Join Green Lawn Cemetery for their 3rd annual Veteran's Day Tribute! The event will honor and recognize the lives of veterans resting at the cemetery; several descendants will be present […]
On Sunday, November 12th from 1pm - 2pm, all are welcome to the first acknowledgement, honor and blessing of the free & formerly enslaved African Americans interred at the Byberry […]
Thirteen historic African American Cemeteries across Pennsylvania received grant funding in Spring 2023 from Pennsylvania Hallowed Grounds and Preservation Pennsylvania to assist in their ongoing preservation efforts. Hear about how […]
Find out “What You Need To Know About Juneteenth!”, including the relationship between Juneteenth and cemeteries, from three experts on the subject: Joe Becton is a Historian, Griot, Teacher, Philosopher, […]
Join us on Saturday, October 19, at 10 a.m. (on Zoom). We’ve added more tickets for PAHG’s annual meeting - don’t miss out - reserve your ticket today! This year’s keynote speaker is Peggy King Jorde, a cultural projects consultant and expert on cultural heritage sites, including the preservation cemeteries in the United States and abroad. The program […]
“Pennsylvania USCT History Documented in the Network to Freedom” presented by Robin Krawitz - Northeast Regional Manager of the National Park Service's Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program Discussion will cover: • The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program •The history and future of the program. •How cemeteries can become a part of the […]
Join PA HALLOWED GROUNDS on April 15, 2025 at 7 p.m. via ZOOM for "Burial practices and Cemetery Laws in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" presented by Elizabeth Rairigh, the Preservation Services Division Manager at the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office. Rairigh's presentation will cover: o The history and current laws of the state burial practices […]