Cemetery cuts
Scope and Contents
This series contains Eastern Cemetery burial records by William B. Jordan, Jr., which became Burial records, 1717-1962, of the Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine (Call No. Mv P837.22) and Western Cemetery burial records by William B. Jordan, Jr., which became Burial records, 1811-1980, of the Western Cemetery in Portland, Maine (Call No. Mv P837.23). This series also contains a speech by William B. Jordan, Jr., documents regarding the Association for Gravestone Studies, documents regarding the Maine Old Cemetery Association, cemetery laws, Index of deaths - Portland gazette 1798-1806, photographs of gravestone carvings, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
Dates
- Creation: 1836 - 1999
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1958 - 1999
Creator
- From the Collection: Jordan, William B., 1927-2015 (Person)
- From the Collection: Traver, Lorenzo (Person)
Access
Unrestricted
Extent
From the Series: 1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Maine Historical Society Repository