Historic Vale Cemetery

Historic · Non-sectarian · Serene

Historical, Serene, Affordable

Despite more than 33,000 burials over more than a hundred years, Vale Cemetery continues to provide a full range of affordable cremation and burial services to this day.

We offer an Urn Garden, Green Burial and Pet Internment all at affordable prices in a park-like urban setting.

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Cemetery Services

Despite more than 33,000 burials over more than a hundred years, Vale Cemetery continues to provide a full range of affordable cremation and burial services to this day.

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Historic Vale Cemetery

The cemetery was more than a burial ground or place of mourning. Visitors would spend the day there, enjoying the natural surroundings, lakes, and finding relief in the hottest months.

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Records & Research

You can browse or search our burial records and learn more about our Civil War veterans and other notable people buried at Vale.

Historic Preservation isn’t just about buildings, and preservation success stories don’t happen overnight. They also don’t happen in silos. The Vale Cemetery Association’s efforts to revive and restore the African American Ancestral Burying Ground were successful because of countless volunteer hours, lots of research, community input, and grassroots support. It’s a great place to visit – for history, and for a lesson in how preservation works at the community level.

-- Preserve New York State

News From Vale

Dec 22, 2020

Vale Recieves 2020 ACE Award

Vale Cemetery has been awarded the prestigious 2020 Cemetery of Excellence award by American Cemetery & Cremation. "Faced with challenges ...
Feb 13, 2020

D.A.R. Work on Cemetery Database

The Schenectady Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution continue work on their project to ...
Jan 31, 2020

ROTC Volunteer Work Days

The cemetery is fortunate to have the Air Force Junior ROTC from Schenectady High School perform volunteer workdays.  In October ...
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Upcoming Events

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic we have been forced to cancel our 2020 tours and special events.

We look forward to returning next year with some old favorites and some exciting new events.

Past Events

Help Vale

Vale Cemetery survives financially only with the assistance of others. Please consider helping Vale preserve this valuable and unique resource with your donation of time, money andmaterials or by participating in one of our annual fundraisers.

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Vale Cemetery Preservation, Inc. is a 501(c)(13) non-profit and tax-deductible organization.
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