These 11 images were taken in 1991 to document several of the historic monuments and headstones in the Roslyn Cemetery in Greenvale.
William Cullen Bryant and his family
Parke Godwin (1816-1904) was William Cullen Bryant's son-in-law and author of a biography on Bryant.
Christopher Morley (1890-1957) Author, literary editor, essayist and theatrical producer
Francis Hodgson Burnett and family
Francis Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) Author of Little Princess and Little Boy Fauntleroy . A life-size effigy of her son Lionel stands at her gravesite.
Eastman Family
Henry Western Eastman (1826-1882) Attorney
Bessie Abott (1878-1919) Vaudeville entertainer and soprano. Retired from the stage when she married sculptor Thomas Waldo Story.
Dr. John Ordroneaux III (1830-1908) Physician, lawyer and theologian
Anton Eilers (1839-1919) Expert in metallurgy.
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