tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post7158935454607543704..comments2024-03-26T12:13:03.827-07:00Comments on The Cemetery Traveler - by Ed Snyder: Exploding Burial VaultsStoneAngels: The Cemetery Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02776945637111478231noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-37057688406717145042018-01-05T10:27:47.899-08:002018-01-05T10:27:47.899-08:00this gave me the idea to have a family restaurant ...this gave me the idea to have a family restaurant and pub right in the midst of the grave yard-- keep the dead company and serve the living with food and a history tour!<br />Lady Base Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278778114719441257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-3764279934450678732018-01-05T10:25:00.306-08:002018-01-05T10:25:00.306-08:00very cool!very cool!Lady Base Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278778114719441257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-17070199455021355832016-06-04T18:53:21.205-07:002016-06-04T18:53:21.205-07:00thank you for your patience and care of such a gem...thank you for your patience and care of such a gem of a place that was over looked and abused over time. from eric rinier born and raised blocks away from the cemtary.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258492260056192543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091026817968807873.post-29357550304621494952014-05-03T14:44:14.711-07:002014-05-03T14:44:14.711-07:00Being buried at Palmer is not as easy as "pok...Being buried at Palmer is not as easy as "poking a metal rod into the earth". Not anymore. The cemetery is full now, with very few burials happening these days. Occasionally, we will be able to bury a casket in a family grave if the depth is at least 4 feet. There are spots throughout the cemetery without grave markers, but this doesn't mean that the ground is "vacant". Several excavations over the last few years have found that the open space holds the remnants of very old burials. <br /><br /> The oldest graves in the cemetery will most likely have no markers. Vandalism and natural weathering has done a job on many of the stones in the cemetery. The metal markers lining the Montgomery Avenue fence were once marking graves throughout the cemetery. A thief uprooted these markers and tried to scrap them for cash. The scrap yard held the markers until they could be returned to the right cemetery. The record keeping didn't always give exact location of a certain grave, so returning these markers to the right spot in the cemetery is impossible. <br /><br />The cemetery holds the history of our great neighborhood. It seems like everyone buried there is somehow related to one another. If you were to trace your ancestry back to 1730's, you may find that you have a connection to Old Kensington too. <br /><br />Visiting the cemetery is like visiting an outdoor museum. It is an oasis in the middle of a bustling neighborhood. Jimhttp://www.palmercemeteryfishtown.comnoreply@blogger.com