Friends of Muskalonge Cemetery held their annual winter dinner this evening to discuss final work items for 2014 (when restoration efforts at the cemetery will begin to wind down).

2014 -

• New sign for the cemetery (purchased this year) will be placed in the spring
• Memorial Day services are scheduled for Mon., May 26th.
• At least two work parties will take place: VA replacement stones are due to arrive
• Fundraising continues

For questions, call or email

Friends group plan to meet for a Fall work party on Sat., October 12th, at 10:00 a.m.

Check out our Maple Syrup Fundraiser produced by W.E. Allen.


USES: Great on blueberry pancakes. Use in place of table sugar as a sweetener (great for tea and coffee), pour some on oatmeal (along with walnuts and raisins), add to cooked sweet potatoes (with cinnamon), use as a glaze for ham (along with brown sugar), or spread over top of peanut butter and sliced bananas on whole wheat toast. Yum!

Regardless of how you enjoy this tasty treat, we hope you will purchase maple syrup be W.E. Allen to help support our Muskalonge Cemetery restoration effort. Call Warren directly: 315-486-3919.

Thank you, in advance!

The photo above was taken during the 2012 Memorial Day Observance.

For a 3rd year straight, a Memorial Day Observance is scheduled at Muskalonge Cemetery, Monday, May 27th, 9:00 am (other stops for the Town of Hounsfield and Village of Sackets Harbor include Sulphur Springs, Sackets Harbor Military & Lakeside cemeteries, and Madison Barracks War of 1812 burial grounds). The Sackets Harbor American Legion, (select) Sentinel Band & 10th Mt. Division members will stop at Muskalonge to pay tribute to those who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Friends of the cemetery are working this weekend to place flowers and flags on veteran graves.

Elisha Livermore stone

2013 Memorial Day Ceremony is planned at Muskalonge Cemetery, Monday May 27th, at 9:00 a.m.

The Friends group met for their 3rd Annual Winter Dinner, February 3, 2013, to review where they are at presently in the restoration effort. Discussions included fundraising, Veterans Memorial, signage, Memorial Day Services (scheduled to be held Mon., May 27th), 2013 work parties, and other topics under review. They continue to seek volunteers. If interested, contact Muskalonge Representative Beverly Sterling-Affinati, email: beverlyk@twcny.rr.com.  Your time and assistance is appreciated.

We have made a list of those interred at Muskalonge Cemetery available on Find A Grave. Be sure to check it out: 

Placement of John H. Roacher, Jr. military headstone occurred in 2012. Roacher was the former cemetery caretaker.

2013: It is hard to believe the Friends of Muskalonge Cemetery are in their 3rd year of a five year plan to restore the damage which occurred at Muskalonge by vandals. As with each of the past three winters, the Friends group are making plans to come together for their annual dinner to review where they are at presently in the restoration effort. They continue to seek volunteers. If you would like to assist, or to find out more about scheduled work parties, contact Beverly at beverlyk@twcny.rr.com.