Cremation Columbarium at Resurrection Park

A columbarium is a place where urns are placed into niches. Holy cow!  Yesterday was my first day filming in the great outdoors again!  (I got sick on the night of New Year’s Eve.  😱)  It felt so wonderful to be traipsing around a cemetery!  They are some of my favorite haunts.  And I wasContinue reading “Cremation Columbarium at Resurrection Park”

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery: Charlotte, Vermont: Focus on Quinlan Family!

https://youtu.be/8_5JPPyzAnQ Today’s video is the rest of my walk of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery in Charlotte, Vermont.  I found the “largest stone” grave marker of the Quinlan family.  You may recall my video earlier this week on Quinlan’s Covered Bridge.  Same family.  The upper portion of the cemetery wasn’t the quagmire of theContinue reading “Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery: Charlotte, Vermont: Focus on Quinlan Family!”

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery in Charlotte, Vermont

https://youtu.be/6dokHcAwKts Today’s video is a stroll through Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery, which is directly behind the church of the same name in Charlotte, Vermont.  It is not visible from the street, but is very much so from the parking lot.  Added bonus: there is a parking lot light near the cemetery, which suggestsContinue reading “Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery in Charlotte, Vermont”

Strolling St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Shelburne, Vermont

Today’s YouTube video, https://youtu.be/0Btr9CzjM9Y, is a stroll in St. Catherine’s Cemetery in the rain. Wish I’d had my slicker! “This cemetery is now part of the Village Cemetery.  On June, 1892, land was deeded by Mr. Havens to John Dubuc, agent for the parishioners to build St. Catherine’s Church Hall and establish a cemetery.  OnContinue reading “Strolling St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Shelburne, Vermont”

Fanny Allen Cemetery, Colchester, Vermont: Walking Tour

In today’s video, https://youtu.be/M6RQx5FEMmM, I tour the Fanny Allen Cemetery in Colchester, VT.  It’s behind the former Fanny Allen Hospital.  This is a S-M-A-L-L cemetery!  The length of the video is under 18 minutes and I not only filmed each and every headstone, but also commented on many of them!  The fence was installed inContinue reading “Fanny Allen Cemetery, Colchester, Vermont: Walking Tour”

St. Stephen’s Cemetery in Winooski, VT: Part 3

Should you visit, be aware the road is a single lane with the houses clumped at the front.  The cemetery, https://youtu.be/7guu3lRo3SM, is immediately on the left just past those houses.  There are 2 entrances with a U-shaped road.  That road is not paved.  Instead, it’s 2 tire tracks with a berm of grass in theContinue reading “St. Stephen’s Cemetery in Winooski, VT: Part 3”

St. Stephen’s Cemetery in Winooski, VT: Part 2

Today’s video, https://youtu.be/LYq3-KRtmQY, is Part 2 of my visit to St. Stephen’s Cemetery in Winooski, VT.  This is a small cemetery, perhaps an acre.  Should you visit, no artificial flowers are allowed.  You’ll certainly recognize many of the names there.  Those names are synonymous with this area of Vermont.

St. Stephen’s Cemetery in Winooski, VT: Part 1

Today’s video, https://youtu.be/QjvTtlkYyeU, is Part 1 of my visit to St. Stephen’s Cemetery in Winooski, VT.  Come with me as I stroll this small church cemetery.  I’d wager it’s maybe an acre.  You’ll see some children’s graves, as well as a variety of veterans buried there and so many family names you’ll recognize who epitomizeContinue reading “St. Stephen’s Cemetery in Winooski, VT: Part 1”

Resurrection Park, Part 3: The Largest Catholic Cemetery in Vermont!

In today’s video, https://youtu.be/NIzq5YW5cbI, I am in Resurrection Park in South Burlington, VT exploring the crypts and mausoleums.  Resurrection Park opened in 1942 and is the largest Catholic cemetery in Vermont. All the Bishops who were buried at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, VT, were re-interred here. See Part 1, https://youtu.be/44HUfaibpIk, toContinue reading “Resurrection Park, Part 3: The Largest Catholic Cemetery in Vermont!”

Resurrection Park, Part 2:  the Largest Catholic Cemetery in Vermont!

Greetings All!  This is Patricia and I am Traveling for History! Today’s video is Part 2 of my visit to Resurrection Park, the largest Catholic Cemetery in Vermont.  Link here:  https://youtu.be/nW8CasYmbBU.  This is where the Bishops are buried.  Their bodies were re-interred from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to Resurrection Park.  Everyone from BishopContinue reading “Resurrection Park, Part 2:  the Largest Catholic Cemetery in Vermont!”