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One day we decided to take a ride through the beautiful Adirondack Mountain region to see the snow-covered mountains and lakes. As we were traveling north of Utica on Route 12, we passed Remsen and …
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By Dale and Tina Utter |
1/30/24 12:00 AM
For those who are accustomed to visiting local cemeteries, a trip to New England’s oldest burying grounds will reveal some remarkable surprises. You will see eerie death’s heads - winged …
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By Cemetery Lovers Dale & Tina Utter |
12/6/23 12:00 AM
Have you ever noticed a bluish-gray cemetery monument? You think “It’s probably granite” but as you get closer, you know it is something else. The date is most likely prior to 1915 …
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By Tina and Dale Utter |
3/8/23 12:00 AM
We spend much of our time visiting and working in cemeteries and we like to study and research the early sandstone gravestone carvers that plied their trade from about 1800-1845. This can be a …
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By Dale and Tina Utter |
1/5/23 12:00 AM
For ten years, we have explored cemeteries all over New York state. It always saddens us to find an old cemetery without a sign leaving us to wonder what name it had.
We decided to do something …
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By Dale and Tina Utter |
11/30/22 11:16 AM
In the town of Sidney you will find, nestled between the library and the Susquehanna River, a little spot called the Pioneer Cemetery.
Tina has been drawn to this quiet setting since she worked …
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By Dale & Tina Utter |
10/4/22 04:50 PM
The year is 1808. Eliphalet Wakeman has just signed a deed purchasing 150 acres. The land was part of Lot 61 of the Walton Patent along Third Brook, northwest of Walton. This was to become the …
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6/29/22 02:59 PM
In the mid to late 1800s, Rhode Island was known as the “Vampire Capital of America.” Even when germs were recognized, in New England in particular, when members of a family died from a …
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By Tina and Dale Utter |
5/4/22 12:00 AM