Seeking WPA records of Baker Family Cemetery

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Hi Cono,

Welcome to History Hub,

The cemetery is located on Hohman Lane. One side of the property adjoins Route 8 (William Flynn Highway). There is no access from Route 8. It is overgrown and a large tree has fallen on a row of gravestones. Last owner of record “Charlestown Church Trust” in 1826.  (year this statement was written unknown)

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 August 2020), memorial page for Edward Baker (1795–1850), Find a Grave Memorial no. 58700666, citing Baker Cemetery, Bakerstown, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Roseanne Kocinski-Fowler (contributor 46893887) .

There are eleven graves shown on findagrave.com some with list of family members. click on link below

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2517480/memorial-search#srp-top

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The following was extracted from the WPA and the New Deal Records

https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/WPA-New-Deal-Records.aspx

Manuscript Group 214: Warren J. Harder Collection, 1928-1968 (10 cubic feet)

Approximately 7 cubic feet consists of photographic prints and negatives, ca. 1941-63, depicting Harrisburg personalities, community activities, bridges and streams, industrial and commercial facilities, parks and cemeteries, public and private buildings, and railroads. Also present are photographic copies of portraits of U. S. presidents and governors of Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania Historic Preservation

https://pahistoricpreservation.com/

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Pennsylvania History Society

https://www.portal.hsp.org/catalogs-and-research-tools

I am hoping that one or all of the above will help you in your search for information about the cemetery. There is a cemetery similar to the one that you mentioned near me. The boy scouts cleaned it up several years ago as one of their projects.

Best Wishes,

Alice Lane, Volunteer Researcher

Dear Cono Passione,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located 5 series titled the Administrative and Operational Correspondence Relating to Pennsylvania, 3/1933-3/1936; the Administrative and Operational Correspondence Relating to Pennsylvania, 1935-1944; the State Project Reports and Research Publications, 1933-1943; Pennsylvania Indexes, 1935-1943; and Project Files, 1935-1942 in the Records of the Work Projects Administration (Record Group 69) that all contain information about WPA projects in Pennsylvania.

Additionally, we located the series  Works Progress Administration Project Files, 1935-1944 from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs (Record Group 165) that consists of correspondence and reports relating to Works Progress Administration (WPA) and successor Work Projects Administration (WPA) projects of potential military importance.

The records listed above have not been digitized. For access to and more information about these series, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RDT2. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.

You also may wish to contact the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania (Senator John Heinz History Center), and the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society for additional assistance.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!