Disbrow Burial Ground
Kent, NY This small burial ground sits at the intersection of Church Hill Road and Peckslip Road. I’m not sure why, but this is one of my favorite cemeteries in the area.
Gregory Cemetery
Carmel, NY Peaceful and secluded Gregory Cemetery sits on a peninsula that sticks out into the Croton Falls Reservoir. Containing only a few stones, the cemetery includes the headstone of Revolutionary War Veteran Daniel Gregory....
Searching for Jedediah Wood’s Gravestone
Searching for Jedediah: The Search for Revolutionary-Era Brewster Ancestor Jedediah Wood Exploring the outdoors and exploring local history are two of my favorite obsessions. I find them both interesting, and it lets me get my...
Old Revolutionary/Old Baptist Cemetery in Patterson
Patterson, NY For may years, this cemetery was ‘”lost”. Overgrown and neglected, and with most of the gravestones nothing more that fieldstones, the burial ground sat hidden. But, as of the first half of 2012,...
June Cemetery in North Salem for July 4th
A visit to June Cemetery in North Salem. Rather appropriate for the 4th of July since there were quite a few Revolutionary War Veterans buried there, including John Wallace who made it to 103...
The connection between the Civil War’s USS Monitor and Pawling, NY
I just finished reading a children’s book – yes, a kids’ book. But hey, I picked it up for a few pennies at a book sale, and it happened to be on a topic I wanted...
Book on Putnam’s Revolutionary War Veterans
The Enoch Crosby Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has put together an excellent book about Putnam’s Revolutionary War Veterans. Over 300 pictures of the gravestones of the 403 American Revolution Patriots buried...