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Laurel Hill Cemetery Bridge Panorama, c. 1910 (Photo courtesy of Thomas H. Keels Gallery of Unpublished Photos and Laurel Hill Cemetery Company)

Events:

• May 30, 2004, 12:00 PM Memorial Day Service at Laurel Hill Cemetery, for more information visit their Activities site
  
• August 14, 2004, "To Die For" at Montgomery Cemetery, Hartranft Ave, Norristown
• October 2-3, 2004, "Day of the Dead" (separate html page)
  

Useful Links:

Courtesy of Thomas H. Keels website, Philadelphia Graveyards and Cemeteries

Philadelphia Cemeteries and Graveyards (and related sites):

• Arch Street Friends Meeting House (www.archstreetfriends.org)
  
• Association for the Preservation of Abandoned Jewish Cemeteries (www.savejewishgraves.org)
  
• Christ Church Preservation Trust (www.christchurchphila.org)
  
• Congregation Mikveh Israel (www.mikvehisrael.org)
  
• Fair Hill Burial Ground Corporation (www.fairhillburial.org/)
  
• Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery (www.mountmoriah.topcities.com)
  
• Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust & Meetinghouse (gmht@aol.com)
  
• Gloria Dei Church (www.colonialswedes.org/Churches/GloDei.html)
  
• Greenwood Cemetery (www.freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~solly/pages/main.html)
  
• H.C. Wood Memorials (www.rockarts.com)
  
• Index of Philadelphia Cemeteries (www.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ pa/philadelphia/cemeteries)
  
• Jewish Cemeteries in Greater Philadelphia (www.jewishgen.org/jgsp/cemetery.htm)
  
• Laurel Hill Cemetery/West Laurel Hill Cemetery/R.R. Bringhurst & Company (www.forever-care.com)
• Montgomery Cemetery, Hartranft Ave, Norristown (www.thefinalwaltz.com)
• Montgomery County, PA Cemetery Project (http://members.aol.com/tmyers8644/mccem.html)
  
• Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church (www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_bethel.htm)
  
• Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church (oldpine@libertynet.org)
  
• Philadelphia Area Cemeteries Listing (www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/8088/cem.html)
  
• Philadelphia Cemeteries Discussion Group on rootsweb.com (www.archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PA-CEMETERIES)
  
• Philadelphia Tombstone Transcription Project (www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/pennsylvania/index_philadelphia.html)
  
• St. Augustine's Church (www.oldstaugustines.org)
  
• St. George's United Methodist Church (www.gcah.org/Heritage_Landmarks/George.htm)
  
• St. Mary's Church (www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_stmary.htm)
  
• St. Peter's Church (www.st.petersphila.org)
• W.S. Hancock Society (www.wshancocksociety.org)
  

Addresses and Phone Numbers of Philadelphia Burial Sites:
(NOTE: It's not a good idea to visit a cemetery alone, especially if you are unfamiliar with the neighborhood. Many cemeteries have limited hours, so always call ahead if possible).


• Cathedral Cemetery, 48th & Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19131. 215-477-8918.
  
• Cedar Hill Cemetery, Frankford Avenue & Bridge St., Philadelphia PA 19124. 215-533-2969.
  
• Chelten Hills Cemetery, 1701 E. Washington Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19138-1197. 215-548-2400.
  
• Church of St. James the Less, 3227 W. Clearfield St. Philadelphia, PA, 19132. 215-229-5767.
  
• Church of the Brethren, 6611 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19119. 215-848-6501.
  
• Eden Cemetery (office), 5410 Haverford Ave., Philadelphia PA 19139. 215-747-4700.
  
• Greenwood Cemetery, Adams Ave & Arrott Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124. 215-533-2967
  
• Ivy Hill Cemetery, 1201 Easton Road, Philadelphia PA 19150. 215-248-4533.
  
• Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19132. 215-288-8817.
  
• Merion Cemetery, Bryn Mawr & Rockhill Roads, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004. 610-664-6699.
  
• Mount Moriah Cemetery 62nd & Kingsessing Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19142. 215-729-1295
  
• Mount Sinai Cemetery, 1851 Bridge Street, Philadelphia PA 19124. 215-535-5274
  
• Mount Vernon Cemetery, 3501 West Lehigh Avenue Philadelphia PA 19132
  
• Mount Peace Cemetery, 3111 W. Lehigh Ave. Philadelphia PA 19132-1813
  
• Northwood Cemetery, 15th & Haines Street, Philadelphia PA 19144. 215-424-4966
  
• Roosevelt Memorial Park, Roosevelt Boulevard & Old Lincoln Highway, Trevose PA 19047. 215-673-7500.
  
• Woodlands Cemetery, 4000 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19104-4560. 215-386-2181.

Other Cemeteries and Graveyards:

• African American Cemeteries Online (www.prariebluff.com/aacemetery)
  
• Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) (www.gravestonestudies.com)
  
• City of the Silent (www.alsirat.com/silence)
  
• Cemetery Images (www.cemeteryimages.com)
  
• Cemetery Junction (www.cemeteryjunction.com)
  
• Cemetery Records Online (www.interment.net)
  
• Cemetery Studies (www.angelfire.com/kyz/cemetery)
  
• Cemeteries Worldwide (www.totentanz.de/cemetery.htm)
  
• Cemeteries in the U.S. (www.gac.edu/~kengelha/dontknow.htm)
  
• Cemeteries on the Civil War Center Site (www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/links)
  
• Confederate Cemetery Listings (www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Grounds/7235)
  
• Find-A-Grave (www.findagrave.com)
  
• Grave Matter (www.gravematter.com)
  
• GraveNet (www.edutel.org/gravenet/gravenet_index.html)
  
• Monumental Inscriptions (www.neep.demon.co.uk/mis)
  
• Pennsylvania Cemetery Records (www.geocities.com/heartland/6508)
  
• Political Graveyard (www.politicalgraveyard.com)
• RootsWeb.com, Geneology Site (www.rootsweb.com)
  
• Saving Graves (conservation/preservation) (www.savinggraves.com)
  
• The Sepulchre (www.freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staryjo/sepulchr.htm)
  
• Tomb with A View (www.members.aol.com/TombView)
  
• Tombstone Travellers' Guide (www.tombstonetravel.com)
  
• USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project (www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery)
  
  

Other Useful Sources on Philadelphia Area Cemeteries:

Books:

• Thomas H. Keels, Philadelphia Graveyards and Cemeteries (Charleston, 2003).
  
  Collected Data on Philadelphia Area Cemeteries:
  
  
• Cemeteries of Philadelphia and Records from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (www.hsp.org)
• S. Hamill Horne's Lower Merion Burial Grounds booklet

Ideas:

• membership events
  
• joint grants
  
• mutual advice
  
• constituency/awareness building
  
• transport schemes
  
• gardens of bio: joint research, schemes for attachng bio to landscape
  

Participants:

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