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'To me, it's peaceful': Woman building home on property that came with historic cemetery

Guy-leroc Ossebi
a fountain in front of a building with a clock on it
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A woman is building a home on a property she purchased from her parents. The property includes a historic cemetery that she is responsible for maintaining. She must care for the old cemetery as part of owning the land.

What we know

  • Heidi Keeney purchased the property from her parents, who had owned it since 2013.
  • The historic cemetery on the property contains graves dating back to the 1700s and 1800s.
  • Keeney plans to research the cemetery's history further after she retires.
  • The property was once part of the Snow Hill Cloister, a communal religious society established in 1798.

Read the full story from Local 12.