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Staten Island’s Homestead Graveyards of the 1700s

Sunday, February 15 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Memorial stone for persons buried at Ridgway Cemetery at Sylvan Grove Cemetery Photo by Pat Salmon
Memorial stone for persons buried at Ridgway Cemetery at Sylvan Grove Cemetery Photo by Pat Salmon
Monument erected to the memory of the Ridgway Family Homestead Graveyard that was decimated in Travis. The memorial was provided by the Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries of Staten Island at the Sylvan Grove Cemetery in Travis. Photo by Patricia M. Salmon, February 24, 2021.

FREE, but donations to the Friends of Olmsted-Beil House are appreciated.

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Sunday, February 15, 2026, 2 PM
St. Alban’s Church
76 St. Alban’s Place, Staten Island, NY 10312

Presentation by Pat Salmon
FOBH Historian and a Curator of History, retired.
The Staten Island Museum

Description: By the 1700’s, homestead graveyards were established by prosperous landowners on their own oversized properties throughout Staten Island. The Androvette, Cruser, Dissosway, Merrell, Micaux, Morgan, Rezeau, Ridgway, and Van Pelt families and numerous others created these types of burial grounds. What happened to them? Do any still exist? Were they built over? What about the enslaved? Discover this history during a fascinating look into the past.

REGISTRATION: To register, text: 917-608-6437.

Please arrive ten minutes before the start of the program.

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  • Date: Sunday, February 15
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    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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