NORFOLK SOCIETY FOR CEMETERY CONSERVATION
Preserving, protecting, & promoting Norfolk's historic cemeteries.
NSCC News Features
Informative Links
2019
2018
- State markers dedicated for two historic Norfolk Cemeteries
- Norfolk cemetery tours are about history, entertainment, voluntary repair
- NSCC in the Audience-Hampton Roads Show
- Do you know your historic Norfolk women? New Elmwood Cemetery tour will help.
2017
- Elmwood and Cedar Grove Tours Featured on Teri Talk
- Cemeteriescape Photography Contest Featured in The Virginian Pilot
- Cemeteriescape Photography Contest Featured in Virginia Parks and Recreation Magazine
- Keeping Norfolk Cemeteries Alive in Tidewater Women Magazine
- Ghosts - The Virginian Pilot
2016
- Yellow Fever Outbreak of 1855 - The Virginian Pilot
- Cemetery Tours Featured in Southside Daily
- Carved Tree Headstones - The Virginian Pilot
2015
- Watch a Video Tour of Historic Calvary Cemetery 4/15
- Kerry Dougherty's Column re: Easter Egg Hunt 2015 3/15
- The Great Easter Egg Hunt at Forest Lawn Cemetery 3/15
- Eagle Scout Candidate Restores West Point Cemetery Lot 2/15
2014
- Read Robert Hitchings' Account of the History of Eggnog 12/14
- Veterans Day Ceremony at Forest Lawn Cemetery 11/14
- Awesome Article on Rethinking Cemetery Use 9/14
- Twilight & Norfolk Namesake Tours Featured on Norfolk Perspectives 8/14
- Confederate Soldier Gets Headstone at Elmwood Cemetery 8/14
- Memorial Day Service & Awards at Calvary Cemetery 5/14
- Great Blog on Easter Egg Hunts in Cemeteries 4/14
- Editorial in The Virginian-Pilot regarding the Great Easter Egg Hunt at Forest Lawn Cemetery 4/14
- The Virginian-Pilot Article on the Great Easter Egg Hunt at Forest Lawn Cemetery 4/14
2013
- "12 Years A Slave" Descendants at West Point & Calvary Cemeteries 11/13
- Veterans Day Service at West Point Cemetery, 11/13
- Norfolk News Now: Cemeteriescape 2013 (3:34) & Placement of Elmwood Cemetery (5:15) on National Register, 11/13
- Norfolk City Slice Introducing Pam Owens, NSCC President, 5K & Cemeteriescape, 10/13
- Norfolk Turns To Mausoleum To Help Cemeteries
- City Residents Hope To Save Norfolk Cemeteries In Disrepair
- Cemetery's Place In Norfolk History Recognized, 7/13
2012
- Volunteers Keep Cemeteries Hauntingly Beautiful, 9/12
- Graves Of Interest In Local Cemeteries, 10/12
- Tour Offers Look At Victorian Death Rituals And Symbols, 5/12
2011
- Norfolk Lays To Rest Proposal For Cemetery Party, 10/11
- From Here To Eternity 5K Run/Walk, 10/11
- Runners Help Raise Spirits & Money For Norfolk Cemeteries, 10/11
2010
The USGenWeb Project is a group of volunteers working together to provide free genealogy websites for genealogical research in counties and states across the U.S. The Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free genealogy access for everyone. Visit the USGenWeb homepage at www.usgenweb.org. The following links are to various pages within the USGenWeb Archives:
- Main Norfolk Page
- Norfolk Cemeteries
- History of Yellow Fever in Hampton Roads
- Early Norfolk County History
- Chesapeake History
- Portsmouth History
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard
- Virginia Beach History
- Charlottesville History
- Pension Project
- First Presbyterian Church, Norfolk
- The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John Smith..., 1629 - Rare Books
- Letters From Virginia, 1816 - Rare Books
- The Life Of George Washington, 1809 - Rare Books
If you have questions about the US GenWeb Archives, contact Donna Bluemink at DBluemink@cox.net.