If you have ancestors who lived in Manhattan or Brooklyn, New York, a must-place to look for their burial site is in beautiful and historic Green-Wood Cemetery. I found the burial location of my Great Great Grandfather, Henry Parkinson (1828 - 1870), and other family members.
This morning I was saddened to read about vandalism at Green-Wood. In 2003, my husband and I visited Green-Wood, along with my cousin's daughter, Wendy Marinaccio. We went there in search of Henry's gravesite and in search of the gravesite of my Great Grandparents, Andrew Nimmo (1864-1912) and Kate Parkinson (1865-1915).
We never did find Henry's resting place, but afterwards Green-Wood sent me the above photograph of the Parkinson's plot.
Here I am in 2003, happy to be looking for the Parkinsons. |
Here is Wendy. We didn't find the Parkinsons. Little did we know that we were just on the wrong side of the path. |
We did find the locations of Andrew and Kate's resting place, but were disappointed to learn afterward that we didn't find the gravestone, because they were buried in an unmarked grave. |
Nick is sitting in the air-conditioned car while we hunt. He couldn't stand the heat. |
© 2012, Cathy H Paris
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