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The city is looking toward the future, asking residents to renew the parks millage to fuel investments in new projects ...
Cremation is becoming the affordable alternative to traditional burial. News 10's Marz Anderson spoke with Lansing's Parks and Rec Director about how this is impacting its city-owned cemeteries.
The picnic is an annual event that allows anyone to come to the cemetery and enjoy a free meal while also learning about the ...
LANSING — A group of graves sat nearly forgotten and barely marked in a grassy field at Mt. Hope Cemetery for nearly a century. Thanks to the efforts of a local group of historians in 2019, a ...
Friends of Lansing Historic Cemeteries put on an event over the weekend with the goal of sharing the history of these picnics. “The area we’re in, the Fratcher Memorial Garden, was created in ...
61 unmarked graves. Further into the cemetery is a small plot of land where 61 boys from the Michigan Boys Training School were laid to rest. Created as a "house of correction for juvenile ...
Lansing’s parks director says the city’s cemeteries will likely operate at a loss for the foreseeable future as more people turn to cremation.
In 1925, a group of African American funeral directors convened to create a cemetery free of racial discrimination ...
Lansing's City owned cemeteries face financial challenges. WSYM - Lansing Scripps. Mon, May 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM UTC. Lansing's City owned cemeteries face financial challenges. Advertisement.
Voters in the city of Lansing are being asked during the August 2022 primary election about a potential land sale. Why does Lansing wants to sell vacant cemetery land? What voters need to know ...
Michigan Incident Crime Reporting data shows a gradual increase in hate or bias incidents. The numbers increased from 523 in 2017 to 533 in 2018, dipped to 524 in 2019, then increased to 556 in ...
Services were held for five veterans whose unclaimed cremains were buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Michigan A separate service was held for 74-year-old Army Spc. 5 Larry Duane Heins.