Cincinnati's Little-known Historic Cemeteries /cincinnatis-little-known-historic-cemeteries Cemeteries serve many purposes. They honor loved ones, commemorate lives and record history. They offer genealogical and historical insights into a common past. While Spring Grove is Cincinnati’s most well-known cemetery, there are many others with unique stories. WVXU visits three final resting places for civil war veterans, Cincinnati pioneers and early Jewish residents of Cincinnati.For more fascinating cemetery stories, visit º£½ÇÉçÇø's Dead Stop: Road Trip Map. en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:39:44 GMT 'It's Heartbreaking': Elsmere African American Cemetery Vandalized /local-news/2020-12-17/its-heartbreaking-elsmere-african-american-cemetery-vandalized For Crystal Madaris, walking through Mary E. Smith Memorial Cemetery in Elsmere, Ky., is like visiting with old friends and loved ones. Four generations… Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:39:44 GMT /local-news/2020-12-17/its-heartbreaking-elsmere-african-american-cemetery-vandalized Tana Weingartner Historic Union Baptist Cemetery Persists Despite Vandalism, Funding Woes /local-news/2019-08-16/historic-union-baptist-cemetery-persists-despite-vandalism-funding-woes Recent vandalism at Union Baptist Cemetery in Covedale is putting a spotlight back on the historic resting place. It's the oldest Baptist African American… Fri, 16 Aug 2019 18:14:07 GMT /local-news/2019-08-16/historic-union-baptist-cemetery-persists-despite-vandalism-funding-woes Tana Weingartner Cincinnati's Historic Cemeteries /history/2013-08-28/cincinnatis-historic-cemeteries Most of us view cemeteries as the final resting place for friends, family and loved ones, but they also hold a wealth of information about our past. Much… Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:30:00 GMT /history/2013-08-28/cincinnatis-historic-cemeteries Union Baptist Cemetery and its Black Civil War heroes /local-news/2013-08-28/union-baptist-cemetery-and-its-black-civil-war-heroes Union Baptist Cemetery is tucked away in a quiet spot off Cleves-Warsaw Road in Covedale. It’s the oldest Baptist African-American cemetery in Cincinnati,… Wed, 28 Aug 2013 04:00:00 GMT /local-news/2013-08-28/union-baptist-cemetery-and-its-black-civil-war-heroes Howard Wilkinson Pioneer Cemetery is clue to Cincinnati founders /history/2013-08-27/pioneer-cemetery-is-clue-to-cincinnati-founders Cincinnati's earliest roots trace back to what is now a cemetery.Memorial Pioneer Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Hamilton County and the second oldest… Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:21:34 GMT /history/2013-08-27/pioneer-cemetery-is-clue-to-cincinnati-founders Where is the oldest Jewish cemetery west of the Allegheny Mountains? /local-news/2013-08-26/where-is-the-oldest-jewish-cemetery-west-of-the-allegheny-mountains Just a few blocks behind Music Hall, tucked in a tiny alcove behind a large, leafy tree in the West End lays an unassuming collection of worn gray… Mon, 26 Aug 2013 08:00:00 GMT /local-news/2013-08-26/where-is-the-oldest-jewish-cemetery-west-of-the-allegheny-mountains Tana Weingartner