Preservation:
- Association for Gravestone Studies
- Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project
- Texas Historical Commission (Includes a 16 page Texas Preservation Guidelines, Preserving Historic Cemeteries)
- Chicora Foundation, Inc. Columbia, South Carolina
- Preservation Maryland
- The National Park Service, US Department of the Interior (Preserving Grave Markers in Historic Cemeteries)
- National Trust for Historic Preservation (How to Preserve Historic Cemeteries and Burial Grounds)
Online Tools
- Using Google Earth Pro
- Using Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR)
- Using Maryland Assessment and Taxation (SDAT)
General cemetery information:
- Cemetery Junction
- Cyndi’s List
- City of the Silent
- Don’s Cemetery Page
- Find A Grave
- How to Read Jewish Headstones
- Interment Net – cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions
- Links to resources on cemetery history and preservation.
- Monumental Inscriptions for Genealogists
- Saving Graves
- The Olive Tree Genealogy, Graven Images
- Tomb With A View
- Tombstone Transcription Project
- National Register Bulletin 41, ”Guidelines for Evaluating and Registering Cemeteries and Burial Places
- Victoria Tombstone Tales of Ross Bay Cemetery
Coalition Member Sites:
- Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization
- Genealogical Society of Allegany County Maryland
- Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society
- The Property Owners of Wicomico Shores Association, Inc.
- Myst and Lace Publishers, Inc.
- Rockville Cemetery
Other cemetery societies and organizations:
- Save Our Cemeteries, Inc. Home Page
- Save Texas Cemeteries, Inc.
- Ohio Cemetery Preservation Society
- Pt. Lookout POW Descendant’s Organization
- Oregon Historic Cemeteries Association, Inc.
General cemetery interest:
Maryland cemeteries and other Maryland related cemetery links:
- Montgomery County Cemetery Inventory
- Old Hoopers Island Graveyard at Honga
- St. Vincent’s Cemetery Restoration Group Baltimore City, MD
- Graveyards and Cemeteries of Northern Baltimore County, MD
- Baltimore Cemeteries
- St. Nicholas Cemetery, Naval Air Station Patuxent River
- Todd-Merriman Cemetery, Loch Raven, Maryland
- Edgar Allan Poe Gravesite, Baltimore, Maryland
- Whitemarsh Cemetery, Trappe, Maryland
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Annapolis National Cemetery
- Baltimore National Cemetery
- Loudon Park National Cemetery
- Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery
- Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs (Cemeteries)
- Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland
- Maryland Genealogical Society
Maryland sources:
- Guide to Genealogical Research in Maryland Tombstone and Cemetery Records
- Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP)
- Cemetery Records for Carroll County
- Green Burial Association of Maryland
- Maryland’s Public Information Network
- Maryland Senate
- Maryland House of Delegates
- Maryland General Assembly
- State of Maryland
- Maryland Historical Society
- Maryland State Archives
- Maryland Office of Cemetery Oversight (MD OCO)
- Maryland Historical Trust
- Merlin Online (Map Maryland Your Way)
- Preservation Maryland
- Find A Legislator
- Maryland Legal Sources
- Maryland Manual Online (includes link to access Maryland law)
- Genealogy Guide: Records Of Cemeteries, Graves, And Burials
- Maryland Cemetery Inscription Search
- Maryland Historical and Genealogical Societies
- Maryland Department of Assessment and Taxation, Real Property Data Search
- Maryland Association of Historic District Commissions (MAHDC)
National programs:
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Arizona:
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal/2020/01/21/tohono-oodham-historic-sites-risk-over-border-wall-construction/4527025002/
https://azstateparks.com/inventory-of-arizona-historic-cemeteries-iahc -
California:
https://www.califhistcemeteries.org/ -
Georgia:
https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/cemetery-preservation -
Hawaii:
https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/shpd/about/branches/ibc/burial-sites-program/ -
Illinois:
https://www2.illinois.gov/dnrhistoric/Preserve/Cemetery/Pages/preserving.aspx -
Kentucky:
https://history.ky.gov/bring-khs-to-your-town/cemetery-preservation/ -
Louisiana:
https://crt.state.la.us/cultural-development/archaeology/CRM/state-legislation/chapter-21-B/index –
Unmarked and abandoned cemeteries:
https://crt.state.la.us/cultural-development/archaeology/CRM/cemeteries-burials/index
Recent article re: unmarked slave burial site
https://abcnews.go.com/US/94-billion-plastics-facility-built-slave-burial-grounds/story?id=69555811 -
Mississippi:
https://www.mdah.ms.gov/historic-preservation/archaeology/abandoned-cemeteries -
Missouri:
Unmarked burial sites: https://dnr.mo.gov/shpo/uhbcchtm ;
General information and links to laws and resources:
http://nealsgenealogy.awardspace.info/mocemlaw.htm -
New Mexico:
http://www.nmhistoricpreservation.org/documents/rules-and-regulations.html -
Washington:
https://dahp.wa.gov/archaeology/cemeteries/abandoned-cemeteries
Other sources:
- Land Record Reference (sponsored by Direct Line Software)
- Central Maryland Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
- Jewish Genealogy Society of Central Maryland [JGSCMD@comcast.net]
The JGSCMd is primarily focused on including members from Howard, Anne Arundel, and Prince George’s, MD, to help people research their Jewish ancestors. We offer opportunities to learn about current methods, technologies, and resources that can help in finding records, disseminating research and preserving Jewish family histories. Meets the third Monday of the month at 1:00 pm at Vantage House, Columbia, MD. Membership is open to all. Join us on FaceBook. A website is planned, but until then, contact us at the email address JGSCMD@comcast.net. - Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington
The JGSGW is for those interested in tracing their Jewish ancestral roots and promotes genealogical education in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. JGSGW is a member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies (IAJGS). - Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland
Most JGSMD programs are held on the fourth Sunday of each month in Pikesville, MD. Programs feature local and nationally-recognized genealogists who present talks on a wide variety of genealogical topics. Member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies (IAJGS). - Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society