Way back when, the first significant monument I was introduced to at Green-Wood was the "bride." So significant was this that I ... -
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This G othic Revival mausoleum was built for Edwin W. Marsh in 1890. At the time, Marsh was the most successful retail dry goods merchant ...
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