Maple Grove Cemetery (new), Hoosick Falls, New York

This entry is part 18 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

The “new” portion of Maple Grove is across the road from the “old” sections. The hill continues, from the top of the new section to the bottom of the old section is a considerable drop. buried part way up the hill in the new section is my grandmother’s twin sister, her husband and their son. …

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Maple Grove Cemetery (old), Hoosick Falls, New York

This entry is part 17 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Grove is divided into “Old” and “New”. This cemetery is located within the city limits of Hoosick Falls. The old and new sections are on opposite sides of the street. Here is a picture of the old section as it looked in the fall of 2003 when we visited. Through the gate, down the …

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Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Michigan Fred and Maybelle Yournd

This entry is part 16 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Lakeview Cemetery 920 Roosevelt, Howell, Michigan, 48843. One of my grandfather’s brothers also chose burial in Lakeside Cemetery. Frederick, Fred, Freddie Yournd/Yearnd and some of his family are buried in section A lot 183. Fred and Mabelle (Daley) Yournd. If the flag was placed correctly, there may be a military record for Fred. Maxine Yournd, …

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Grove Cemetery, New Brighton Pennsylvania

This entry is part 12 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

We found this cemetery by driving around New Brighton. It is on a hill in the east side of town. Thee photos are from our first visit there. Hannah E. Warren married Claude Eugene Brashears 16 February 1898 in New Brighton, Beaver County Pennsylvania. Hannah was just a year or so older than her sibling …

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Oakland County (Michigan) Genealogical Society Meets Tonight

This entry is part 11 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

The Oakland County Genealogical Society will meet tonight, Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Ms Gail Moreau-DesHarnais, editor of the French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan journal Habitant Heritage, will be our speaker. “Basic French-Canadian Research using modern methods, including mtDNA and YDNA”, is the topic for her presentation. She will share some of the newer resources …

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