Holy Cross Cemetery
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Delaware County Is Home to 4 of Top 5 Most Affordable Philadelphia Suburbs
Staying in one of Philadelphia’s lower-cost boroughs can help travelers stretch their budgets. The surrounding suburbs also offer long-term savings for those considering a permanent…
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Delaware County Family Receives Remains of WWII Soldier Joseph Cocco
The remains of World War II U.S Army Private Joseph Cocco have been returned to his family in Delaware County after 80 years, writes Joe…
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There’s a Famous Mexican Poet Buried in Yeadon. How Did He Get There?
There’s a poet so famous that huge cultural institutions in Mexico bear his name, as does an international award for poetry. Gilberto Owen Estrada is…
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‘Irishman’ Mobster Frank Sheeran Is Buried in a Delco Cemetery
Martin Scorsese’s latest mob film offering, “The Irishman,” features many Philadelphia area locations that were part of reputed mobster Frank Sheeran’s life. One location, Holy…
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Scientists Exhume 19th-Century Serial Killer from Cemetery in Yeadon
Scientists have exhumed the body of Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as 19th-century serial killer H.H. Holmes, from Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon to determine…
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Tests Confirm Yeadon Remains Belong to Notorious Serial Killer
The alleged executioner of dozens of hotel guests during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair did not escape the same fate. DNA tests on the remains…
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Serial Killer Returns from His Grave in Yeadon
After more than a century, a serial killer is coming back from the grave — to try to put to rest persistent rumors about whether…
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