Lancaster Cemetery was in high spirits for its 11th Victorian Day on Saturday. On a sunny day perfect for strolling through a cemetery, visitors were able to visit 23 graves of noted Lancastrians, as ...

The Victorian Era — the 63-year period from 1837-1901 that marked the reign of England’s Queen Victoria — was the time of the world’s first Industrial Revolution, political reform and social change, ...

Green-Wood Cemetery’s 10th annual extravaganza, “A Night at Niblo’s Garden,” transformed one of the cemetery’s most picturesque spots, the shores of Crescent Water, into an immersive theatrical ...

POTTSVILLE — James Silliman, a captain in Pennsylvania’s 28th Regiment, was only 32 years old when he died on July 31, 1865. As providence would have it, he lived to see the Civil War end on April 8, ...

It might seem strange to us today, but for Victorians, the graveyard was the hot spot to go for a lunch date. At Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, which was founded in 1836, people would picnic, ...

This is the time of year when we reflect on what we are thankful for as we plan for the new year ahead. We here at the Bonaventure Historical Society are thankful for the opportunity to tell folks ...

You may be surprised to learn that cemeteries were at one time a popular place to go for picnics. Before there were public parks, art museums or botanical gardens in American cities, people would ...