Kyra Mangold-Ostovich
Voices of the Past: Harry E. Sweitzer (February 21, 2022)
Harry E. Sweitzer Born: 1877 Died: December 27, 1899, aged 21 Location: Soldiers Circle, grave 15 Harry Sweitzer was a popular, young...
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Kyra Mangold-Ostovich
- Feb 14, 2022
- 5 min
Voices of the Past: Eugene Burwell (February 14, 2022)
Eugene Burwell Born: September 30, 1898 Died: January 25, 1919, aged 21 Location: Soldiers Circle, Grave 2 Throughout the past year, we...
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Homestead Cemetery
- Feb 6, 2022
- 1 min
Soldiers Circle Update: Eagle Scout Project
We are honored to be working with Brendan Snyder, a 16 year old Steel Valley student, who is in the process of earning his rank of Eagle...
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Homestead Cemetery
- Nov 13, 2021
- 1 min
Soldiers Circle Update: November 13, 2021
We are pleased to announce that the following six headstones have been replaced within the Circle! Albert Bradford Griffith George John...
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Homestead Cemetery
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
Soldiers Circle Update: October 14, 2021
We are pleased to announce that we've received six more Veterans markers to be installed within the next few weeks! Those being replaced...
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Homestead Cemetery
- Sep 2, 2021
- 8 min
Local Historian Spotlights Rev. Samuel Giffeney
To following article was written by local historian, Daniel Ramseier, and was published in the Valley Mirror on Thursday, August 26,...
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Homestead Cemetery
- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Soldiers Circle Update: July 7, 2021
Our second batch of applications is ready to be submitted to the VA for replacement markers! This group includes: Griffith George John...
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Homestead Cemetery
- Jul 5, 2021
- 6 min
"Community members build back Homestead cemetery and make Juneteenth discovery"
The following article was published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Monday, July 5, 2021. Written by Boyce Buchanan, photographs...
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Kyra Mangold-Ostovich
- Jun 26, 2021
- 1 min
Soldiers Circle Update: June 26, 2021
The Replacement marker for Richard Crawford has been received! He was the 9th and final member of the first batch of Veterans that were...
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Kyra Mangold-Ostovich
- Jun 19, 2021
- 2 min
Soldiers Circle Update: June 19, 2021
We are pleased to announce that three of the eight replacement markers have been installed within the Soldiers Circle! This first...
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Kyra Mangold-Ostovich
- Jun 8, 2021
- 1 min
Soldier's Circle Update: June 8, 2021
We're so very excited to announce that we have received markers for the following veterans: Michael Klein - Currently unmarked Myron E....
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Homestead Cemetery
- May 18, 2021
- 1 min
Soldier's Circle Update: May 18, 2021
We have received confirmation that, so far, the VA has accepted the applications for replacement stones for Rev. Samuel Giffenney, Lewis...
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Homestead Cemetery
- May 7, 2021
- 1 min
Soldier's Circle Update: May 7, 2021
We're pleased to announce that the first group of applications for new Veterans markers within the Soldier's Circle has been submitted!...
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Kyra Mangold-Ostovich
- Mar 29, 2021
- 1 min
Soldiers Circle Veterans to Receive New Markers!
We are thrilled to announce that eligible Civil War and Spanish-American War Veterans buried in the Soldiers Circle will be receiving new...
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