10 cemeteries tour in Fishtown

1410 East Palmer Street,Philadelphia PA 19125

12 November, 2021

Description

Historian Ken Milano will guide a two-hour walking tour through Fishtown. The tour includes Palmer Cemetery and nine other burial locations. Historian Ken Milano, author of the book, The History of Palmer Cemetery, and the Historical Burial Grounds of Kensington & Fishtown, will guide a two-hour 10 cemetery walking tour through Fishtown. The tour includes Palmer Cemetery and nine other burial locations, which no longer exist. In place of where the nine cemeteries used to be are now houses, playgrounds, parking lots, and even the footings of Interstate I-95 highway. Ken will give short histories of these lost cemeteries, when they were opened, closed, used, removed, etc. The walk through Palmer Cemetery will be more in-depth. Learn about some of the oldest cemeteries in Philadelphia, the fishing and shipbuilding families from the area, and the soldiers interred there from the French and Indian War to Desert Storm. The walk is about 2.3 miles long. Please wear comfortable shoes. The tour will start at Palmer Cemetery. The route will include: • 1410 E. Palmer Street • Memphis and Orange Street • East Berks Street and Frankford Avenue • East Berks Street and Miller Street • East Wildey Street and East Housekeepers Street • Richmond Street and Marlborough Street • East Girard Avenue and Shackamaxon Street • Coffee break at La Columbe Coffee Roasters- 1335 Frankfort Avenue • Crease Street and East Thompson Street • East Columbia Avenue and East Thompson Street • Returning back to 1410 E. Palmer Street Attendees are responsible for their own transportation. Parking is limited to street parking near Palmer Cemetery. There is a parking lot ($) on 1320 N. Front Street. This is .03 miles from 1410 E. Palmer Street where the tour begins and ends. If you would like to purchase Ken Milano’s book, The History of Palmer Cemetery, and the Historical Burial Grounds of Kensington & Fishtown for a special price of $15 (reg. $20), please let us know and we’ll have it ready for you to purchase at the start of the tour. Email questions or comments to [email protected] Hope to see you! Rain date: Nov.19, 2021 Founded in 1892 as a non-profit organization, the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (GSP) was among the first in the United States to recognize the value of collecting and preserving the vital and personal records of those ancestors whose lives now comprise our American History.  Our mission is to provide leadership and support in promoting genealogy through education, preservation, and access to Pennsylvania-related genealogical information.