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Maple Grove Cemetery's
130th Anniversary Gala
at the New York Hall of Science


A student from the Immaculate Conception School in Jamaica portrays Col. William Cogswell who helped found the cemetery in 1875 and was its first president. This student stood at the main entrance of the Hall of Science and was the first to greet vistors as they entered.

Presented March 29, 2005 by The Richmond Hill Historical Society and Maple Grove Cemetery. Photograph courtesy of Carl Ballenas.
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