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(The graphics above and at the bottom of the page are adapted from an 1828 book of printing specimens produced by the A.W. Kinsley & Co. foundry in Albany) Paula Lemire, consulting historian for Albany Rural Cemetery Born and raised in Albany, New York. Presently researching the history of the Albany Rural Cemetey. A proud Whovian, long-time David Bowie fan who loves to cook.
 Above: An autumn walk along Consecration Lake at the historic Albany Rural Cemetery. Photo by Paula Lemire, 2014 Interested in prints of any of the photos featured on my blogs? Feel free to inquire by e-mail. THE ALBANY HISTORY PAGE And don't forget to like The Friends of Albany History's new Facebook page! Albany Rural Cemetery - Beyond The Graves is on Facebook Follow historicalbanyruralcemetery on Instagram, too How to support the Albany Rural Cemetery  from the dedication page of Harriet Langdon Pruyn Rice's 1924 book, Harmanus Bleecker, an Albany Dutchman, 1779-1849 CURRENT PROJECTS Albany Rural Cemetery: Albany Rural Cemetery - An Exploration of History - albanyruralcemetery.blogspot.com The Church Grounds - blog documenting the Church Grounds lot, the State Street Burying Grounds, and other old Albany graveyards which preceded the Rural - albanychurchgrounds.wordpress.com Jeremiah Field and The Headstone That Was Not Lost The Potter's Field - list of burials in the Potter's Field at the Albany Rural Cemetery House of Shelter burials - list of burials in the House of Shelter lots at Albany Rural Cemetery - NEW A Brief Overview of Historic African American Burials In Albany NEW ARTICLE - All Over Albany - A Tour of (a few) Favorites NEW - Rediscovering Sibbie - The Last Documented Slave At The Schuyler Flatts NEW - The Night In Question Was Dark and Slightly Stormy - A Tale of The Van Rensselaer Tomb *** Web Sites: Official web site for Broadway actor and recording artist Hugh Panaro - hugh-panaro.net *** Other blogs: Albany (NY Photo Blog - albanynydailyphoto.blogspot.com Albany NY History blog - albanynyhistory.blogspot.com *** Articles, Personal Essays, History, and Photos: Visiting Vale - a photo tour of Schenectady's historic Vale Cemetery The Old Store - antique photos of a Sicilian immigrant'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 Haunted Albany - a compilation of local ghost stories The Lady In My Attic - a lovely old picture in fragments The Church of The Holy Innocents - a compilation of historic details on the endangered church Why I Hate Hattie The Hitchhiker - an urban legend that haunts Albany Halloweens The Witch of Saratoga - a brief glimpse of a local legend The Ghost of 49 Ten Broeck Street - my favorite Albany haunting The Burying Places - Early Dutch Burial Grounds in Albany (NEW) Where there really 40,000 graves in Washington Park? (NEW) Publication credits (as PaulaAnne SharkeyLemire) include Chronogram, Hudson Valley Magazine, Kaatskill Life, Adirondac, The New Jersey Review of Literature, The Lonsdale, Canticle, Mandrake, Voices of Selene, Native Peoples Magazine, The Higginsville Reader, and New Hope Books. Follow me on Twitter @ PaulaLemire Follow Paula's board Albany Rural Cemetery on Pinterest.
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