Electric City Archives: After award for Schenectady’s Vale Cemetery, a look at cemetery’s most fascinating | The Daily Gazette
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Electric City Archives: After award for Schenectady’s Vale Cemetery, a look at cemetery’s most fascinating
About 15 years ago, I got a little upset at work one day and quit.
I stormed out of the Gazette office and headed to the parking lot, only to remember that my automobile was up Maxon Road Extension a bit at Schenectady Auto Service; and unavailable. I started walking.
Since I was in no hurry to run home and tell my wonderful wife that her husband had just quit his job, my journey took me to Vale Cemetery. What a great place for reflection. In my solitude and the quiet and beauty of Vale Park, I came back to my senses. “Oh my God, I just quit my job!”
Schenectady’s Vale Cemetery honored with American Cemetery Excellence Award | The Daily Gazette
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By Bill Buell |
December 20, 2020
Left: The cover of American Cemetery & Cremation magazine features Vale Cemetery and the angel of the Veeder family plot.
Right: Gordan Zuckerman, president of the Vale Cemetery Board of Directors. (Photos: Chris Leonard/Peter R. Barber)
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While solemnity may be the top priority of all cemeteries, that hallowed ground serving as a final resting place for lost loved ones can often have plenty more to offer.
“There is certainly a lot of wonderful history to be explored in a cemetery, and it can also be a great place to just go and enjoy nature and clear your mind in the middle of a city,” said Patti Martin Bartsche, managing editor for American Cemetery and Cremation, a trade magazine based in New Jersey. “It’s a great place to get outdoors and just kind of stop and take a breath, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.