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Cemeteries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered general works on cemeteries and burying-grounds. Works on tombs and mausoleums, mainly from the archaeological standpoint, are entered under Tombs. Works on funerary monuments and gravestones are entered under Sepulchral monuments.

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Abbott, Francis, 1931 - 1998

 File — Drawer C-5-1: [Barcode: SC0993]
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of newspaper clippings and photograph of grave of Francis Abbott

Dates: 1931 - 1998

Blgs. Canada Misc. Buildings & Sights, 1964 - 1975

 File — Drawer SC1038: [Barcode: SC1038]
Scope and Contents

Photographs of sights and buildings in Canada

Dates: 1964 - 1975

Cemetaries, 1976 - 1991

 File — Drawer SC1038: [Barcode: SC1038]
Scope and Contents

Photographs of cemeteries, including the investigation of a grave robbery.

Dates: 1976 - 1991

Cemetaries - St. Joseph Vandalism, 1975

 File — Drawer SC1038: [Barcode: SC1038]
Scope and Contents

Photographs of vandalism at St. Joseph's cemetery

Dates: 1975

Cemetaries/Headstones

 File
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents

Photographs of headstones, including the grave of Peter A. Porter

Dates: undated

Cemeteries

 File — Drawer SC0999: [Barcode: SC0999]
Scope and Contents

Photographs of graveyards, a mourner and a tombstone

Dates: 1700 - 2011

Cent. Ph - Military, 1856 - 1985

 File — Drawer C-3-1: [Barcode: SC0898]
Scope and Contents

Laminated newspaper clippings from the Niagara Falls Gazette showcasing historical photographs for the city's centennial in 1992. Images feature memorial parades, military marches and drills, draftees, and the state armory through the years.

Dates: 1856 - 1985

Cent. Photos Churches- Cemeteries-Memorials, Ton. Homes, circa 1930s-1956

 File — Drawer 1: [Barcode: SC2055]
Scope and Contents

Photos and newspaper clippings of churches, cemeteries, memorials, and buildings in the area (Riverdale Cemetery, Marine Memorial, St. Mary's School, Dykstra Funeral Home, Elks Lodge, St James Episcopal Methodist Church, Pilgrim Congregational Church)

Dates: circa 1930s-1956

Crimes. Murder, 1979 - 1990

 File
Scope and Contents

Photographs related police investigations of murders in Niagara County, including the murders of Eleanor Eagles, Amy Smith, Michelle and Tyronne Thomas, Tuesday Darrah, Tonio Bennett, Sandra K. Wallace, and Harold Green

Dates: 1979 - 1990

Dunlap GP 37 180-182, 183 1-27, circa 1900

 Box — Box Dunlap - GP37: [Barcode: SC2152]
Scope and Contents

Glass plates 180-182; 183 (1-27)

Dunlap glass plate negatives (sleeved) of various scenes around Niagara County. Also included is a sleeved note describing some plates. Topics include: graves of historic figures, a small house next to Crandall's Paint and Wallpaper store, a parade on Main Street, a piece of Blondin's rope, Judge Hullett's "novelties", the Maid of the Mist, and electrical equipment.

Dates: circa 1900