The women featured in this series of articles are part of the Women in Union Cemetery Tour conducted by Mike Roberts in 2024. Christina Reeg Duffy Bayne 1871 – 1956 Buried in Placerville Union Cemetery, Section 21B Block 34 Plot C Portrayed by Lori Phillips-Whittle, Save the Graves 2019 event Christina became one of the […]
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Women in Union Cemetery: Amanda Schooley Blair
The women featured in this series of articles are part of the Women in Union Cemetery Tour conducted by Mike Roberts in 2024. Amanda Schooley Blair 1842 – 1916 Buried in Placerville Union Cemetery, Section 21A Block 28 Plot A Portrayed by Constance Blair Brehm, Save the Graves 2022 event Amanda Schooley was raised in […]
Women in Union Cemetery: Mollie Carpenter
The women featured in this series of articles are part of the Women in Union Cemetery Tour conducted by Mike Roberts in 2024. Mollie Carpenter 1866 – 1923 Buried in Placerville Union Cemetery, Section 19 Block 42 Plot C Portrayed by Kathy Drew, Save the Graves 2019 event Mollie Carpenter was a pioneer female journalist […]
Women in Union Cemetery: Gloria Miserlian
The women featured in this series of articles are part of the Women in Union Cemetery Tour conducted by Mike Roberts in 2024. Gloria Miserlian 1922 – 2004 Buried in Placerville Union Cemetery, Crypt GC05 14A Gloria Miserlian grew up on Main Street Placerville in the 1920s. Her grandfather owned the Forum Cafe, which is […]
Women in Union Cemetery: Maggie Akins O’Keefe
Margaret “Maggie” Akins O’Keefe 1868 – 1943 Buried in Placerville Union Cemetery, Section 31 Block 16 Plot A Portrayed by Ronnie Duska Fowler, Save the Graves 2022 event Maggie O’Keefe was born to Franciska Wax Akins and James Akins in Placerville. Her father died shortly after Maggie’s birth. Her mother married Michael O’Keefe when Maggie […]
Women in Union Cemetery: Stella Ralston Tracy
The women featured in this series of articles are part of the Women in Union Cemetery Tour conducted by Mike Roberts in 2024. Stella Ralston Tracy 1876 – 1968 Buried in Placerville Union Cemetery, Section 37 Block 23 Plot A Portrayed by Amanda Anderson, Save the Graves 2021 event Born and raised in Placerville, Stella […]
Women in Union Cemetery: Pauline Larsen Blair
The women featured in this series of articles are part of the Women in Union Cemetery Tour conducted by Mike Roberts in 2024. Pauline Larsen Blair 1855 – 1944 Buried in Placerville Union Cemetery, Section 29 Block 65 Plot F As told by Patty Borelli, Save the Graves 2023 event Born to Norwegian pioneers in […]
Women in Union Cemetery: Dorothea Zeisz
The women featured in this series of articles are part of the Women in Union Cemetery Tour conducted by Mike Roberts in 2024. Dorothea Zeisz 1841 – 1919 Buried in Placerville Union Cemetery, Section 21C Block 55 Plot D Portrayed by Erika Maruri, Save the Graves 2022 event Dorothea Hartman was born in Alsace-Lorraine and […]
Women in Union Cemetery: Nellie Bosworth Dormody
The women featured in this series of articles are part of the Women in Union Cemetery Tour conducted by Mike Roberts in 2024. Nellie Bosworth Dormody 1863-1953 Buried in Placerville Union Cemetery, Section 6 Block 18 Plot H Nellie Bosworth Dormody was born in Placerville on Cedar Hill Farm. At age 16 she opened a […]