Historic Vassar burial ground for the Vassar Temple

Temple: 140 Hooker Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. Cemetery: LaGrange Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY

(845) 454-2570 · office@vassartemple.org

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Historic burial ground associated with Vassar Temple, with graves dating to the 1850s, located on Pershing Avenue.

Not yet confirmed — whether plots are currently available.

BackgroundSome of the oldest gravestones date back to the 1850s.

BackgroundSituated on Pershing Avenue.

PolicyVassar Temple cemetery regulations apply. The specific terms are not published online.

PracticalAn annual memorial service is held at Vassar Temple Cemetery.

Where It Is — and Who Can Arrange Burial

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Are plots currently available for purchase, and at what cost?Are there membership or affiliation requirements for burial?Who operates the cemetery day to day, and who holds the burial records?Is there an active chevra kadisha relationship?What are the rules for monuments, headstones, and inscriptions?Are perpetual care fees separate from the plot price?

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