Old Dow's Corner Cemetery

08/10/2022

MOCA is a non-profit Maine corporation and is tax exempt under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 

12/18/2020

our ancestors are resting in peace in this beautiful winter snow of 2020.

03/12/2020

The ACTIVE Dow' s Corner Cemetery has a page now.

08/12/2019

Re-posting this link which is a list of the people interred in this cemetery. This may not be complete as some stones may not have survived.We are also listed as the Pierce -Dow Cemetery in Standish.org records. This is likely due to Richard Pierce and Sarah Dow family having a prominent place in this cemetery surrounded by the granite and chain fence shown in the cover photo.

Old Dow's Corner Cemetery Inscriptions, Standish, Cumberland County, Maine ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons...

03/24/2019

Dow and Pierce's married, and their descendants became wealthy San Francisco businessmen. One provided funds that were used to build the Steep Falls Library, and another was a friend to Frederick Douglas. Interested to learn more?

09/13/2018

This is a picture of Dow's Corner Cemetery entrance gate. This is an active cemetery unlike OLD Dow's Corner Cemetery represented on this page. . There has not been a burial in Old Dow's Corner Cemetery for many many many years. Both Cemeteries are maintained and cared for by the Superintendent and the Directors of the Dow's Corner Cemetery Association.Dow's Corner Cemetery is on Cape Road (old Route 35A) in Standish, Maine.

09/06/2018

How do you care for historic cemeteries? This AASLH webinar, presented by Jason Church, addresses the most important and pressing issues to be addressed in basic care of historic cemeteries.

07/26/2018

IF you are not hiring a professional but doing it yourself, remember to "do no harm" when working on one of your ancestor's stones.

ELLSWORTH — The two headstones are identical, save for the inscriptions: Hannah Newman (1830-1875) and her husband, veteran Andrew Newman (1828-1905). But

04/24/2018

For a time, eating and relaxing among the dead was a national pastime.

11/19/2017

http://files.usgwarchives.net/me/cumberland/cemeteries/olddow.txt

Old Dow's Corner Cemetery Inscriptions, Standish, Cumberland County, Maine ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons...