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Mount Moriah Cemetery seeks donations to beef up security after grave-robbing spree

More than 100 human skeletal remains found in home of man who was arrested at Mount Moriah Cemetery

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Mount Vernon Cemetery sells for $1 to buyer who plans to bring eco-friendly burials to Philly

Mount Vernon Cemetery purchase

Wild turkey on solo 'adventure' captures curiosity of Fishtown residents

Fishtown Wild Turkey

Descendant of 17th century colonist helps find ancestor's remains using radar at Gloria Dei Church cemetery

Peter Rambo grave

Gloria Dei Church creates app so visitors can take self-guided tours of its nearly 350-year-old cemetery

Gloria Dei app

Mount Vernon Cemetery is on the market for $1 million as nonprofit seeks control of overgrown property

Mount Vernon Cemetery

An 1861 theater fire in Philly left 4 young dancers dead; a history lover wants to ensure their story isn't forgotten

Gale Sisters Continental Theater

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Learn about bats during nighttime nature walk at The Woodlands

The Woodlands Bat Night

Three Montgomery County cemeteries vandalized with swastikas, police say

Cemetery Vandalism

New Jersey cemetery caretaker arrested for allegedly disposing of garbage, debris in graves

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History Mystery

Walt Whitman's final resting place: a hillside crypt in Camden he designed

Whitman grave

Find curiosities at Laurel Hill Cemetery's 'market of the macabre'

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Watch scary movies at Laurel Hill during 'Cinema in the Cemetery' series

Carroll - Ghostly Circus Laurel Hill Cemetery Graves

Franklin Square: Philly's forgotten park morphs into modern attraction

Carroll - Franklin Square Chinese Lantern Festival

Police identify origins of infant-size open casket found on Philadelphia street

Child-size casket with organs found neighboring Philadelphia cemetery

Tombstones found knocked over in Jewish cemetery in Frankford

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Police rule out vandalism at Philly-area Jewish cemetery

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Reward now at $74,000 for info on vandalism at Jewish cemetery in Northeast Philly

$69,000 reward in vandalism at Mount Carmel Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia

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Ask Hickey: Who cleans up after guide dogs?

New York law now allows owners to be buried with their pets

Fishtown historian strangely nominates two garages for Historic Register

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Take a hike through Mount Moriah Cemetery at dusk

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