Hietaniemi cemetery is a cemetery located on the western edge of the inner city of Helsinki, which was founded in 1829. It is mainly located in the Lapinlahti sub-region, partly in Etu-Töölö. Hietaniemi cemetery is a popular tourist destination, as a considerable number of prominent figures in Finnish history have been buried there since the 1820s, including most of the late presidents of the r...
The final resting place of many people has been at sea, sometimes of necessity, sometimes by choice. Many people have chosen to have their ashes scattered at or over an ocean or other body of water. Add profiles to this project of people who have been buried at sea, or had their ashes scattered at sea. For a lists of people buried at sea or whose ashes were scattered at sea go to: PRIVACY ...
billiongraves.com/geni ==>>>>==Welcome to the BillionGraves Team Portal!==This is the home base for Geni users who want to help with the collaborative effort between Geni and BillionGraves to help photograph and transcribe all the world's gravestones in order to preserve them and their information for future generations. Any and all Geni users who wish to participate in any way are encouraged t...
Kalevankangas Cemetery is a cemetery in the Kalevanharju district within the city of Tampere, Finland. More information in Wikipedia Guidelines and tips - read this first! The plan is to include only persons whose final resting place is in Kalevankangas Cemetery in Tampere. Before adding a profile, please check that its grave location information contains this information - the more precisel...
Country: Belgium* Locality: West-Vlaanderen* Identified Casualties: 9877==Location Information==Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery is located 12 Kms west of Ieper town centre, on the Boescheepseweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge. From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308) is reached via the Elverdingestraat, then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. T...
Exeter Cemetery (Exeter Public Cemetery) is located at the corner of Thames Road West and Airport Line in the Municipality of Bluewater, formerly Hay Township. It is operated by the Facility Services Department of South Huron .Cemetery Location: 39650 Dashwood Road Exeter, ON N0M 1S6Mailing Address: Box 759 Exeter, ON N0M 1S6 Cemetery map ==Links== Canada Gen Web's Cemetery Project Find A Grave...
The present cemetery was established around 1866, at the time Lawrence was proclaimed a municipality. The old cemetery on the hill on Ardrossan Street behind the Commercial Hotel was closed in 1867 and the consent of relatives of persons interred there was obtained to allow the remains to be moved here. It is the resting place of many early settlers and gold mining pioneers, including George an...
Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Philadelphia. Founded in 1836, it was the second major garden or rural cemetery in the United States. In 1998, it was designated a National Historic Landmark; few cemeteries have received this distinction.[4]Located in Philadelphia's East Falls section, the 74-acre (300,000 m2) cemetery overlooks the Schuylkill River. Laurel Hill contains more than...
Cemeteries, Memorials & Graveyards Portal This is an umbrella project to gather together all the Cemetery, Memorials and Graveyard projects in one project. This is not therefore suitable for adding profiles. A cemetery or graveyard is a place where the remains of deceased people are buried or otherwise interred. The word cemetery (from Greek κοιμητήριον, "sleeping place") implies that the lan...
This project is to connect with folks with ancestors who lived in Sárospatak. My grandfather's family came from there. I will be posting links and photos that I have found. =Links= Visit to Budapest Holocaust Memorial in 2013 Photos and stories from my visit with my wife, granddaughter and cousin. Includes photos of the Páva Street Synagogue. Sárospatak in 1977 My dear friends (and distant co...
Address: Reserve Terrace, Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, 8082 New Zealand Also known as Lyttelton Catholic Cemetery, Lyttelton Public Cemetery Lyttelton Catholic and public Cemetery also known as the Lyttelton Cemetery was opened in 1873. The cemetery is located on a steep hillside and is divided into three sections, Catholic, Services and public (from north to south). The grave...
This subportal is part of the State of Alabama Portal and the Cemeteries, Memorials & Graveyards Portal . Within the 573 towns and cities that make up the State of Alabama , there are approximately 6,462 cemeteries. These range from small, private family burying grounds with only a few graves to large public cemeteries covering hundreds of acres with hundreds of thousands of graves. This proje...
This subportal is part of the State of Connecticut Portal and the Cemeteries, Memorials & Graveyards Portal . Within the 169 towns that make up the state of Connecticut , there are approximately 5,000 cemeteries. These range from small, private family burying grounds with only a few graves to large public cemeteries covering hundreds of acres with hundreds of thousands of graves. This project ...
Sydenham Cemetery, Simeon Street, was developed in 1896 in response to reports that the Addington and Barbadoes cemeteries had limited space. The first burial in Sydenham Cemetery was recorded in May 1896, before the cemetery was fully open. It is typical of older style cemeteries, featuring mostly large memorials with concrete surrounds, but it also allows for standard upright memorials and pl...
Lake View is a large cemetery in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York. Known for its beautiful and mysterious statuary, Lake View Cemetery is a short trip from Chautauqua Lake. Lake View is overseen by the Lake View Cemetery Association. The cemetery was incorporated in 1858 and burials started in 1859. The cemetery is still well maintained and active at present. The records of burials from 1859-19...
Descendants of the people buried in the Church Street Graveyard in Mobile, Alabama, This cemetery is situated on 4 acres of land. Church Street Graveyard, as it was called, was founded in 1819, just a year prior to being purchased by the City of Mobile, upon which it became the city's primary burial site. Many of the earlier burials were those of victims of yellow fever. In 1820, Mobile's city...
Colincamps and "Euston", a road junction a little east of the village, were within the Allied lines before the Somme offensive of July 1916. The cemetery was started as a front line burial ground during and after the unsuccessful attack on Serre on 1 July, but after the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line in March 1917 it was scarcely used. It was briefly in German hands towards the end of...
This subportal is part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Portal and the Cemeteries, Memorials & Graveyards Portal . Within the 351 towns and cities that make up the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , there are approximately 1,301 cemeteries. These range from small, private family burying grounds with only a few graves to large public cemeteries covering hundreds of acres with hundreds ...
This subportal is part of the State of Maine Portal and the Cemeteries, Memorials & Graveyards Portal . Within the 482 towns and cities that make up the State of Maine , there are approximately 7,100 cemeteries. These range from small, private family burying grounds with only a few graves to large public cemeteries covering hundreds of acres with hundreds of thousands of graves. This ...
This subportal is part of the State of Vermont Portal and the Cemeteries, Memorials & Graveyards Portal . Within the 256 towns and cities that make up the State of Vermont , there are approximately 2,000 cemeteries. These range from small, private family burying grounds with only a few graves to large public cemeteries covering hundreds of acres with hundreds of thousands of graves. T...
Waimairi Cemetery opened in 1909 and is approaching capacity. The cemetery is divided into three distinct areas which are separated by the internal road. The older traditional monumental style area with upright graves and the mausoleum at the front of the cemetery is defined by large mature flowering cherries and conifers. The memorial park style section in the middle of the cemetery has predom...
This subportal is part of the State of North Carolina Portal and the Cemeteries, Memorials & Graveyards Portal . Within the 552 towns and cities that make up the State of North Carolina , there are approximately 2,797 cemeteries. These range from small, private family burying grounds with only a few graves to large public cemeteries covering hundreds of acres with hundreds of thousands...
This subportal is part of the State of Arizona Portal and the Cemeteries, Memorials & Graveyards Portal . The State of Arizona has at least 850 cemeteries, not including privately owned or municipal cemeteries. This project serves as a place to 1) discuss Arizona cemetery research and 2) work on subprojects for individual cemeteries in the state. Index of Cemetery Projects Instead ...
This subportal is part of the State of Iowa Portal and the Cemeteries, Memorials & Graveyards Portal . Within the 947 towns and cities that make up the State of Iowa , there are approximately 4,900 cemeteries. These range from small, private family burying grounds with only a few graves to large public cemeteries covering hundreds of acres with hundreds of thousands of graves. This pr...
This project is umbrella project about all Cemeteries, Memorials & Graveyards in Croatia This is an umbrella project to gather together all the Cemetery, Memorials and Graveyard projects in Croatia in one project. This is not therefore suitable for adding profiles. This project is a part of: Hrvatsko Rodoslovlje / Croatian Genealogy Please create a separate project or subproject for each...