Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey
240 pages, 6 x 9
90 illustrations
Paperback
Release Date:01 Sep 1994
ISBN:9780813521114
This illustrated guidebook to New Jersey's old burial grounds is unique, not just for New Jersey, but for anywhere in America. Janice Kohl Sarapin introduces you to the history and lore of old graveyards. She shows you how to read epitaphs, how to date gravestones by style, how to restore an abandoned graveyard, and how to find out the stories of the people buried there. She describes more than 120 fascinating old burial grounds throughout the state (including the cemeteries of African-Americans, Jewish communities, and other ethnic and religious groups). She provides full directions and details about what makes each one special as well as suggestions for planning your visit and for educational activities to use with children and adults.
Sarapin's enthusiasm is infectious: reading her entries on New Jersey's large and small cemeteries makes even a jaded old cemetery buff like myself feel the urge to jump on a plane to Newark, rent a car, and spend a week driving around with the book open on the front seat, visiting old burial grounds. A precedent-setting book!
JANICE KOHL SARAPIN has been fascinated by old graveyards ever since her childhood. She is a founding member of the New Jersey Graveyard Preservation Society and lives in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part ONE: Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey: An Introduction
1. Burial Grounds in New Jersey
2. Burying the Dead
3. Gravemarkers and Inscriptions
4. Ghost Stories and Legends
Part TWO: A Guide to Notable New Jersey Burial Grounds
When You Visit an Old Burial Ground
Northern New Jersey -
Hudson County
Essex County
Bergen County
Morris County
Passaic County
Sussex County
Warren County
Central New Jersey -
Hunterdon County
Somerset County
Union County
Mercer County
Middlesex County
Monmouth County
Southern New Jersey -
Ocean County
Burlington County
Camden County
Gloucester County
Salem County
Cumberland County
Cape May County
Atlantic County
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5
Appendix 6
Bibliography
Genealogical Index
General Index
Acknowledgments
Part ONE: Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey: An Introduction
1. Burial Grounds in New Jersey
2. Burying the Dead
3. Gravemarkers and Inscriptions
4. Ghost Stories and Legends
Part TWO: A Guide to Notable New Jersey Burial Grounds
When You Visit an Old Burial Ground
Northern New Jersey -
Hudson County
Essex County
Bergen County
Morris County
Passaic County
Sussex County
Warren County
Central New Jersey -
Hunterdon County
Somerset County
Union County
Mercer County
Middlesex County
Monmouth County
Southern New Jersey -
Ocean County
Burlington County
Camden County
Gloucester County
Salem County
Cumberland County
Cape May County
Atlantic County
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5
Appendix 6
Bibliography
Genealogical Index
General Index
