Flandreau Cemetery

This blog will serve as a place to log all the trials and tribulations while attempting to preserve/conserve a small piece of New Rochelle history. There is a long forgotten cemetery on the town lines between New Rochelle and Larchmont in Westchester, NY. The property technically falls in New Rochelle. The city, descendants of the Flandreau family, local residents, and others are working together to begin the restoration.















(Photo shows the state of disrepair when the project started)

History of the cemetery:
Benjamin Flandreau (1718-1800) owned a large portion of New Rochelle in the 1700s. He created a family cemetery on his property which would become known as "The Old Flandreau Cemetery". In 1800 he became the first burial interred there. In previous years, photographs have been taken of headstones in the cemetery that date back to 1800. The last known burial here took place in 1892. Records compiled by the Daughters of the American Revolution show that at least at one point in time there some 25 headstones. There may exist more or less between ground sinking and vandalism.

We started with a website: http://www.geocities.com/neeneorb/flandreaupreservation.html to chart the progress of the preservation. But we have decided to move to a blogging format to provide for a forum for people to share their thoughts. This is not just my project. This is a group effort of like minded individuals. So please feel free to join the discussion, but let's speak/type respectfully.