Graveyard Shift

Trying to find some peace in the City That Never Sleeps has always been difficult for New Yorkers -- even dead New Yorkers. Rapid development, rising property values, lack of space, health concerns, and government regulation have caused the dead to be moved from one graveyard to the next. The Graveyard Shift is a guide to the more than 300 former and still-existing cemeteries in New York City. It describes each burial place, including their sometimes restless histories. For each cemetery the book lists: - Religious affiliation - Years of use - Location - History - Mailing Address - Telephone number - Records - References Gravestones and cemetery markers sometimes provide information about ancestors that can`t be found anywhere else. The bland information found on a death certificate may never match tombstone decorations, epitaphs, and the atmosphere of a burial place. The Graveyard Shift could guide you to the resting place of an ancestor whose life and death were intertwined with the City That Never Sleeps. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.