Cemetery Chronicles
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Cemetery Chronicles: WWII diver honored at Dunmore Cemetery
“Time will not dim the glory of their deeds.” (General John J. Pershing) Not everyone whose name appears on a stone in a cemetery…
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Cemetery Chronicles: Harriet Clay Penman
Born in 1860 and raised in Schultzville, Pennsylvania, as the daughter of William and Ruth Clay, Harriet Clay Penman had a writing career that…
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Cemetery Chronicles: Frederick Hannah
The Dunmore Cemetery is the final resting place of many who served their country in our nation’s conflicts in all branches of service. Block…
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Cemetery Chronicles: Nathan Young Leet
The oldest crypt in the Dunmore Cemetery, located on Block Four, holds the remains of Nathan Young Leet. Born in 1830 in Susquehanna County,…
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Cemetery Chronicles: Pinnell family established iron foundries
“Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.” (Michael J. Fox) Northeastern Pennsylvania has always been a hub of industrial activity. In its early…
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Cemetery Chronicles: The Fahrenholts
“A person should always choose a costume that is in direct contrast to her own personality.” (Lucy Van Pelt, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie…
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Cemetery Chronicles: George P. Friant
Visitors to Scranton’s Everhart Museum can view hundreds of wildlife specimens ranging from forest animals to birds. In many cases, examples in this menagerie…
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Cemetery Chronicles: Roy D. Hatcher
From the 1880’s to the 1970’s public interest in roller skating has fallen in and out of popularity. Northeastern Pennsylvania was home to numerous…
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Cemetery Chronicles: Anna Etzrodt Ellison
“On the great clock of life, the time for health is now.” (Dr. Anna Ellison) Born on December 26, 1888, to Albert and Elizabeth…
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Cemetery Chronicles: A Pioneer Pennsylvania State Trooper
“We must teach our children not merely the importance of making a living, but also how to live and make a life.” (Colonel Lynn…
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Cemetery Chronicles: Colonel Ezra Ripple
The front-page news of November 17, 1909, reported that Colonel Ezra Ripple suffered a severe stroke the previous day while at his postmaster’s desk…
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Cemetery Chronicles: Charles E. Hamilton
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in…
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