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African-American Cemeteries in Albemarle and Amherst Counties

Black Cemetery Network

From the University of South Florida, Heritage Research Lab. The Black Cemetery Network [BCN] was founded in response to the national call to action to raise awareness about the issue of erasure and silencing of black cemeteries throughout the U.S. These cemeteries contain stories about people, place, and families which are often missing from the larger public narrative. Our network connects living records of forgotten histories through research, advocacy, and collaboration.

Black Pearls of Genealogy

Our current campaign, the Headstone and Monument Project, aims to replace headstones or install a monument for the formerly Enslaved, Black and Indigenous People of Color (“BIPOC”) that are either missing or beyond repair, due to years of neglect, vandalism, weathering, or age. As a non-profit organization, Black Pearls of Genealogy strives to recognize and preserve the history, heritage, and legacy of those who sacrificed so much for us. Our site will also provide research tools to help find historical information of the member laid to rest.

Brooklyn Jewish Funeral Home: Nieberg Midwood Chapel

The Nieberg Midwood Jewish Funeral Home, established 150 years ago, is located in Brooklyn, New York.

Danish-Jewish Funerals and Tombstones until 1886

A photographic database covering Mosaic funerals in modern Denmark with a special reference to the tombstones and their state today (year 2010-). The database encompasses all ten provincial cemeteries and the large cemetery in Mollegade in Copenhagen.

Deciphering Jewish Gravestones

A detailed article on how to read and interpret Hebrew inscriptions on Jewish gravestones.

European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative - ESJF

The ESJF project has begun the process of physically protecting Jewish burial sites in Europe, most particularly in places where Jewish communities were wiped out in the Holocaust. It involves a full mapping process with research, monitoring and individual proposals for protection. The ESJF has begun to survey 1,500 Jewish burial sites across five European countries, including Greece, Lithuania, Moldova, Slovakia, and Ukraine.

Filipinos and Filipinas Buried in Arlington

Filipino veterans buried in Arlington Cemetery.

International Jewish Cemetery Project

From the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. The goal of the IAJGS International Jewish Cemetery Project is documentation of every Jewish burial site in the world.

Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts ^FREE

Includes a database with more than 50,000 Jewish names under "Genealogy/Ancestry Search."

Jewish Funerals, Burial and Mourning

Hundreds of pages of information and links to Jewish and other resources on death, funeral practice, tahara, burial, cemeteries, mourning and healing, suicide, organ donation, consumer rights and the death care industry.

JewishData.com $

This fee based site includes hundreds of thousands of Jewish tombstone images from various cities and countries. The site also has the largest online collection of Jewish life cycle notices, such as births, weddings, and obituaries.

Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum

Sacramento, California.

Once An Elk, Eternally An Elk

Describes and gives some locations for Elk Rests - BPO Elks cemeteries.

The African American Historic Cemeteries of Portsmouth Virginia

A friends group of descendants and volunteers of the African American Cemeteries of Portsmouth: The Mt. Calvary Cemetery Complex (est 1879), Lincoln Memorial Cemetery (est 1912), and Grove Baptist Church cemetery (est 1840).

The Jewish Funeral Directors of America - Search For Funeral Chapels

Volunteers for Freedom: Black Civil War Soldiers in Alexandria National Cemetery

Arranged alphabetically by last name, the database includes information about the soldier's birth date, birthplace, condition/occupation at enlistment, date/place of enlistment, regiment/company, rank, date/place of discharge, post-military activities, and date of death/cause of death as reported by local historian Edward A. Miller, Jr. Wedding dates, names of wives, and names/birth dates of children are included when available. For many soldiers, details beyond the Notes column are available at the library.