Announcements

New Benches from Potsdam Community Fund

Bayside Cemetery is a recipient of inaugural grant funding from the Potsdam Community Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation.  We received $6,000 to replace deteriorated benches with three uniquely designed works of art, by Potsdam metalworking artisan James Gonzales.


Potsdam Cross Country Helps Bayside


 

The Potsdam Central Cross Country teams assisted Bayside with its leaf clean-up.



Bears at Bayside


 

The SUNY Potsdam Bears athletic teams assisted with leaf-raking duties at Bayside.



Historic Masonry Workshop


 
Eighteen people participated in a historic masonry reconstruction workshop at Bayside Cemetery in Potsdam this summer. Sponsored by Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH), the workshop was conducted by Andrew Turner and Noah Lupini of Lupini Construction of Utica, who introduced important skills to community members.


Tree Volunteers


 

Volunteers (left to right) Bob Josephson, Garnet Learned, and Whitney Darmstadt recently planted five Princeton American elms and five hackberry trees at Bayside.



Monument Repair


 

Repair to fallen and broken monuments is underway at Bayside, funded by a very generous donor. These markers are ineligible for state dangerous monument grants because they are no longer considered dangerous. The work is being carried out by Jeff Paro. 



Bayside Completes Next Restoration Phase


 

Bayside has completed the next phase of a multi-year restoration project. Lupini Construction recently finished the restoration of the southern urn-bearing tower, a part of the sandstone entrance to the cemetery, which was constructed in 1905 of locally quarried Potsdam sandstone.



North Country Public Radio Features Bayside Natural Burial Option

North Country Public Radio's Amy Feiereisel caught up with Bayside Cemetery board member John Omohundro to find out more about our new natural burial option.



Natural Burials in Watertown Daily Times Story

Bayside's natural burial option was featured in the Watertown Daily Times.



North Country This Week Features Bayside Natural Burial

North Country This Week featured a story on Bayside's natural burial option.



New Elm Trees for Bayside


 

Ten Princeton elm trees were recently planted at Bayside. The trees are a variety found to have resistance to Dutch elm disease and acclimated to the North Country climate. They were purchased locally by Bayside from St. Lawrence Nurseries.



7 News Features Bayside Natural Burial

Bayside Cemetery Board Member John Omohundro recently spoke to 7 News about our new natural burial option.



The Pines Urn Garden


 

The new Pines Urn Garden was built and partially landscaped in summer 2020.



Town of Potsdam Searchable Cemetery Database

The Town of Potsdam has a searchable database for burials in 17 cemeteries, including Bayside.