Buried Stories

09/19/2026

Silent Grounds Collective

Join us for the next walking tour of Blake Street Cemetery in New Haven.

Saturday, October 25, 2026 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Learn about this unique pauper's cemetery in New Haven, including how its connected to Westville Cemetery and hear about the lives of common New Haveners and how they contributed to creation of New Haven, Connecticut and the country.

No registration required. Please park on Jewell Street. Tour will start at the gate entrance to Congregation Mishkan Israel Cemetery on Jewell Street.

https://buried-stories.com/2026/09/18/walking-tours-celebrate-cemetery-appreciation-day-in-october/

09/18/2026

Join us for the next walking tour of Blake Street Cemetery in New Haven.

Saturday, October 25, 2026 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Learn about this unique pauper's cemetery in New Haven, including how its connected to Westville Cemetery and hear about the lives of common New Haveners and how they contributed to creation of New Haven, Connecticut and the country.

No registration required. Please park on Jewell Street. Tour will start at the gate entrance to Congregation Mishkan Israel Cemetery on Jewell Street.

https://buried-stories.com/2026/09/18/walking-tours-celebrate-cemetery-appreciation-day-in-october/

09/06/2026

In 2003, construction workers in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire uncovered something that had been paved over and forgotten for more than two centuries, an entire colonial era burial ground for enslaved and free Black residents.

The Portsmouth African Burying Ground dated back to the 1700s, when the city held a significant enslaved population despite its northern location, a part of New Hampshire's history rarely discussed. Over time, the cemetery was built over and its existence faded almost entirely from public memory until utility work accidentally uncovered human remains beneath a city street.

Following the discovery, the city worked with historians and descendant communities to properly memorialize the site, creating a permanent monument that now stands in the middle of downtown Portsmouth, honoring residents whose presence had been quite literally paved over for generations.

Did you know an entire forgotten burial ground was discovered underneath a New Hampshire city street this recently? 🕯️🪦

08/23/2026

Charles C. Porter, a man born into a free Black community in the Berkshires moves to New Haven after serving in the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment.

08/23/2026

Join archivist Jennifer Coggins from Yale’s Beinecke Library to discuss strategies for organizing, describing, storing, and sharing your family archives! Whether you are an experienced family archivist or just beginning to explore ways to preserve your history, this program will offer helpful insights and practical advice for your archival project.

07/20/2026

Roughly 2,200 people are buried at Blake Street Cemetery, many in graves marked only with numbers. Researchers want to tell their stories.

07/19/2026

Great story about Blake Street Cemetery.

New Haven Friends of the Dead Connecticut Mirror Connecticut Explored

Roughly 2,200 people are buried at Blake Street Cemetery, many in graves marked only with numbers. Researchers want to tell their stories.

06/17/2026

06/14/2026