Cemetery History

Retrospective: Liberty Corner – History in the Cemetery

The Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church was founded in 1837 to serve the growing rural community in the Liberty Corner section…

1 month ago

Honoring Civil War Black Soldiers at the Lamington Black Cemetery

The Lamington Black Cemetery is an African American cemetery in the Lamington section of Bedminster Township, New Jersey, located on…

2 months ago

The Hills Church & Cemetery & Pluckemin’s Pigtail Mountain

View from the west of Pigtail (right) and Schley Mountain (left), c.1910, part of the 2nd Watchung Mountain range in…

3 months ago

Local Cemetery History Research

There is a wealth of history to be learned from a cemetery. We have a rich genealogy embedded in many…

7 months ago

St. Bernard’s Cemetery is Bernardsville History

Historical Note: Bernardsville was still part of Bernards Township up until 1924. Cemeteries are one of the best sources for…

8 months ago

Fairview Cemetery – Westfield, New Jersey’s Largest Resting Place

The entrance of Fairview Cemetery, which was purchased, was known in those days as “Mount Pleasant”. Being raised in Westfield…

9 months ago

Basking Ridge Evergreen Cemetery is a Living History Lesson

You can learn a great deal of history by visiting a cemetery. NOTE: A quick reminder: Warren was part of…

2 years ago

Basking Ridge’s Oldest Cemetery

Cemeteries showcase some of history's greatest reminders of where we came from. Many people new to the area are unaware…

3 years ago

A Unique Bedminster Cemetery-“God’s Acre”

So we're over at the Bedminster Farmers Market, and while meeting a few locals, one of the patrons mentioned, "Why…

6 years ago

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