Stewardship Through Community Engagement

Operates and maintains a cemetery in the town of Lyons, NY, providing a resting place for the deceased through ongoing groundskeeping and perpetual care activities.

Sponsors public programs including tours, lectures, film screenings, and readings that highlight the cemetery’s history, cultural heritage, and environmental significance. Offers a self-guided tour brochure and hosts events supported by businesses and foundations to promote conservation and community involvement.

Keeps and maintains burial records for veterans interred at Woodland Cemetery, including their names and military service recognition.

Uses D/2 Biological Solution to clean biological and air pollutant stains from gravestones and other stone surfaces. Engages in ongoing preservation and maintenance of the cemetery grounds, including capital improvements and land acquisition for burial lots.

Offers burial services including sale of burial lots in standard sizes (4'x10' for adults, 2'x3' for cremations/infants), grave opening and closing, disinterment and reburial (within the cemetery or to external locations), and temporary receiving vault storage. Maintains cemetery grounds with year-round public access, operating under a fee schedule approved by the New York State Division of Cemeteries.

Partners with Delaware County to provide burial services for indigent individuals, ensuring dignified interment for those without resources.

Offers year-round public access to 25 acres of cemetery grounds for walking, jogging, bicycling, and leashed dogs (with cleanup required). Grounds are open 365 days a year from sunrise to dusk, with seasonal restrictions on motor vehicle access during winter months.

Raises funds through donations in memory of deceased individuals, planned gifts, and endowment support to cover ongoing expenses, capital improvements, and long-term preservation of Woodland Cemetery.

Accepts financial donations to support the ongoing maintenance and operations of the Frumah-Packard Cemetery.

Facilitates the Jewish tradition of placing stones on graves and observes Memorial Day by placing small American flags and military memorial medallions on veterans' graves, honoring both religious custom and military service.

Constructed and maintains the Engel Chapel, built in 1968 with funding from the Engel Family, as part of the cemetery grounds.

Maintains a website that provides public access to photos of the cemetery grounds, individual monuments, and obituaries.

Operates and maintains an unaffiliated Jewish cemetery in Syracuse, New York, located along East Colvin Road and Jamesville Avenue, with continuous operation since the 1800s.

Maintains and provides public access to burial records, including names, birth and death dates, veteran status, Holocaust survivor status, and headstone details for individuals interred at the cemetery.

Maintains and corrects burial records for over 10,000 interments and provides public access through an online archive. Digitized historical burial records from 1879 to 1988 to enhance accessibility and accuracy.

Conducts ongoing research to document historical transactions related to the formation of the cemetery and seeks biographical and historical information about individuals buried in the Ballston Spa Village Cemetery.

Expands and improves cemetery infrastructure through land acquisition, road construction, and new entrances. Projects include development of Section G with a new roadway and parking, construction of a new entrance on Garrett Road using bequest funds, and expansion via land donations and surrounding lot sales.

Installs and maintains a 60-niche columbarium for cremation urns and provides monument foundation services at $32 per cubic foot of cement (minimum $250). Also offers engraving services for columbarium niche shutters at $300 for initial and $200 for subsequent engravings.