Scrapbooks
Scanned pages preserving cemetery news, gatherings, obituaries, and community memories.
Collection being preparedTalbott Cemetery history
A story that began beside Sugar Creek.
From an 1815 burial on a hillside to more than two centuries of community memory.
The beginning
A journey interrupted.
In 1815, a wagon party was traveling along Sugar Creek, which runs at the foot of the hill beside the cemetery.
One member of the party became ill and died during the journey. The travelers received permission to bury their loved one on the hillside property. The land was later donated for use as a cemetery, establishing the place now known as Talbott Cemetery.
Research continues: The names connected with the original burial and the later land donation will be added once they are confirmed in the historical records.
The growing archive
What you will be able to explore.
Talbott Cemetery has a rich collection of material waiting to be scanned, organized, and transcribed. These sections provide a home for that work as it becomes available.
Photographs
Historic views of the grounds, monuments, families, and events connected with the cemetery.
Collection being preparedDocuments & clippings
Newspaper articles, handwritten records, correspondence, and other original materials.
Collection being preparedTranscriptions
Searchable text prepared from scrapbook pages, inscriptions, clippings, and archival documents.
Collection being preparedFamily histories
Stories and research connecting the people buried here with the wider community.
Collection being preparedMaps & cemetery records
Historical maps, plot information, and records that help document how the cemetery developed.
Collection being prepared
Preserving what remains
Every item adds another piece to the story.
As materials are digitized, this archive will grow into a public place for research, remembrance, and discovery.