For the past six-and-a-half years, I have served as Pastor of the Pittsford Congregational Church, just two miles from our home. The exterior of the church, with its Gothic architectural elements, has remained largely unchanged since its completion in 1837. My office..

"Mrs. Susanna Condy": the name stood out amongst the sea of gravestones in Granary Burying Ground. My fellow college classmates and I listened closely as guest speaker David Allen Lambert led us through a tour of Boston's cemeteries. As fascinating as it was, I..

When George Washington Flint was buried in 1873, I doubt anyone suspected that in little over a century, his final resting spot would one day be the parking lot of a Dunkin’ Donuts.

The story of Thomas Dalton is a tragic one, and one that had been forgotten for many years, until a DNA match brought the truth of his brief life to light. I stumbled across the Dalton family years ago when investigating the origins of my own 2^nd great-grandmother Mary..

Gravestones have long served as the cornerstone of genealogical research. While the words they bear can be crucial sources of information about our ancestors,..

At the North Carolinian Piedmont, in the cemeteries of Davidson County, sunlight breaks through perforated soapstone, creating a lattice-like design in the shadows cast by the many tombstones. These grave markers are probably the earliest “pierced” gravestones in..