Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara?read=85 Surname: Moskal, Litwin ------------------------- I am interested in finding out some information on the Fort Niagara Cemetery. I recall going there as a child and my Great Uncle, Walter Moskal is buried there. (along with his Son) As best I can recall, it was a cemetery that was located near barracks in Fort Niagara, as opposed to "old" Fort Niagara. Any help or info would be appreciated. I now live near Binghamton, NY Steve Litwin Link: Litwin-Jachimowicz family page URL: <http://people2.clarityconnect.com/webpages6/litwin/>

Dear Group, I have been attempting to send this message to both Steve Litwin and the rest of you but I have had severe ISP problems and it seems that this message won't reach Steve directly. Nonetheless, I thought the rest of you might benefit from my response to him. Whatever! -) vee Dear Steve, I'm responding to your query about the Fort Niagara Cemetery that was forwarded to the Niagaa Co. genealogy mailing list. The cemetery is what we refer to as the War of 1812 Cemetery and you're right in that it is on the grounds outside Old Fort Niagara. Over the more recent years which included WWI, there was the Army base of Fort Niagara with all of the wooden barracks of which included the WWII prisoners of war compound. Of note, I remember those war years and the compound. But since then then the base has been disestablished and the wooden barracks were torn down. However, the sturdy brick buildings still remain. Of particular note is the Officers Club that still remains, complete with the murals that were painted on its walls. One mural of special importance is the one that was painted by a WWII German prisoner of war. He recently returned---over 50 years later-- to view it and I met him at the reception that was given in his honor. Now what did you want to know about the cemetery at the fort that is about a 5 minute drive from my house? vee ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Litwin <litwin@clarityconnect.com> To: <NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 7:34 AM Subject: Fort Niagara cemetery > Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries > Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara?read=85 > > Surname: Moskal, Litwin > ------------------------- > > I am interested in finding out some information on the Fort Niagara Cemetery. > I recall going there as a child and my Great Uncle, Walter Moskal is buried > there. (along with his Son) > > As best I can recall, it was a cemetery that was located near barracks > in Fort Niagara, as opposed to "old" Fort Niagara. > > Any help or info would be appreciated. I now live near Binghamton, NY > > Steve Litwin > > > > Link: Litwin-Jachimowicz family page > URL: <http://people2.clarityconnect.com/webpages6/litwin/> > > > ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== > For a list of Niagara County records filmed by the LDS, see > <http://www.familysearch.org>. >