/tags/cemetery cemetery en-US Copyright Fri, 07 Jun 2024 07:13:00 GMT /local-news/2024-06-07/early-black-resident-of-clermont-county-gets A vandal chiseled all the words off a Black man's headstone in a Goshen Cemetery a century ago. Now the man, known only as Dennis, will get his name back. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 07:13:00 GMT /local-news/2024-06-07/early-black-resident-of-clermont-county-gets Nick Swartsell /local-news/2024-02-26/historical-black-cemetery-madisonville-federal-preservation-grant United American Cemetery — one of Ohio's oldest Black cemeteries — is getting $750,000 from the National Park Service to make improvements to the historical cemetery and grounds in Madisonville. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-02-26/historical-black-cemetery-madisonville-federal-preservation-grant Tana Weingartner /health/2022-07-05/african-american-cemetery-union-baptist-church-madisonville-sewage One of Ohio’s oldest African American cemeteries is closed because of contaminated groundwater containing human feces. Union Baptist Church leaders have struggled to get answers or help. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:12:00 GMT /health/2022-07-05/african-american-cemetery-union-baptist-church-madisonville-sewage Becca Costello /local-news/2021-11-01/veterans-friends-hillcrest-cemetery-black-soldiers-tombstones Hillcrest Cemetery is one of three segregated cemeteries for Black soldiers in the Cincinnati area. It was in use until the 1960s and fell into disrepair. Three volunteer groups — one after the other — have taken over maintenance. Mon, 01 Nov 2021 08:50:00 GMT /local-news/2021-11-01/veterans-friends-hillcrest-cemetery-black-soldiers-tombstones Jolene Almendarez /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 /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 /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 /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 /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 /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