> Troy’s Tombs > The Silent Sepulchers of 45,000 Dead. > The Forgotten Burial-Places of the First Inhabitants. > The Memorial Monuments of the Old Burial Grounds. > The Peculiar Personages of By-Gone Years. > The History of the Different Cemeteries in the City. > The Funerals of the Last Century. > Record of Deaths and Burials for Forty-five Years. “Troy's Tombs.” Troy Daily Times. November 12, 1879 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Mt-S77wZKfcUpfc1dMbVZsclE/edit?usp=sharing It’s quite a long newspaper article - my transcription of it runs over thirteen pages. The NYS Library in Albany had a folder on the shelf with the article, though it seems to be missing part of a segment about Oakwood Cemetery. I’ll have to check a microfilm reel of the whole newspaper. Chris Philippo

Very interesting, thanks for transcribing and posting. Lots of work ! Amy La Pietra -----Original Message----- From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Philippo via Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 7:53 PM To: TIGS Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] "Troy's Tombs" Troy Daily Times November 12, 1879 > Troy's Tombs > The Silent Sepulchers of 45,000 Dead. > The Forgotten Burial-Places of the First Inhabitants. > The Memorial Monuments of the Old Burial Grounds. > The Peculiar Personages of By-Gone Years. > The History of the Different Cemeteries in the City. > The Funerals of the Last Century. > Record of Deaths and Burials for Forty-five Years. "Troy's Tombs." Troy Daily Times. November 12, 1879 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Mt-S77wZKfcUpfc1dMbVZsclE/edit?usp=sharin g It's quite a long newspaper article - my transcription of it runs over thirteen pages. The NYS Library in Albany had a folder on the shelf with the article, though it seems to be missing part of a segment about Oakwood Cemetery. I'll have to check a microfilm reel of the whole newspaper. Chris Philippo ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message