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Cemetery Records for Erie Countyin the Grosvenor RoomKey*AKABuffaloGRONON-FICTLDSRef.WNYGS Oversized book Also Known As In Buffalo Collection in Grosvenor Room In Grosvenor Room In General Non-Fiction Collection In collection of the Church of Latter-day Saints Reference book, cannot be borrowed In collection of Western NY Genealogical Society1Grosvenor RoomBuffalo and Erie County Public Library1 Lafayette SquareBuffalo, NY 14203-1887(716) 858-8900www.buffalolib.orgEdited January 2020
Table of ContentsTips on Finding Your Ancestor’s Burial Place . 2About these Records . 3Erie County Cemetery Records Arranged by Town . 3Cemetery History & Research . 11Scrapbook . 12Selected Cemetery Websites . 12The Online Catalog of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library . 13Where Else Can I Find Cemetery Records? . 13Tips on Finding Your Ancestor’s Burial PlaceUnfortunately, there is no single master list of all people buried in Erie County. One must determinethe correct cemetery, and second, find the burial plot. If the family does not already know, thecemetery might be identified: On the death certificate In funeral home records In obituaries or death notices Internment lists online, such as www.findagrave.comIf these sources are unavailable, educated guessing begins. Was the deceased A member of a church that owned a cemetery? A member of a particular ethnic or religious group with a dedicated cemetery? A veteran of a particular war that had dedicated cemeteries? A member of a family who owned a family plot?There is also the possibility that there is no grave or cemetery record. Why? The deceased’s remains could not be recovered (war, fire, natural disaster, accident, lost at sea) The deceased died far from home and the family could not afford to ship the remains back The deceased was buried in a Potter’s Field The deceased was buried in a cemetery for which records have been lost or destroyed The deceased was cremated or donated their remains to scienceIn rural areas, keep in mind that burial plots might have been or could still be located on privateproperty.See also Church Records in Microfilm and Print, in the subject guide handout rack next to the ReferenceDesk. Church records that include burials and deaths are listed. This and other guides are available online guides-publicationsSee also Cemeteries in Western New York, Binder #7 at the Grosvenor (GRO) Information Desk. Dividedinto the 8 counties of WNY, it has narrative descriptions as well as cemetery locations.2
About these RecordsThe Library has collected burial records or tombstone inscriptions from over 150 cemeteries in ErieCounty. While we also have cemetery records from many other places, this list is limited to ErieCounty. Our collection is not comprehensive, as many burial grounds have come and gone withoutany surviving records.Please note that cemetery books and records are not all shelved in the same place. This list featuresitems shelved in the following places:If the film or callnumber startswith Bound Vol.BuffaloChurch FilmReelRef.WNYGS 974.7WNYGS MLThen yourrecords are And are shelved in the PrintPrintMicrofilmMicrofilmPrintPrintMicrofilmGRO Bound Periodical shelfGRO Buffalo collectionGRO Microfilm cabinetsGRO Microfilm cabinetsGRO Reference shelfCollection of the Western NY Genealogical SocietyWNYGS microfilm cabinetsPlease don't hesitate to ask for assistance finding your records.Erie County Cemetery Records Arranged by TownTitle of Book or Periodical in italicsFilm or CallNumberLDSFilm #DatesA List of Revolutionary War Soldiers’Graves Located in Erie County Graves of Revolutionary War SoldiersLocated and Marked Buffalo *F127.E6 M42 1989Buffalo*F127 .E6 D32NonevariousNonevariousSeveral“Buffalo GAR List of Veterans’ Graves”Western NY Genealogical SocietyJournal, June, 1993NoneVariesSeveral“Buffalo GAR List of Veterans’ Graves”Western NY Genealogical SocietyJournal, Sept. 1993Bound Vol.*F118 .W46av.20 no. 1pp. 6-18Bound Vol.*F118 .W46av.20 no. 2pp. 60-72Reel 377 (Filed inNoneVariesNone1851-1918NoneUp to 1973NoneUp to 1931City/TownLocationSeveralErie CountySeveralErie, Niagara &WyomingCountiesAldenCrittenden Rd.Name of Cemetery orSt. Patrick CemeteryChurch Records)AmherstEggertsvilleEggertsville CemeteryAmherstEggertsville“Eggert Rd. Cemetery”Western NY Genealogical SocietyJournal, Dec. 1990AmherstMain & UnionSkinnersville Cemetery, Amherst, NewYork3WNYGS974.7 ERAMH skiBound Vol.*F118 .W46av.17, no.3,pp. 117-125Buffalo*F118 .M6
Erie County Cemetery Records Arranged by TownName of Cemetery orCity/TownLocationAmherstMain & UnionSkinnersville CemeteryAmherstMain & UnionSkinnersville s. Peter & Paul Roman CatholicChurch CemeteryWilliamsville CemeteryAmherstWilliamsvilleWar of 1812 CemeteryWestern NY Genealogical SocietyJournal, Dec. 2001AuroraAuroraEast AuroraEast AuroraAuroraEast AuroraEast Aurora CemeteryEast Aurora Cemetery [genealogycards, some provide cemetery info]East Aurora CemeteryAuroraEast AuroraAuroraAuroraAuroraAuroraBrantWestfalls Rd.Oakwood Ave.Cole Rd.Davis Rd.VariousBrantMile Block Rd.BuffaloVariousBuffaloDelaware Ave.Grand Army of the Republic List ofSoldiers and Sailors Interred Forest Lawn CemeteryBuffaloDelaware Ave.Forest Lawn: Its History, Dedications BuffaloDoat St.Beth Jacob CemeteryBuffaloMain St.BuffaloMilitary Rd.BuffaloMilitary Rd. &Lansing St.Niagara St.Inscriptions from Grave Stones in anOld Cemetery [sic] at Bond Croft Buffalo, N.Y. German M.E. ChurchCemetery Cemetery of St. John’s EvangelicalChurchSt. Francis XavierBuffaloTitle of Book or Periodical in italicsGraves of Soldiers from RevolutionaryWar, War of 1812, Civil War, SpanishWar, World War IGriffin’s Mills CemeteryOakwood Cemetery, old sectionCole Road CemeteryDavis CemeteryCemetery Records in the Town ofBrant Huson CemeteryTree Talks, Dec. 19654Film or CallNumberLDSFilm #DatesWNYGS974.7 ERAMH skiBuffalo *F127.E6 S26 1998Buffalo *F127.E6 S26 1998WNYGS974.7 ERAMH insBound Vol.*F118 .W46av.28, no. 3,pp. 116-118Reel 19Reel 17 & 18NoneUp to 1973NoneUp to 1997NoneUp to 1932NoneUp to 7Various,1810-1902Up to 14375131832-19711836-19681846-19221846-1915Up to 1970NoneUp to 1878None1853-1998None1849-1867NoneUp to 1990NoneUp to 1928NoneUp to 1942NoneUp to 194109287131850-1982WNYGS974.7 ERE.Au cemReel 18Reel 19Reel 19Reel 19Reel 19Buffalo *F129.B49 .C38 1970Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.5, no. 4, p. 8GRO Ref.F129 .B8 G788WNYGSML895-917BuffaloF129 .B8 B4768WNYGS974.7 ERBUF cleBuffalo*F127 .E6 D3Buffalo*F129 .B8 G4Buffalo*F129 .B8 S18Reel 22
Erie County Cemetery Records Arranged by TownName of Cemetery orCity/TownLocationBuffaloNorth St.BuffaloSussex St.BuffaloUniversityHeightsSt. Joseph’s CemeteryWestern NY Genealogical SocietyJournal, June 2002BuffaloWalden Ave.Buffalo, N.Y. Concordia Cemetery BuffaloWalden Ave.Evangelical St. Peter's BurialRegister Concordia CemeteryBuffaloWalden Ave.St. Stephan's Burial Place Register Concordia CemeteryBuffaloWalden Ave.Trinity Church Burial Register,Concordia Cemetery [First Trinity]CheektowagaEvangelical CemeteryCheektowagaPine RidgeHeritage Rd.,(West Side)Pine Ridge Rd.CheektowagaPine Ridge Rd.Mount CalvaryCheektowagaPine Ridge ektowagaPine Ridge Rd.Pine Ridge Rd.Pine Ridge Rd.Pine Ridge Rd.Pine Ridge Rd.Mount /guides-publications#6Ridge Lawn, Index: A-B, E-GrahamRidge Lawn, Index: C-D, Graham-LRidge Lawn, Index: M-RobinsonRidge Lawn, Index: Robeck - ZRidge LawnCheektowagaPine Ridge Rd.CheektowagaPine Ridge Rd.CheektowagaPine Ridge Rd.CheektowagaPine Ridge Rd.ClarenceMain St.Title of Book or Periodical in italicsRecords from the Old North StreetCemetery Saint Clement's Episcopal ChurchBuffalo CemeteryRidge ides-publications#6United German and French AKA PineHillUnited German and French AKA PineHillUnited German and French AKA r/guides-publications#6Harris Hill Cemetery5Film or CallNumberLDSFilm #DatesBuffalo*F129 .B8 B5Church Film408Bound Vol.*F118 .W46av. 29, no. 1.pp. 14-16Buffalo *F129.B8 C75WNYGS974.7 ERBuf cliWNYGS974.7 ERBuf cliWNYGS974.7 ERBuf cliBuffaloF129 .B8 C35None2 vols.None1902-1939None1853-1912897407Up to 1942None1885-1900None1878-1900None1879-1900Noneca. 18631993WNYGSML 228WNYGSML222-ML224Online(address @ left)None1881-1997None1949-1992None1925-2012Reel 3Reel 3Reel 5Reel 5AWNYGSML225-ML228Online(address @ -19831898-19831898-19831898-1985NonePartial list1901-2012Reel 2014118071859-1921WNYGSML208-ML221Online(address @ left)None1859-1977NonePartial list1903-2012WNYGS974.7 ERmcCNoneUp to 1969
Erie County Cemetery Records Arranged by TownName of Cemetery orFilm or CallNumberLDSFilm #DatesNoneUp to 196117128Up to 1961St. Mary's Roman Catholic ChurchCemeteryBaker CemeteryWNYGS974.7 ERmcCWNYGS974.7 ERmcCBound Vol.*F116 .T88v.18, no. 2pp. 97-98Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.19, no. 2pp. 99-100Buffalo *F127.E6 S26 1998Reel 19NoneUp to 1998None1865-1974Bleistein Road CemeteryBroadbeck CemeteryReel 19Reel 19NoneNone1845-18621857-1964Enos Hollow CemeteryReel 19None1841-1885Lewis Road CemeteryBrown Road, North SideBylbie Cemetery AKA Frye CemeteryEast Concord Cemetery RecordsGriffith CemeteryMaplewood AKA Springville CemeterySt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchReel 19Reel 19Reel 9Reel 8Reel 9Reel 6Church Film410Buffalo *F129.C73 O43 1985Reel 9Reel 9Reel 19321378918Up to 41City/TownLocationClarenceCounty Rd.Hunt's Corners Baptist ChurchCemeteryClarenceSalt Rd.Beeman CemeteryClarenceSalt Rd.Beeman CemeteryTree Talks, June 1978ClarenceSalt Rd.Beeman CemeteryTree Talks, June 1979ClarenceStahley Rd.ColdenPartridge &Bleistein Rds.Bleistein Rd.Lewis & DarienRds.Hayes HollowKnapp Rds.Lewis Rd.Brown Rd.Zoar oncordConcordConcordMorse Rd.SpringvilleSpringvilleTitle of Book or Periodical in Hamburg/HamburghEdenRoute 391Route 391Spaulding Rd.Route 62Eden Valley CemeteryTree Talks, Sept. 1968EdenRoute 62Eden Valley CemeteryTree Talks, Dec. 1968EdenRoute 62EdenRoute 62Eden Valley CemeteryTree Talks, March 1969Eden Valley CemeteryTree Talks, June 1969Old Cemetery Stones, MaplewoodCemetery Potter CemeterySibley CemeterySpaulding CemeterySee Orchard Park6*F116 .T88v.8, no. 3p. 145*F116 .T88v.8, no. 4,p. 204*F116 .T88v. 9, no. 1, p. 31*F116 .T88v.9, no. 2, p. 95Up to 1968Up to 1968Up to 1968Up to 1968
Erie County Cemetery Records Arranged by TownName of Cemetery orCity/TownLocationEdenRoute 62Eden Valley CemeteryTree Talks, Sept.1969EdenEdenEdenElmaElmaEast Church St.Route 62Nelson Dr.N. Davis Rd.Cemetery Rd.Evergreen AKA Eden CemeteryQuaker AKA Webster CemeterySt. Jacob's Lutheran Church GraveyardDavis & Templeton CemeteryDeaths from Elma CemeteryAssociationElmaCemetery Rd.Deaths from Elma CemeteryAssociationElmaTitle of Book or Periodical in italicsA History of the Elma CemeteryAssociation, Inc .Oak Hill CemeteryEvans Center CemeteryEvans Center CemeteryYour Ancestors, Aug. 1948Evans Center CemeteryYour Ancestors, Oct. 1948Evans Center CemeteryYour Ancestors, Nov. 1948Evans Center CemeteryYour Ancestors, Jan. 1949Evans Center CemeteryTree Talks, Sept. 1979ElmaEvansEvansSpringbrookEvans CenterEvans CenterEvansEvans CenterEvansEvans CenterEvansEvans CenterEvansEvans CenterEvansEvans CenterEvans Center CemeteryTree Talks, March 1980EvansEvans CenterEvans Center CemeteryEvansEvans CenterEvans Center CemeteryEvansGowandaShadagee Rd.North Rd.Shadagee AKA North Evans CemeteryHoly Cross CemeteryGrand IslandE. River Rd.White Haven CemeteryGrand IslandE. River Rd.White Haven Cemetery7Film or CallNumber*F116 .T88v.9, no. 3p. 158Reel 21Reel 21Reel 21Reel 19Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.12 no. 1pp. 33-34Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.12 no. 3pp. 151-152BuffaloF129 .E45 C5Reel 19Reel 19*CS1 .Y6v.2, no. 8*CS1 .Y6v.2, no. 10*CS1 .Y6v.2, no. 11*CS1 .Y6v.3, no.1*F116 .T88v.19, no. 3pp. 165-166Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.20, no. 1, p. 39Ref. F118.F65 1993, v.2,pp. 59-61, 75-77WNYGS974.7 EREVA braReel 21WNYGS974.7 ERGOW palBuffalo*F127 .E6 D3WNYGS974.7 ERGr.Is jonLDSFilm #DatesUp to 1939NoneNone1841-19631817-1906NoneUp to 1942NoneUp to 19421411829None1828-1968Up to 1988None1828-1925NoneUp to 1939
Erie County Cemetery Records Arranged by TownName of Cemetery orCity/TownLocationHamburgCamp Rd.“Removals to Lakeside Cemetery”Western NY Genealogical SocietyJournal, Dec. 1989HamburgCamp Rd.“Removals to Lakeside Cemetery”Western NY Genealogical SocietyJournal, Sept. 1990HamburgCamp Rd.“Removals to Lakeside Cemetery”Western NY Genealogical SocietyJournal, Dec. 1993HamburgCamp Rd.“Removals to Lakeside Cemetery”Western NY Genealogical SocietyJournal, Sept. 1996HamburgCamp Rd.Removals to Lakeside Cemetery”Western NY Genealogical SocietyJournal, Dec. urgHamburgHamburgCamp Rd.Camp Rd.Camp Rd.Camp Rd.Camp Rd.Camp Rd.Camp Rd.HollandCenterline &Humphrey Rds.Vermont HillRd.Lakeside MemorialLakeside MemorialLakeside Memorial lotsLakeside Memorial lotsLakeside Memorial lots, Block JLakeside Memorial lotsLakeside Memorial lotsMemorial Mausoleum siteProspect Lawn Cemetery East[Index 1850-1950, also available inAncestry Library Edition database]Humphrey’s Hollow CemeteryHollandGowanda StateRd.Title of Book or Periodical in italicsProtection CemeteryHoly CrossLancaster2900 SouthPark Ave.BowmansvilleLancasterBowmansvilleBowmansville CemeteryLancaster5448 BroadwayTrinity Episcopal ChurchNewsteadAkronMaple LawnTree Talks, March 1973LackawannaOld Cemetery on Genesse [sic] Road8Film or CallNumberBound Vol.*F118 .W46av.16, no. 3pp. 120-125Bound Vol.*F118 .W46av.17, no. 2pp. 62-66Bound Vol.*F118 .W46av.20, no. 3pp. 103-108Bound Vol.*F118 .W46av.23, no. 2pp. 68-71Bound Vol.*F118 .W46av.23, no. 3pp. 122-127Reel 11Reel 12Reel 12Reel 13Reel 14Reel 15Reel 16Reel 11WNYGS974.7 ERHAM cem proReel 19LDSFilm 1827-1983None1810-1962Ref. F118.F65 1993 v.2pp. 687-690WNYGS ML229NoneUp to 1942None1872-1964Buffalo*F127 .E6 O6WNYGS974.7 ERLAN cam atwChurch Film405Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.13, no. 1, p. 30NoneUp to 1934NoneUp to 197313786981888-1922Up to 1973
Erie County Cemetery Records Arranged by TownName of Cemetery orCity/TownLocationNewsteadAkronMaple LawnTree Talks, Sept. 1973NewsteadAkronMaple LawnTree Talks, March 1974NewsteadAkronMaple LawnTree Talks, Dec. 1974NewsteadAkronMaple LawnTree Talks, March 1975NewsteadAkronMaple LawnTree Talks, Dec. 1975NewsteadAkronMaple LawnTree Talks, June 1976NewsteadAkronMaple LawnTree Talks, Dec. 1976NewsteadAkronMaple LawnTree Talks, June 1977NewsteadAkronMaple LawnTree Talks, Sept. 1977NewsteadAkronOld German Cemetery on Johns St.Tree Talks, Sept. 1977NewsteadSouthNewstead Rd.SouthNewsteadMilestrip &Baker Rds.Gartman &Ward Rds.Cole Rd.South BuffaloRd.Mount OliveNewsteadOrchard ParkOrchard ParkOrchard ParkOrchard ParkTitle of Book or Periodical in italicsCemeteries at South Newstead andSardiniaBaker CemeteryFilm or CallNumberBound Vol.*F116 .T88v.13, no. 3pp. 40-41Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.14, no. 1pp. 35-36Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.14, no. 4,pp. 159-160Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.15, no. 1pp. 39-40Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.15, no. 4pp. 195-196Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.16, no. 2pp. 95-96Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.16, no. 4pp. 171-172Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.17, no. 2pp. 89-90Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.17, no. 3p. 149Bound Vol.*F116 .T88v.17, no. 3p. 149-150Buffalo *F127.E6 S26 1998Buffalo*F127 .E6 B2Missing?WNYGS ML229Chestnut Ridge CemeteryMissing?Cole Road CemeteryDeuels Corners CemeteryReel 19WNYGS974.7 EROPK kul9WNYGS ML229LDSFilm #DatesUp to 1973Up to 1974Up to 1974Up to 1975Up to 1975Up to 1976Up to 1976Up to 1977Up to 1977Up to 1977NoneUp to 1998NoneUp to Up to 1994
Erie County Cemetery Records Arranged by TownFilm or CallNumberLDSFilm #East Hamburgh Friends CemeteryWNYGS974.7 ERE. HAM cem easNoneUp to ca.1974California Rd.Elisha Smith CemeteryMissing?None1856-1868Bunting Rd.Ezekiel Smith ard ParkEast Quaker St.Orchard ParkOrchard ParkName of Cemetery orTitle of Book or Periodical in italicsWNYGS ML229See print versionWNYGS ML229WNYGS974.7 EROPK ezeReel 23Buffalo*F127 .E6 B2Reel 24NoneUp to 19721324450None1909-1982Up to 193013785531883-1983WNYGS974.7 ERTON boyBuffalo *F127.E6 S26 1998NoneUp to 1983NoneUp to 1984NoneUp to 1988Zimmerman Cemetery on DelawareRd Carpenter CemeteryWNYGS974.7 ERTON wilBuffaloF129 .T6 T7Reel 7NoneUp to 194213816041853-1868Evergreen Cemetery indexGoodleberg CemeteryGoodleberg CemeteryHunter Creek CemeteryReel 2Reel 7Reel 19Reel 913Up to 1983Old Wales Center CemeterySouth Wales CemeteryReel 7Reel 713816041381604Up to 1982Up to 1939Wales Hollow CemeteryReel 71381604Up to 1939Buffalo *F127.E6 S26 1998WNYGS974.7 ERW.SEN mitWNYGS974.7 ERW.SEN schReel 19NoneUp to 1998None1862-1962None1855-1906Orchard ParkBunting Rd.Ezekiel Smith CemeteryOrchard ParkSardiniaHighland Ave.TonawandaMain St.TonawandaTonawandaKnoche Rd.btwn Elmwood& DelawareKnoche Rd.btwn Elmwood& DelawareEggert Rd.Nativity of Our Lord CemeteryCemeteries at South Newstead andSardiniaSalem United Church of ChristCemeterySt. Peter German EvangelicalCemeteryTonawandaDelaware RoadWalesWest SenecaStrykersvilleRd.Wales CenterGoodleburg Rd.Goodleburg Rd.Hunter's CreekRd.Route 20 AOlean Rd. atWarner Hill Rd.E. Creek &Center LineRds.Borden Rd.West SenecaBorden Rd.Blossom Cemetery. In WNYGenealogy: cemeteriesBlossom CemeteryWest SenecaBlossom Rd.St. Paul's Lutheran Church CemeteryWest SenecaLein Rd.German Evangelical esDatesSt. Peter German EvangelicalCemeteryWerkley Cemetery10
Cemetery History & ResearchNotesThe following books contain few or no personal names of the deceased. Instead, they provide lists,directories, or histories of existing cemeteries or guides to effective cemetery research.GRO Ref. *CS21 .C36 2002Carmack, Sharon DeBartoloYour Guide to Cemetery ResearchCincinnati, OH: Betterway Books, 2002GRO Ref. *CS44 .C46 1994Burek, Deborah M.Cemeteries of the U.S.: A Guide to Contact Information for U.S.Cemeteries and Their RecordsWashington, DC: Gale Research Inc., 1994GRO Ref. *CS44 .K68 1994Kot, Elizabeth GorrellUnited States Cemetery Address Book: All States, More Than 25,000Cemeteries, Addresses, LocationsVallejo, CA: Indices Pub., 1994GRO Ref. CS49 .S3 1991Schafer, Louis S.Tombstones of Your AncestorsBowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1991GRO Ref. *CS49 .S75Stemmons, John “D” and E. DianeThe Cemetery Record CompendiumLogan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1979GRO E185.86 .H84 1996Hughes Wright, RobertaLay Down Body: Living History in African American CemeteriesDetroit, MI: Visible Ink Press, 1996GRO Ref. F118 .A87 1999, 3 vols.New York Cemeteries Name/Location InventoryBowie. MD: Heritage Books, 1999GRO Buffalo F129 .B8 H6Hodge, WilliamBuffalo Cemeteries: An Account of the Burial-Places of Buffalo, Fromthe Earliest TimesBuffalo, NY: Bigelow Brothers, 1879GRO Buffalo *F129 .B862 F674 1996Reisem, Richard O.Forest Lawn Cemetery: Buffalo History PreservedBuffalo, NY: Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation, 1996GRO Ref. GT3203 .A2 S56 1991Sloane, David CharlesThe Last Great Necessity: Cemeteries in American HistoryBaltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 199111A handbook for finding and usingcemetery records for genealogypurposes.Names and addresses ofthousands of existing cemeteriesin the US.Names and addresses ofthousands of existing cemeteriesin the US.A handbook on locating graves,understanding epitaphs andtombstone art, and on tombstonerubbings, foiling and transfers.A directory of U.S. cemeteryrecords and where they may befound.Describes 300 cemeteriesthroughout the US and CanadaAttempts to identify existingcemeteries in NY state, withaddresses & contact info.Includes a list of the names,locations, and fates of Buffalo’searliest cemeteries.A coffee-table book with colorphotographs and shortbiographies of the most notableoccupantsOffers insight into how Americancemeteries and burial customsdeveloped
Cemetery History & ResearchNotesGRO Ref. NB1800 .K45 2004Keister, DouglasStories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism andIconographySalt Lake City, UT: Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2004GRO Ref. NB1855 .S77 1995Strangstad, LynetteA Graveyard Preservation PrimerWalnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 1995BST Ref. UB393 .H65 1992Holt, Dean W.American Military Cemeteries: A Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to theHallowed Grounds of the United States, Including Cemeteries OverseasJefferson, NC: McFarland, 1992What do flowers, plants, insignia,abbreviations, and othergravestone symbols mean? Thisbook answers these and otherquestions.How to save an endangeredcemetery and what not to do togravestones.On the reference shelf in theBusiness, Science & Technologydepartment.ScrapbookThe scrapbooks in the Grosvenor Room were compiled from about 1900 through the 1960s and arecomprised largely of local newspaper clippings and ephemera. All are indexed in the Local HistoryFile, a card file in the library.GRO Scrapbook *F129 .B8 B69244Cemeteries In and Around Buffalo; and Monuments, Memorials & PlaquesSelected newspaper clippings from ca. 1887 to 1968.Selected Cemetery Catholic Cemeteries, Diocese of BuffaloNo online interment lists but there arecemetery histories and contactinformationHas many online interment lists,especially for small rural cemeterieshttp://wnyroots.tripod.com/Erie County, New York Cemeteries Past and e-a-loved-oneForest Lawn Group of Cemeterieshttp://www.interment.net/Internment.net: Cemetery Records Onlinehttp://www.findagrave.com/Find A Gravehttp://jbuff.com/Cemeteries.htmJewish Buffalo on the Web: /NY/Erie/cem/Linkpendium: Erie County nor/guides-publications#6Mount Calvary Cemetery Group Burials and Maps12Includes online records for the followingcemeteries: Forest Lawn, St. Matthew'sin West Seneca, Lakeside in Hamburgand Williamsville Cemetery, as well asthose who were cremated at BuffaloCremation.Online cemeteries by world region.Has user-contributed names for severalErie County cemeteries.Some interment lists and contactinformationHas many online interment listsMount Calvary, Ridge Lawn, and UnitedGerman & French Cemetery burials andmaps for Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Selected Cemetery WebsitesNoteshttps://www.dos.ny.gov/cmty/New York State Division of CemeteriesThe division administers laws dealingwith cemetery corporations.http://tinyurl.com/adalbertsPGSYNS St. Adalberts Cemetery Database, 1890 - 1903On Dale Rd. in istorical-society.htmlHas spreadsheet online listing intermentsfor Faling, St. John’s (North BushChapel), St. John's (Werkley), and St.Peter German cemeteries.Town of Tonawanda – Kenmore CemeteriesThe Online Catalog of the Buffalo & Erie County PublicLibraryhttps://bepl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en US/defaultSearch the online catalog to find books, magazines, CDs, videos, maps, and manuscripts owned bythe Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. It includes the Grosvenor Room, all departments in theCentral Library, and every town and branch library. Anyone may access at the web address above.To find cemetery records in our collection from places other than Erie County, try these Subjectsearches.[NAME OF CEMETERY]BURIALCEMETERIES [PLACE]CEMETERIES DIRECTORIESCEMETERIES NEW YORKCEMETERIES UNITED STATESEPITAPHSEPITAPHS NEW YORK STATEFUNERAL RITES AND CEREMONIESINSCRIPTIONS NEW YORK STATENATIONAL CEMETERIESREGISTERS OF BIRTHS ETC NEW YORK STATESEPULCHRAL MONUMENTSTOMBSWhere Else Can I Find CemeteryRecords?NotesHas most of the same cemetery microfilms as GRO.Buffalo History Museum’s Research Library1 Museum CourtBuffalo, NY 14216-3199library@buffalohistory.org716.873.9644 x y.aspx13
Family History Centers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)http://www.familysearch.org/Search the FHC online catalog to learn which records they have. FHC have some of the same cemeterymicrofilms as the Grosvenor Room.1424 Maple Rd.4005 Baker Rd.780 N Michigan AveWilliamsville, NY 14221Orchard Park, NY 14127Buffalo, NY(716) 688-2439(716) 662-3117Phone: 716-855-3302Has some Roman Catholic cemetery records onCanisius Collegemicrofilm, probably the same films as GRO.Rev. J. Clayton Murray, S.J. Archives & Special CollectionsAndrew L. Bouwhuis Library2001 Main StreetBuffalo, NY archivesAccepts written requests for genealogy research for aElmlawn Cemeterysmall fee.3939 Delaware Ave,Kenmore, NY ogy-research-upstate-ny.phpThe Forest Lawn Group also operates the LakesideForest Lawn Cemetery*Cemetery in Hamburg and Williamsville Cemetery.1411 Delaware Ave*Grosvenor Room now has Forest Lawn recordsBuffalo, NY 142091853-1998 on microfilm in the WNYGS /genealogy/locate-a-loved-oneAccepts genealogy requests for burial information onlineMount Calvary Cemetery Inc. Archives*via a form. See website under General Information tab.800 Pine Ridge Rd.*Grosvenor Room now has Mount Calvary, RidgeCheektowaga, NY 14225Lawn, and United German & French Cemetery burials716-892-6600online. Maps for Mount Calvary Cemetery are alsoFax 716-892-0946available on the Grosvenor Room ountcalvarycemetery.compublications#614
Eden Route 62 Eden Valley Cemetery Tree Talks, Sept. 1968 *F116 .T88 v.8, no. 3 p. 145 Up to 1968 Eden Route 62 Eden Valley Cemetery Tree Talks, Dec. 1968 *F116 .T88 v.8, no. 4, p. 204 Up to 1968 Eden Route 62 Eden Valley Cemetery Tree Talks, March 1969 *F116 .T88 v. 9, no. 1, p. 31 Up to 1968 Eden Route 62 Eden Valley Cemetery
