Cemetery Services

Vale Cemetery, the final resting place of 33,000 people, is located in downtown Schenectady, NY, on 300 beautiful acres.

Although many now rest in Vale Cemetery, there are still many choice lots available in the older sections and in the new Brandywine section. This new section is ideal for families who wish to be laid to rest together.

Vale also offers a full range of cremation services and an urn garden for cremains.

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Tours & Special Events

In 2012 Vale Cemetery will continue its popular and ever-growing schedule of events and activities. Highlights include a spring Nature Walk, Notable Women at Vale and the Rural Cemetery Movement.

All tours are on Sundays and begin at 2:00PM. Participants are asked to meet at the Caretaker’s Cottage located at 907 State St. and bring comfortable walking shoes.

Please click here for a more complete listing and additional details.

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Help Vale

Vale Cemetery, Inc. is a 501(c)(13) non-profit and tax-deductible organization dedicated to preserving and maintaining the beauty of Vale.

Hundreds of people both as individuals and through their affiliation with various Schenectady area organizations have helped Vale Cemetery survive.

Please consider volunteering or donating to Vale, we have opportunities to fit any schedule, lifestyle or budget.

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Welcome to Vale Cemetery

vale_entrance001_0_0.jpgVale Cemetery, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a 100-acre cemetery within a park in the heart of Schenectady, NY.

The final resting place of 33,000 souls, Vale still has a wide selection of beautiful resting places for the next two centuries.

Regularly patrolled by the Schenectady Police Department, the Auxiliary Police, and Neighborhood Watch, Vale Cemetery is a serene garden oasis in the heart of the city.

All access points are under 24-hour monitored video surveillance to ensure your safety and peace of mind.

Many of the city’s most notable citizens are interred here: industrialists, inventors, politicians, military veterans, and religious leaders. The annual tours, however, take note of all citizens from the celebrity to the indigent. The plots of the nameless, buried in a Potter’s Field, are given the same attentive dignity as those of the well-to-do.

Vale Cemetery is also a living memorial to our area’s history and culture. With special events throughout the year, Vale welcomes anyone who has an interest in preserving the heritage of this unique region.

Tours, workshops and special events are planned throughout the year and we invite you to visit and get to know Vale.

Vote for Vale!

The Flowering Fruit Tree Orchard Foundation will provide 36 fruit trees to the organization receiving the most e-mail votes! Vale, along with Roots & Wisdom and Re-Tree Schenectady is one of 100 nation-wide finalists in the contest.

Vale needs you, your friends, neighbors, and family to vote daily by visiting the web site provided below. Voting will continue through September.

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