Beautiful burial spaces in the serene setting of historic Parsons Cemetery are available starting at just $995.
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Elegant cremation niches overlooking the beautiful banks of Johnson's Pond are available starting at $1795.
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Lovingly memorialize your cherished pet's cremated remains in the Delmarva Pet Garden at Parsons Cemetery. We offer a variety of options for memorializing your pet starting at just $95.
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Parsons Cemetery is today both operational and historic. It is an urban green space, an outdoor museum, and in the words of architectural historian, Keith Eggener, urban cemeteries “are where life meets death, nature meets city, and present meets past.”
Parsons Cemetery covers 18 acres and is divided into several sections. View one of our walking tours and learn what Parsons has to offer.
Parsons is an not only an active, operational cemetery, but it is also a historical site rich with information about Salisbury’s past. Many of Salisbury’s past leaders rest here. The Parsons Cemetery Advisory Committee is dedicated to providing historical information for our patrons. On our Preserving History page you will find our gravesite finder app, geneaological links, and information about the veterans and first responders interred in Parsons Cemetery.
Historic Parsons Cemetery is both an operational cemetery and an urban green space. Many of our neighbors use the cemetery daily to take a stroll, walk their dogs, ride a bike, or go bird watching. It is this parklike atmosphere that sets us apart from many cemeteries in our area, and we are dedicated to keeping it that way for future generations. Recently, we mapped and identified all the trees and shrubs in Parsons Cemetery and were amazed to discover that we had a wide and diverse variety of tree and shrub species, and that was the inspiration for Parsons Cemetery getting accredited as a Level-1 arboretum through ArbNet. ArbNet supports a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world, and that matches the mission of the cemetery.
Parsons Cemetery takes great pride in working with the local community on many events and projects. Each December, we partner with Operation We Care to host a Wreaths Across America event where we honor the nearly 1400 veterans interred in Parsons. We have several events during the year where many local organizations volunteer their time to keep the cemetery clean and the veteran markers maintained. Parsons is grateful for the number of hours volunteered by the members of our local community. We welcome organizations to use our beautiful setting to hold their own fundraising events.
Thanks to the supporters of our Friends Fund, we were able to do some needed repairs to the columbaria structure. Thank you Lifetime Masonry for your great work! We rely on donations to do the extra projects that are so important to keeping Parsons beautiful and well maintained. Please donate at parsonscemetery.com/donate/
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The Parsons Cemetery Arboretum – Parsons Cemetery hosts one of only three arboretums on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. This week we feature our sole longleaf pine tree, which is the largest one known in Wicomico County. Learn about our trees online at parsonscemetery.com/preserving-our-environment/ or better yet, take a guided tour during our Earth Day Event, April 25th 1-4.
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Thank you to the Parkside students and coach Riley who did our Spring Cleanup. They removed several trailer loads of Christmas Decorations. We rely on dedicated volunteers like them to maintain Parsons Cemetery as an urban greenspace that stands out as a jewel of the Eastern Shore.
The students even got to be TV stars. Watch for them on WMDT!
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THE STORM OF '62
Sixty four years ago the ferocious Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 tore up the Delmarva Peninsula. Three stories ...
Would Misty of Chincogeage make it? Link:
www.secretsoftheeasternshore.com/mistyandstormy/
""There's nothing left ... where the boardwalk used to be."" From a newspaper story at the time:
www.secretsoftheeasternshore.com/scenes-ash-wednesday-storm/
A reporter hopped in a helicopter as soon as the skies cleared. The best excerpts from his bird's eye view:
www.secretsoftheeasternshore.com/aerial-ash-wednesday-storm-delaware/
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Looking for a simple way to give back to Salisbury?
The City of Salisbury’s Adopt-A-Road Program gives local groups the opportunity to help keep our community clean, safe, and beautiful, one road at a time.
Community pride starts here!
Learn more and sign up: salisbury.md/get-involved
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Salisbury's Parsons Cemetery gains distinction as arboretum. Take tour
Salisbury's Parsons Cemetery gains distinction as arboretum. Take tour
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Parsons Cemetery has announced a new distinction for the site steeped in history — it's now also an accredited Level-1 arboretum.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Earth Day at Parsons Cemetery
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Celebrate the diverse environment at Parsons Cemetery, with tours of our trees, lectures on our many bird species, and discussions about our aquatic plants and animals.
Memorial Day at Parsons Cemetery
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Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. It was formerly observed on May 30 from 1868 to 1970. The American Legion Post 64 will be placing flags on the graves of veterans on the 27th and removing them on June 3rd.
Blessing of the Animals
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The Delmarva Pet Garden at Parsons Cemetery will hold its annual Blessing of the Animals event on October 12th at 2PM. The Very Reverend David Michaud will provide the blessing. Everyone is invited to bring pets of any kind for the blessing. We do ask that they be well controlled.
The Pet Garden is the only facility of its kind on the Eastern Shore. We provide a place to respectfully inter the ashes of your beloved pets and remember them through engraved bricks or individual engraved niche plates.
The Pet Garden, in partnership with Holloway Pet Cremation Servies, has donated services and engravings for several animals known by thousands at the Salisbury Zoo.
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Veteran's Day at Parsons Cemetery
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“Protecting our future by remembering our past,” in the words of the Doughboy Foundation (DF), Parsons Cemetery joins others across the country in its annual Bells of Peace Ceremony this Veteran’s Day.
Initiated in 2018 to commemorate the World War I Armistice's 100th anniversary, this ceremony at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month honors all Americans who have served their nation and the cherished peace we enjoy because of their dedication and sacrifice, the DF said.
At 11 a.m. that Saturday, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, which owns Parsons Cemetery, will ring its tower bell 21 times. The church’s 8:30 a.m. prayer service will also honor the sacrifice of veterans. It usually lasts about half an hour.
At Parsons, the on-sit office opens at 10 a.m. with a display of Dr. Brent Zaprowski's new and unpublished Veteran's Self-guided Walking Tour memorializing the WWI veterans. Some 300 veterans of the “War to End All Wars” are interred at the cemetery, said Zaprowski, a member of the Parsons Advisory Committee. The office will remain open until 11:30 a.m. and all are invited. At 10:15 a.m., a guided walking tour starts, focusing on the graves of all veterans, from the War of 1812 onward. Carol Smith, who drafted the original tour, will lead. A moment of silence will be observed as the "Bells of Peace" ring. Some 1,238 men from Wicomico County were mobilized during WWI, Zaprowski added, and worldwide over nine million combatants and seven million civilians died.
Smith, also an advisory committee member and history buff, said the first public celebration of Armistice Day was in 1919. In 1954 it was renamed Veterans Day.
All are invited to the St. Peter’s prayer service and to Parsons for the walking tours. St. Peter’s is located at 115 St. Peter’s St. downtown. Parsons is located at 912 N. Division St. For more information call 410-749-6571.
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Wreaths Across America at Parsons Cemetery
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Parsons Cemetery will participate in this national event to honor the nearly 1400 veterans buried at our cemetery. Gates open at 9:00. Parade starts at 9:30. Ceremony at 9:45 followed by placement of wreaths
Wreaths Across America Cleanup day
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On this day, we remove the nearly 1,400 wreaths placed during the December event and take them for burning. Volunteers are greatly appreciated.