May 12, 2025 General Sir John Jarvis Bisset C.B. K.C.M.G. & his family John Jarvis Bisset, his daughter Amy Morgan Bisset Master, and his second wife, Frances Hannah Bridge Bisset, are buried together in the western section…
April 10, 2025 Messina Earthquake 1908 – Alice Horn, Annie Kirby and Rev. Charles Huleatt Some years back, when I was looking for wild flowers at Folkestone Old Cemetery, while Carole took photos of damaged memorials, we saw the…
April 4, 2025 Memorial Spotters Guide Talking of tombstone quizzes!…… Why not check out this memorials spotters guide and find out about the range of symbols from anchors to doves…
March 25, 2025 Discoveries at the Old Cemeterry Also published in The Hurricane local news publication The Friends have spent 8 years cutting, delving and researching into the stories in the Old…
February 1, 2025 M is for Memorials Some of the oldest and most impressive monuments, from the pyramids at Giza to the passage grave at Newgrange in Ireland, are memorials for…
January 25, 2025 1809 – Teenage wife goes to sea with captain Mary Sophia, 15 years old, sailed down the Thames with husband James Collins, 24, outward bound for Portugal. The couple, from Holborn, hoped their…
December 16, 2024 Stephen and Susanna Court The impressive memorial stone in Folkestone Old Cemetery gives few hints about a short action filled life and a long widowhood: Stephen Court Master…
December 5, 2024 A talk: Flourishing Folkestone On Saturday three members of the Friends of Folkestone Cemetery gave a colourful illustrated talk to 45+ interested members of The New Folkestone Society….
November 20, 2024 A Life of Struggle – John Alexander Blow 1813 – 1889 Researched and written by Carole Moody John was in trouble; it was April 1868 and he had been charged and remanded for collecting alms…
August 9, 2024 District Councillors Presentation On the evening of July 24th, before the full council meeting, members of our group—Janet, Carole, and Rob—had the opportunity to present to the…
