Grave Concern Inc. of Lancaster County

02/17/2026

Check out this talk about the St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery by the Historical Society of Salisbury Township, this coming Thursday evening!

09/15/2024

08/17/2024

Today, we use the terms graveyard and cemetery interchangeably. Both are used to describe the place where people are buried. But you might be surprised to know that there is a subtle difference between the two.

A graveyard is a burial ground within a churchyard or adjacent to a church. On the other hand, a cemetery is land designated as a burial ground and not attached to a church. It comes from the Greek word koimeterion, meaning bedroom or resting place. It originally applied to Roman catacombs. Click the link to learn more. https://unchartedlancaster.com/graveyard-vs-cemetery-whats-the-difference/

03/07/2024

All are invited to this special, one-time free event this Sunday. Please join us and your friends for an inspiring gathering.

03/05/2024

On Monday, March 18, 2024 at 7 pm, our friends, Mount Joy Area Historical Society, will be hosting Ross Hetrick, president and founder of the Thaddeus Stevens Society, as Thaddeus Stevens. The program will be held at MJAHS' Cemetery Road Schoolhouse at 120 Fairview Street, Mount Joy. For more information, visit their website www.mountjoyhistory.com or email [email protected].

03/05/2024

Our 2024 Membership letter has been mailed! If you are a member, and you do not receive one in the next week or two, please let us know so that we can make sure we have your updated information. For those that are not yet members but would like to support Grave Concern, the letter is attached. Feel free to print it out and send it the address at the top. We appreciate you all!