The Melvin Village Cemetery is located behind the Melvin Village Community Church in Tuftonboro on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee.
The cemetery contains the grave that inspired the 1865 poem “The Grave by the Lake”
Not our name, but our passion
The Melvin Village Cemetery is located behind the Melvin Village Community Church in Tuftonboro on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee.
The cemetery contains the grave that inspired the 1865 poem “The Grave by the Lake”
Melvin Village Community Church in Tuftonboro is located on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee.
Adjacent to the church are some old stables
Cemetery behind the church
Grave that inspired the 1865 poem “The Grave by the Lake” by John Greenleaf Whittier
The Barnstead Center Graveyard is located near the town center of Barnstead, New Hampshire. This picturesque cemetery is very attractive located on the top of a hill and within walking distance to the Center Barnstead Christian Church and the small town common with bandstand.
Graveyard is just a short walk from the Center Barnstead Christian Church
Nearby grandstand
Old well
Quaint New Hampshire town
Bernardo Merkel was the parish priest at the Church Sanctuary Our Lady Aparecida. Merkel was the padre of the church for many decades and baptized Rita, all of her siblings and her parents.
Our Lady Aparecida Church in Arapongas was Rita’s family church when growing up in Brazil.
Bernardo Merkel was the priest at the church for decades and baptized Rita, all of her siblings and her parents