Woodlawn Cemetery
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1820 Helderberg Trail
Town of Berne, NY
GPS: N 42 37.567, W 74 08.983
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Directions:
The Woodlawn Cemetery, managed by the Woodlawn Cemetery Association, Inc. is on Helderberg Trail (State Rte. 443) .4 mile west of the school on the east side of the road. Irma Wagner, secretery (1984).
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Photo by:
Joan Wright 2005
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Photos taken during Berne Heritage Days 2005
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The cemetery was dedicated Monday, 11 Oct. 1897 by the Rev. John Kling of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, in a "brief and impressive ceremony" according to the newspaper. The first burial was that of William Zeh, who was buried Friday, 13 Oct. 1897. Some earlier stones are the result of reburials from other cemeteries. During Berne Heritage Days 2005 the Berne Historical Project webmasters, Gordon and Joan Wright, photographed all the headstones in Woodlawn. Joan then spent several months transcribing the photos and entering the information into the Berne Historical Project database.
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