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ABOUT PAULA LEMIRE I have a passion for local history and, in particular, historic cemeteries. I'm a Pomeranian fanatic, terrific cook, Whovian, and Broadway musical enthusiast. And site admin for actor Hugh Panaro since 2005. Local blogger since 2009.  The Church Grounds Project is expanding! Click here for details or to support this research project! NEW - THE ALBANY HISTORY PAGE CURRENT PROJECTS Articles, Essays, and Photos: Visiting Vale - a photo tour of Schenectady's historic Vale Cemetery The Old Store - antique photos of my great-grandfather's Albany store Madonna della Catena - vintage photo of a statue in the former St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church in Albany The Helderberg Hermit - Bouck White and the Helderberg Castle The Garden Gravestone - The mystery of a backyard headstone The Old Lady of St. Mary's Park - 1932 newspaper article about the widow of a cemetery caretaker The Angel At The Sepulchre - Erastus Dow Palmer's masterpiece of 19th-century funerary sculpture Haunted Albany - a compilation of local ghost stories The Potter's Field - list of burials in the Potter's Field at the Albany Rural Cemetery (NEW) The Lady In My Attic - a lovely old picture in fragments (NEW) Blogs: Albany (NY Photo Blog - albanynydailyphoto.blogspot.com The Church Grounds - albanychurchgrounds.wordpress.com Albany Rural Cemetery blog - albanyruralcemetery.blogspot.com Albany NY History blog - albanynyhistory.blogspot.com Books: These Enchanting Grounds (working title) - A history of the Albany Rural Cemetery (in progress) A Something of Nobleness - The Story of Bouck White and the Helderberg Castle (in progress) Sites: Site for Broadway actor Hugh Panaro - hugh-panaro.net |
