tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998502276172780272024-03-13T00:59:32.342-04:00Cemetery RamblesPhotos, history and other rambles about cemeteries I visit. Most of the cemeteries are in Oswego and Jefferson Counties, New York but you never know where I may ramble.....Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99850227617278027.post-70077890833247505682011-10-17T18:31:00.002-04:002011-10-17T18:33:13.191-04:00Kink in the CemeteryI was doing a newspaper search earlier today at Old Fulton Post Cards. Levi Parsons Grover 1825-1882 was my 1st cousin, 4x removed. I was actually looking for his obituary but instead found this reference almost a 100 years after his death to his cemetery monument. I think what actually shocked me the most was that the officer actually recorded the name from the monument! I wish I had a photo of Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99850227617278027.post-80930204246893745102011-09-02T15:23:00.001-04:002011-09-02T15:27:46.577-04:00Genealogy Carved in StoneWhen we were at Woodlawn Cemetery in Syracuse this morning the Boynton monument grabbed my attention! I came upon the monument from the back so I first saw GENEALOGY.
John Farnham Boynton, M.D.Born inEast BradfordMass.Sept. 20, 1811Died in Syracuse, N.Y.Oct. 20, 1890
Caroline F. HarrimanHis wifeBorn June 27, 1843Died Mar. 3, 1913
Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99850227617278027.post-69999068568914789122011-09-01T17:14:00.000-04:002011-09-01T17:14:34.435-04:00Cemetery ReadsI just finished Invisible, by Lorena McCourtney. It was a fun little book. Check it out yourself while it's still available for free for both Nook & Kindle.
Meet Ivy Malone, an inconspicuous older woman who has a mutant curiosity gene that often lands her in trouble. Unlike most women her age, she snoops and pries her gray-haired self into one hilarious escapade after another. So when vandalsCharley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99850227617278027.post-54200294137620044562011-08-23T05:28:00.001-04:002011-08-23T05:28:00.516-04:00The Mystery of Lenord H.LENORD H.DIEDDec. 29, 1861AGED18 Years
This stone sits off by itself in Ellisburg Cemetery. There is no clue as to what Lenord's last name was. Perhaps at one time there were other family stones near his and his family felt it wasn't necessary. I have browsed through the 1850 and 1860 but even though I have a couple of possibilities, without some other record I'd just be guessing.
Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99850227617278027.post-81596956310423012132011-08-21T11:06:00.000-04:002011-08-21T11:06:58.148-04:00Ellisburg CemeteryEllisburg Cemetery is one of my favorite cemeteries to visit. It is very well kept, the older sections are in remarkably good condition and it is quiet. There is very little traffic noise so I can hear the birds singing and at the back of the cemetery I can hear the soothing sounds of water bubbling down South Sandy Creek.
This cemetery is sometimes called as Rural or Riverside. On the edge of Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99850227617278027.post-62168322752205524862011-08-10T19:20:00.000-04:002011-08-10T19:25:42.013-04:00Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Volney, NYOn Monday I had my first opportunity of the summer to try and fulfill some requests at Find-A-Grave. I only live a few minutes from Mt Pleasant but had never been out that way before. The cemetery is located on County Route 45 (a little west of Silk Rd), Volney, NY 13069.
The cemetery was easy to find and is on both sides of County Route 45 at the Mt Pleasant church. The area to the side and Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99850227617278027.post-35830456342303947382011-08-08T15:33:00.001-04:002011-08-09T14:09:23.976-04:00Oswego County, New York ResourcesCEMETERIES
The best listing of cemeteries in Oswego County I've found to date is on the Oswego County Tourism page. This page also provides an address and/or directions. Cemeteries are grouped by town which I have found extremely helpful. Also listed are the alternate names if applicable.
I believe all of the cemeteries in the county are now online at Find-A-Grave. There are 179 cemeteries Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99850227617278027.post-27013012007521127542011-07-27T09:11:00.001-04:002011-08-11T07:49:11.921-04:00WelcomeI have started this blog so I can share resources, stories and other tidbits about my cemetery rambles that I'd rather keep separate from my family history blog, Apple's Tree. I do expect that some of my family history will flow over here. With no specific plan in mind, ramble seemed appropriate in the title.
I spend my summers in Central New York and my winters in Central Florida but my Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.com1