South Side Cemetery Association of Saratoga Springs - Whitford Cemetery

05/13/2023

Sometimes Mother Earth wants to reclaim her own. Some excavation was needed to restore this Ramsdale plot and locate the back border stone. The Russell-Welch plot was buried even further and needs additional digging to fully reveal the back border stone. More info under photos.

05/13/2023

Special thanks to VFW post 420 (Gurtler Bros) for all their help in cleaning stones in the cemetery today! We made great progress and will continue to see improvement over time. Initially you’ll notice the stones turn a pink color as the cleaner kills the biological material growing on them. As times goes by the cleaning agent will wash off and they will return to their original white color. 🤞

12/11/2022

This week's Southside family tree mystery...tracing the Snyder family!
Charity & Jemima Curtis married Jeremiah Shonts- a common occurrence that after a spouse died the widow/widower would marry their sibling. Jeremiah & Charity's daughter Charity married George D Snyder (b. 1833). This has tied the Curtis, Shonts and Snyder burials together. We've connected Alice, Benjamin, Earl S and Ella Snyder together but can't find how the remaining Snyders are related. We have Fannie, John W, Judson, Julia, Mary, Polly, Priscilla & William. Polly married a Knickerbocker which ties that family into our tree as well. Any descendants know the ties and want to help us out?

Mary Polly Snyder Knickerbocker; wife of Philip Knickerbocker, daughter of Johannes & Gritje Melius Snyder Husband: Philip Knickerbocker Daughter: Elizabeth Knickerbocker>

11/13/2022

Sadly, after only a few weeks with the new fence someone hit and damaged it! If you know anything about who did this, please DM us. Your information will be kept confidential. You can also email us at [email protected].

If you would like to donate to the repair, checks made to "South Side Cemetery Assoc of Saratoga Springs" and mailed to PO Box 711, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Thank you!