Cemetery Resources

Cemetery Resources

There are over 150 historical cemeteries located throughout Foster.  The following links provides access to information about each cemetery and most of the burials contained therein.

Foster Preservation Society Historical Cemetery Survey (under construction) - This survey conducted in 2011-2012 allows you to see details, GPS coordinates, and photos of each historical cemetery in Foster, RI.  The survey is an ongoing project which will be updated regularly until database of all historical cemeteries is complete.

The Association for Gravestone Studies - The Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) was founded in 1977 for the purpose of furthering the study and preservation of gravestones.

Find a Grave website - Find the graves of thousands of people around the world including ancestors, create virtual memorials, 

Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Records - This site contains vital information from headstone inscriptions in over 2,000 Connecticut cemeteries that were recorded in a W.P.A. project directed by Charles R. Hale ca. 1932-5.

Interment.net - Search and browse cemetery burial records online from thousands of cemeteries across the world.

Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project - Search for ancestor's graves.

Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission - This organization studies the location, condition, and inventory of historical cemeteries in Rhode Island, and makes recommendations to the General Assembly.  This site also provides a way to search for a specific cemetery anywhere in Rhode Island: choose "Cemetery Databases"  then select the type of search you would like.

Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission - Cemetery Resources - Cemeteries are among Rhode Island's most unique and most overlooked historic resources.  Rhode Island contains at least 2833 historic cemeteries, from small family burial grounds to landscaped garden cemeteries.