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 West Salem Moravian Cemetery
West Salem and the Moravian Cemetery stand as a tribute to the pioneer spirit of those Moravians from Salem, North Carolina who settled here in the 1840's.
The original section of the cemetery forms the shape of a cross, with stones laid flat and of the same size.
The old English section is east of the arch and the old German section is in the northwest corner of the cemetery.
www.westsalemmoravian.org /cemetery/cemetery.htm   (305 words)

  
 Moravian Cemetery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Unity of the Brethren in Texas Moravian history, organizations, beliefs, activities.
Moravian College Coeducational, selective liberal arts college located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The Vanderbilt Moravian Church Staten Island, New York.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Moravian_Cemetery.html   (179 words)

  
 Moravina Cemetery
Either a zinc or kryprotek liner must be used on all entombments in Moravian Cemetery – the type of liner is determined according to the level of the crypt.
No, Moravian Cemetery does not allow any objects to be placed on the crypt fronts; a copy of the Rules and Regulations may be obtained for further information.
Yes, a crypt may be sold back to Moravian Cemetery for it’s full purchase price as long as the deed holder has the crypt for at least ten (10) years.
www.moraviancemetery.com /faq.htm   (840 words)

  
 Salem Cemeteries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This cemetery is distinguished by the earthen mound vaults created by some of the early families of Salem and the large number of graves of Revolutionary War soldiers which are to be found there.
The Moravian Church is a Christian sect properly known as the Unitas Fratrum or Unity of Brethren.
A large number of graves of Moravian church people are to be found there, as it was evidently used as the principal burial ground of the Moravian Church which was nearby from 1832-1869.
www.orthodoxanglican.org /Salem/cemeteries.htm   (1985 words)

  
 Lebanon County PAGenWeb - Burials at Bethel Moravian Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The graveyard, or "God's Acre" as it was referred to by the Moravian's, was constructed to the rear of the meeting house.
The Moravians abandoned their old cemetery in 1833, however, the two newer congregations maintained the cemetery and buried their deceased members there in a separate section.
In among the grass and trees are scattered the grave markers of the of the early congregations.
www.chm.davidson.edu /PAGenWeb/records/BethelMoravian.html   (612 words)

  
 Leland Ferguson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In Salem, racial segregation became more important to white Moravians than the social bonds of their close-knit religious community; and as white Moravians separated themselves from fls, Moravians were segregated from other Moravians, an idea that would have been an anathema to Church leaders of the middle 18th century.
Cemetery extends from 1861 brick church in upper center to the street.
Concurrent with closing the old cemetery, the Church was building a new brick church adjoining the eastern boundary of the old cemetery for the small African-American Moravian congregation--a congregation that was led by a white minister and taught by white Sunday school teachers until the middle of the 20th century.
www.cas.sc.edu /ANTH/Faculty/LGFergus   (2504 words)

  
 Moravian Brethren from the Czechlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Moravians remained firm in their resolve and declared that if the introduction of their ancient system and the establishment of a distinct Church of the Brethren was not possible in Herrnhut, they would turn elsewhere to seek another location.
The first Moravian to step on the shores of the United States was George Boehnisch (1695-1772) from Kunin who arrived in Philadelphia on September 22, 1734 (26) accompanying a second group of Schwenkfelders (27) on their resettlement voyage to America.
The Moravian Brethren were the followers of the teachings of the Czech religious reformer and martyr John Hus and the their heirs of the Bohemian Brethren who found temporary refuge in Moravia and later in Herrnhut, Lusatia, Saxony under the patronage of Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760).
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 Todt Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The summit of the ridge is largely covered in woodlands as part of the Staten Island Greenbelt.
The name Todt comes from the Dutch word for "dead" and refers to the cemetery (the present Moravian Cemetery) on the southwestern foot of the ridge near the town of New Dorp that has been in use since colonial days.
The term Todt Hill is now often used to include the upscale developments in the hills along the eastern side of the ridge, which most island geographers classify as part of the neighborhood of Dongan Hills.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Todt_Hill   (156 words)

  
 Things of Interest in the Moravian Cemetery
The inscription on the arch reads, "Erected in loving remembrance of the Rev. Martin Hauser, founder of West Salem and the Moravian Church and his wife, Susanna, nee Chitty, by thier surviving grandchildren, May 25, 1919.
The first services were held in it in the spring of 1846, and it was dedicated by Martin hauser on Whitsunday, May 31, 1846.
On February 7, 1858, this building became the property of the German Moravian Church, and it was used by that congregation until 1892 when their new building was finished.
www.westsalemmoravian.org /cemetery/thingstosee.htm   (701 words)

  
 Ebenezer Moravian Church
The Moravian Church of America is comprised of nearly 160 congregations and 50,000 members of all walks of life, in 17 U.S. States and two Canadian provinces.
These pioneers had experience with the Moravian Church in Germany prior to their travels to the wilderness of the Midwest and applied to the governing board of the Moravian Church in America, located in Bethlehem, Pa., to supply them with a minister for their spiritual needs.
The Mamre Moravian Church bought the old organ for $50 and is still in use by that congregation.
www.dodgejeffgen.com /archive/Ebenezer%20Moravian%20Church.htm   (1609 words)

  
 St. John's Methodist Cemetery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The cemetery was originally used by the Moravian settlement in Hope.
The above photograph of the cemetery is facing toward the church, part of which may be seen in the upper left corner of the photograph.
The photograph to the right is of a newer section of the cemetery to the rear of the church.
www.charm.net /~edrtjd/readgen/stjohn.htm   (350 words)

  
 Moravian Cemetery -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Moravian Cemetery at 2205 Richmond Road in (Click link for more info and facts about New Dorp) New Dorp on (Click link for more info and facts about Staten Island, New York) Staten Island, New York is the largest cemetery on the island.
The Moravian Cemetery is the burial place for a number famous Staten Islanders, including members of the (Click link for more info and facts about Vanderbilt family) Vanderbilt family.
The Vanderbilt mausoleum, designed by (United States architect (1827-1895)) Richard Morris Hunt and constructed in 1885-86, is part of the family's private section within the cemetery.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/moravian_cemetery.htm   (459 words)

  
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Late in December, 1742 she heard the great Moravian, Count Nicholaus von Zinzendorf preach and was converted to his teachings.
At the request of her husband, Leonhard Schnell, she was buried in the Moravian Cemetery in Heidelberg.
The Moravian Register contains an extended biography of Elizabeth Wagner.It dwells upon the religious difficulties which she and her husband encountered in the Old World and the circumstances which led to their emigration to America in 1743.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Plains/9263/godsacre.html   (2191 words)

  
 Texas Czech Communities
In the 1980s few traces of the community remained; a cemetery built by the first settlers was overgrown, and most of the graves had been removed.
In 1950, the Masons conveyed the burial ground to the Caldwell Cemetery Association and it became a public cemetery.
The Harper Cemetery was established by Martin and Elizabeth's son, Moses, in 1861.
www.czechheritage.org /communities.html   (17257 words)

  
 Carolina Music Ways: Events - Easter Sunrise Service at God's Acre
The cemetery will be on the left just past the Dairi-O. To go to King Moravian Church, turn left (west) onto Dalton Street.
The Moravian band plays for ten or fifteen minutes at the beginning of the service, and then accompanies hymn-singing through the traditional liturgy.
Description of Site/Facility: God's Acre is a small Moravian cemetery enclosed by white fencing and located about a mile east of the church in King.
www.carolinamusicways.org /events/stokes/events_easter_sunrise_stokes.html   (589 words)

  
 The Moravian Historical Society
He died in 1874 and is buried in the Nazareth Moravian Cemetery.
He was a founding member of the the Moravian Historical Society.
It is most appropriate that his house will be used by the society to further the study of history.
www.moravianhistoricalsociety.org /buildings/kern.php   (287 words)

  
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The first Moravian church on this site was built in 1763 and still stands at the rear of the present church, which was built in 1837, from a design by local architect Jasper Cropsey.
The Moravian Church in America originated as a Protestant church in the 15th century in what is today the Czech Republic.
It was originally a free cemetery, founded as a public service to discourage families from using farm burial plots.
www.nypl.org /branch/staten/history/siphototour.html   (4335 words)

  
 PAGENWEB Lebanon County, PA - Church Records   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The GeoGen project maintains a database listing the location of all cemeteries with geographic coordinates so genealogy researchers can use the latest in GPS technology to locate even the most remote and obscure cemeteries.
The cemetery is by the remains of the stone wall to the left of the lane before the barn.
The Jerusalem Reformed and Lutheran Church Cemetery is Annville's oldest cemetery.
www.chm.davidson.edu /PAGenWeb/churches.html   (1360 words)

  
 Bibliography of suggested reading at the Bethlehem Digital History Project
Dreydoppel, Otto Jr, "Here We Stand: The Moravian Church Among the Churches of the Reformation." Paper presented to the Provincial Women's Board of the Northern Province, The Moravian Church of America, Bethlehem, Pa., 1999.
A History of the Church Known as the Moravian Church, or the Unitas Fratrum or the Unity of the Brethren, During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Times Publishing Printers, 1900.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: The Archives of the Moravian Church, 1955.
bdhp.moravian.edu /addtl_resources/bibliography.html   (1214 words)

  
 2004 Guest Book   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As the son a Moravian Bishop in Jamaica, this is a delight.
I wanted to thank everyone at the Home Moravian Church for all that you all did for my brother and sister in law when she passed away.
I am preparing to see a former Moravian member who needs a church home as there are no churches anywhere near us here in the western panhandle of Florida, so we shall be inviting the family into our fellowship.
www.home-moravian.org /guest/2004guestbook.htm   (1030 words)

  
 Moravian Czech Cemetery, Brazos Co. Cemeteries of TX Gloria B. Mayfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Land for this cemetery was sold in 1889 by Josef Stasta (1833-1894) to Joseph Mekeska, president of Moravian Brothers Burial Ground.
The deed specified the land would be used exclusively for a Moravian cemetery.
Though only fifteen graves are marked, the cemetery may contain as many as forty-one burials.
www.cemeteries-of-tx.com /Etx/Brazos/HM/moravianhis.htm   (100 words)

  
 Isaac Selleck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Dantown Methodist church and cemetery are located in the upper center of the map.
This is the cemetery were Isaac and Sarah Selleck are buried.
120, in Selleck's Corner Cemetery there is a large marble marker carrying the names and dates of death of Samuel, 1st wf.
www.fhsu.edu /~phrp/Selleck/Isaac/Isaac.html   (2494 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Richmond County, N.Y.
This site only lists about 5,000 cemeteries where politicians are known to have been buried (the number grows gradually as more research is done).
Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online), which has collected millions of interment records from thousands of cemeteries.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/NY/RI.html   (1062 words)

  
 Czech-American Historic Places & Monuments. By Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Buried at the Cemetery are some former members of the Baltimore City Council, the State Legislature, the first head of the Maryland Lottery, a US Marshall, founders and presidents of several of the savings and loans that are an important part of the story of the Czechs in Maryland, judges, attorneys, veterans, etc.
History: The original plot of the Cemetery, as laid out in 1742 and 1746, comprised the northwestern portion of the ground only, the grave of Juliana Nitschmann (nee Haberland), a native of Senov, Moravia, in the middle of the path, marking the center of the Cemetery.
That institution, Moravian College and Theological Seminary, moved to Bethlehem in 1858 and was chartered to grant baccalaureate degrees in 1863, the same year as the women's college.
members.aol.com /rechcigl/myhomepage/favorite.html   (18064 words)

  
 moraviancem
"The Moravian cemetery forms a very small corner of the large well-kept burying ground located at the side of the Methodist Church at Hope..." "..The Moravian stones are in roughly three rows in the nearest corner of the cemetery, and can be easily recognized because they are laid flat.
There are a few upright stones in the Moravian area, the records from which have been included here because there seemed to be a family relationship involved.
"Records from the little cemetery were copied many years ago and were checked in 1939 to the remaining stones by members of the Genealogical Society..." "..A few stones, copied originally, were not found in 1939.
www.raub-and-more.com /moraviancem.html   (288 words)

  
 Genealogy: BinkleyPhotoPage
Enon Baptist Church, Enon, Yadkin County, N.C. The cemetery is to the left of the church.
Bethania Moravian Church, Forsyth County, N.C. As seen from the drive in front of the cemetery.
N.C. Bethany Moravian Cemetery, Forsyth County, N.C. Peter Binkley's grave and surrounding graves.
www.crystallady.com /BinkleyPhotoPage.htm   (304 words)

  
 Priebe Family Cemetery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This cemetery is maintained on a regular basis and is in good shape.
This cemetery is located within the boundaries of the Chaska Moravian Cemetery.
This cemeteries burial monuments were transcribed during the spring of 1998.
www.pressenter.com /~gregboe/Chaska_City5B.htm   (173 words)

  
 Moravian Church References   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Moravian Historical Society, 214 E. Center St., Nazareth, PA 18064 (610) 759-5070.
Bethlehem, PA: The Archives of the Moravian Church, 1971.
Bethlehem, PA: Sesqui-Centennial Committee of the Moravian Congregation of Bethlehem, 1903.
www.enter.net /~smschlack/refs.html   (378 words)

  
 CEMETERY DIRECTIONS FOR VARIOUS NORTHAMPTON CO. CEMETERIES PA
It is said that during the Revolution, General Hall's command were, for a time, encamped in the township upon land belonging to the Moravians and that some of his men who died there were buried in an old cemetery on the Jones farm.
Originally it was the Jehovah Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, adjacent to the former church of the same name.
This is the second cemetery for the Nazareth Moravians, the first being the "Indian Tower".
www.geocities.com /Heartland/6508/DIR.HTM   (2497 words)

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