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Concordia Foundation Awarded 2026 Platinum Seal

Concordia Foundation Inc has been awarded the 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency from @CandidDotOrg—the highest level of recognition they offer.

We Are Honored!

Historic Concordia Cemetery was awarded the 2025 Western New York German Cultural Award in recognition of our ongoing work to preserve the history and stories of the German immigrants who helped build Buffalo.

The Fellowship of the Dig: A Successful Day of Restoration

United Way Day of Caring 2025

Volunteers from United Silicone, the American Arbitration Association, GEICO, the Merchants Insurance Group, M&T Bank, and Concordia’s own volunteers came together to make a visible impact. Their work included mowing and trimming overgrown grass, pruning bushes, filling holes along our driveway, and straightening five full rows of veterans’ grave markers—an especially meaningful gesture of respect for those who served.

Mourning in the 1800’s Event

May 10, 2025 was a sunny spring day and a large crowd showed up to hear local author, historian, lecturer and psychic medium Rev. Tim Shaw talk about Mourning in the 1800's. Visitors then attended the wake for 9 month old Jacob Diehl which was held in the 1845 era farmhouse. We'd like to thank Tim and all the fantastic volunteers who made this event such success, and to the people who attended.

How exactly do we find and unearth tombstones?

Using Goats to Clear Brush

In days gone by, caretakers at Concordia kept livestock which helped clear away vegetation and weeds and kept the grounds tidy. Recently we invited some 4-legged lawn mowers to come to the cemetery to graze and clear away brush and their favorite delicacy — poison ivy. Goats can maneuver around delicate headstones without causing damage.

Veteran’s Day Commemoration

Veteran’s Day Commemoration is held every year Concordia to honor the veterans interred on our historic grounds. Originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I, Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and November 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938.Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans—living or dead—but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.

Uncover your family’s genealogy. Recover the past.

The Story of Concordia. Once a showplace and pride of the community, the cemetery was abandon in 2001 and left to fall into ruins, with no maintenance and no care, the stories of the past forgotten. Today, a committed team of volunteers takes care of the cemetery and safeguards its history.

We are here to revive Concordia’s past and bring back to life all the history that time tried to forget…

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Upcoming events.

At Concordia Cemetery we have events throughout the year. From uncovering tombstones, to memorial celebrations, and commemorations, we aim to create fun and engaging events that welcome community members of all ages.

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Our Mission: To restore, preserve and protect the cemetery grounds, its history and its records and to lay the groundwork to ensure its appropriate maintenance and preservation for years to come.