A. Our oldest headstone is from 1690 and we believe some people were buried here before that.
Unfortunately, we cannot save all of the old headstones that are crumbling.
A sign at the entrance warns that children should not be allowed to go too close to the brittle old headstones within.
The oldest headstone refers to a burial in July 1840.
Its oldest headstone is that of Mary Karze, from 1686.
The local cemetery has English family names on some of the old headstones.
Visitors should take a few minutes to stroll through the graveyard to view the old headstones.
The oldest headstone in its cemetery dates to 1862.
The oldest headstones in the original part of the burial ground date from 1730 and 1731.
Many of the old headstones have fallen over, their inscriptions disfigured by lichen.