Palmer Cemetery Fishtown/Philadelphia PA. 19125

Please be careful walking on Memphis Street near Palmer, cement work will be finished in next week or so. Caution when walking please.

Having some trouble getting the DONATE button to work on this page. Will fix soon...hopefully! If you scroll down to previous posts, you'll find a working donate button. Thanks!Having some trouble getting the DONATE button to work on this page. Will fix soon...hopefully! If you scroll down to previous posts, you'll find a working donate button. Thanks!

Due to pending storm on Sunday into Monday, the cemetery will be closed on Monday Feb.1stDue to pending storm on Sunday into Monday, the cemetery will be closed on Monday Feb.1st

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL! THE CEMETERY WILL BE OPEN ALLDAY ON THURSDAY, THANKSGIVING DAY. 8AM. TIL ABOUT 4PM. WE WILL ALSO BE OPENING ALLDAY ON SAT AND SUNDAYS TIL CHRISTMAS. DURING THE WEEK, WE WILL HAVE LIMITED HRS, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY 8AM TIL 12PM. ... DUE TO THE COVID19 HEALTH RISKS, WE HAVE LIMITED OUR HOURS. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ALL UNPAID VOLUNTEERS HERE, AND DO OUR BEST. PLEASE BE PATIENT AND UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PRESERVE OUR HISTORIC CEMETERY, SO WE DONT LOSE IT, AS WE HAVE LOST OTHER CEMETERIES HERE IN FISHTOWN. DUE TO COVID19, WE WILL NOT BE HOLDING OUR ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING. AFTER MUCH CONSIDERATION, ITS NOT GONNA HAPPEN THIS YEAR. HAVE A HAPPY AND HEALTHY THANKSGIVING AND GOD BLESS! Note: Gates on Palmer Street, acrossed from Elm Tree Post will be open.

Happy Father's Day to All Dads! The cemetery will be open Sat. And Sun. 11am til 4pm. Enter thru gates on Palmer St.Happy Father's Day to All Dads! The cemetery will be open Sat. And Sun. 11am til 4pm. Enter thru gates on Palmer St.

Former Palmer Cemetery Trustee Jim Weiss has passed away at age 92. Rest in peace Jim!Former Palmer Cemetery Trustee Jim Weiss has passed away at age 92. Rest in peace Jim!

Happy Father's Day to All Dads! The cemetery will be open Sat. And Sun. 11am til 4pm. Enter thru gates on Palmer St.Happy Father's Day to All Dads! The cemetery will be open Sat. And Sun. 11am til 4pm. Enter thru gates on Palmer St.

With the Covid19 virus lockdown continuing, we are seeing an increase in parents bringing their children into the cemetery. Some are allowing their young children to run free and climb on the old, heavy grave stones. I cannot stress enough how dangerous this is for the children who could have a large marker fall on top of them. The trustees work hard to maintain the grounds and its great to see people walk around to see the history of our community. We love to see people sitt...ing on a bench reading. We want to be able to allow those who have family buried here, to visit and decorate their family members final resting place. We know that with all of the parks and playgrounds being closed, that you may need a place to take the kids. The cemetery is not that place. We are asking that parents with young children please, for your child's protection, please do not allow your children on or around any headstone inside our cemetery. It may require locking the gates entirely until this virus passes and the City Government reopens the rec center and parks. We are going to leave the gates open between now and Mothers Day to allow visits to family Graves. We will make a decision soon about the gates being unlocked after Mothers Day. We appreciate everyone understanding that this is a safety issue and nothing more. We love sharing the oldest history of The Fishtown Community with all. We only hope that everyone respects the history as much as we do. See more

Former caretaker for Palmer Cemetery Rich Wenglicki passed away today due to Covid19. He is the husband of Trustee, Ruthann Wenglicki. Please keep Ruthann and the Family in your prayers.

Former Palmer Cemetery Trustee Jim Weiss has passed away at age 92. Rest in peace Jim!Former Palmer Cemetery Trustee Jim Weiss has passed away at age 92. Rest in peace Jim!

The clean up scheduled tomorrow @ Palmer will be postponed until further notice.The clean up scheduled tomorrow @ Palmer will be postponed until further notice.

We will be doing a community clean up around and inside PALMER CEMETERY on March 21st, 2020 beginning at 930am. If you can put together a group or grab a few friends, it would be greatly appreciated. Clean up will include trash and as much leaf debris thats left from the fall. If you have a loved one buried at our historic cemetery, it would be a great time to clean on and around the gravesite. ALL GROUPS WELCOME TO HELP....IF YOU NEED COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS, WE WILL HELP WITH THIS AS WELL. Thanks! P.S. We could use the paper leaf bags and work gloves if anyone would like to donate. Shovels and brooms will be available.

Merry Christmas from the trustees of Palmer Cemetery. We would like to Thank Everyone who made a difference in the care of the cemetery this past year. If you made a donation...THANK YOU! If you spent a little time doing some volunteer work in or around the cemetery...THANK YOU! To the Penn Treaty Special Services group....THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! To the entire Fishtown community, Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2020!

Sounds of the season from Fishtown!

Thank You to everyone who came out tonight to start the Christmas season in Fishtown. A very nice crowd saw the wonderful youngsters from St. Laurentius entertain with several great Christmas Carols, a visit from Santa and of course some hot chocolate and cookies. This was our 9th year for the tree Lighting, and we hope that this tradition will carry on for a very long time. Thanks again to all who helped out. Merry Christmas to all. Palmer Cemetery Trustees

Christmas Tree Lighting tomorrow @ 6pm. Hope to see you all.Christmas Tree Lighting tomorrow @ 6pm. Hope to see you all.

It's gonna be cold but clear for the 9th Annual Fishtown Christmas Tree Lighting at Palmer Cemetery. December 7th @ 6pm.It's gonna be cold but clear for the 9th Annual Fishtown Christmas Tree Lighting at Palmer Cemetery. December 7th @ 6pm.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who follows and supports us here at Historic Palmer Cemetery. Have a Great Day!Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who follows and supports us here at Historic Palmer Cemetery. Have a Great Day!

A Huge Thank You to the Penn Treaty Special Services District for their continued support of The Palmer Cemetery. From day 1, The PTSSD has done everything that was asked of them to help our HISTORIC cemetery. From sidewalks to fencing to tree work and more tree work, to name just a few of the improvements that PTSSD Grant's have made possible. Along with the generous support of the neighbors and our fundraising, The PTSSD Grant's have taken the care of the cemetery to a new level. Thanks to all of you on the PTSSD Team for your guidance and help. The entire community owes you a big THANKS! PALMER CEMETERY TRUSTEES

SALUTING OUR VETERANS It's not hard to find a Veterans Grave when you walk around or through Palmer Cemetery. We have veterans from every War, possibly from The French and Indian War in the 1750s. Revolutionary War Veterans, Civil War Vets, Spanish American, WWI, WWII, Korea, Viet Nam and Veterans who served in more recent battles. Some Veterans may have served in peace time, All Deserve Our Thanks for the sacrifices made to make sure we have as much freedom as we do. These photos are just two of the many markers set at the graves of those who served. Thank you one and all for your service from the Trustees of Palmer Cemetery!