Sunday at 9 a.m., free bird watching walk, sponsored by the cemetery; information: (718) 718-7180.
Patty Dohrenwend, director of the Westchester County Archives, wants local municipalities and historical societies to contribute documents like maps, diaries, deeds, wills, newspaper articles and cemetery information to be considered for an online resource that will be available next spring.
In March 1915, the Commission, with the support of the Red Cross, began to dispatch photographic prints and cemetery location information in answer to the requests.
Also map of Woodlawn Cemetery, info on the Elisha Ware homestead, Edward James Ware info and cabinet card, article on Henry Ware, information on the Great Bed of Ware in England.
Rules and Regulations for the Cemeteries; including board resolutions, etc. Includes: photos, cemetery deed, plot information, article "The High Cost of Dying" by Ruth Mulvey Harmer, correspondence.
Search the Internet for the cemetery's contact information.
More recently, the company teamed up with BillionGraves, a crowdsourced initiative to preserve the world's cemeteries (in the information preserved on their gravestones) in digital form.
Mary Donohue, the coordinator of Save Outdoor Sculpture, a division of the Connecticut Historical Commission, can provide a wealth of written information on cemetery restoration.
"History is life," said Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, in charge of an ancient cemetery yielding volumes of information about the life and times of the pyramid work force.
Apart from the four public cemeteries (one which is already full), there are 10+ private cemeteries in which mortality information is not documented.
For further information about the cemetery walk, call St. James Church at (914) 723-6100.
