Trip Map

Wed Sep 30 · Thu Oct 1 · Upstate NY · updated 9/29 evening
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Tier legend: GP grandparent grave · GGP great-grandparent (bonus) · RECORDS paperwork / no grave · CALL BLOCK continuous seated video calls
Confirmed 9/29 by J. Homer Ball Funeral Home email: Betty Galavotti is at Lenox Rural Cemetery, Section S, no monument yet. Raymond E. Galavotti Jr. is at Saint Agatha Cemetery Canastota, not Lenox Rural. They're separated in death by faith (Betty was Protestant / Hope Christian Fellowship, Ray Jr was Italian Catholic), not by choice — married until his death in 2017.

Wednesday — Oswego research + Laura's cemetery + call block

Depart Comfort Inn & Suites Syracuse-Carrier Circle 7:30 AM · morning research in Oswego · Laura Adeline (Mosher) Wilson at Upson Corners Cemetery Fulton in the free window · call block at Best Western Plus Oswego Hotel and Conference Center 1-3:30 PM · home by 4:15 PM (Pine Plains Cemetery moved to Thursday)
Open Wednesday loop in Google Maps →
  1. A
    7:30 · depart
    Comfort Inn & Suites Syracuse-Carrier Circle
    6491 Thompson Rd, Syracuse, NY 13206
  2. 1
    8:30 – 9:00 · walk in at open
    St. Peter's Cemetery and Mausoleum office RECORDS
    Ask where Laura Wilson née Mosher is buried. Skip visiting the great-uncles/aunts inside — grandparents-only rule.
    379 E River Rd, Oswego, NY 13126 · (315) 343-5002 · Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
  3. 2
    9:00 – 10:00
    Dain Cullinan Funeral Home RECORDS
    Julie's family's funeral home. 20+ years of Mosher paperwork. Highest chance of resolving Laura + Robert Wilson's burial locations + surfacing living Mosher cousins (Linda Enwright, Mary Rebeor, Pamela Caswell).
    112 E 2nd St, Oswego, NY 13126 · (315) 343-5120 · confirm hours Tue
  4. 3
    10:00 – 11:00 · time flexible
    Oswego County Historian RECORDS
    Appointment only — Justin White retired 2024, current staff unknown. Call (315) 349-8460 Tue from train to lock a slot. Time on the calendar is a placeholder; will move to whenever they can see you.
    384 E River Rd, Oswego, NY 13126 · (315) 349-8460
  5. 4
    11:00 – 11:20 · drive south
    Oswego → Upson Corners Cemetery (Fulton, ~20 min via NY-481 S)
  6. 5
    11:20 – 12:15
    Upson Corners Cemetery — Laura Adeline (Mosher) Wilson GP
    Your maternal grandmother. Found 9/29 via Newspapers.com obit search. Died Aug 28 1973 age 57 in Oswego (lived Middle Road, Town of Scriba). Funeral by Dain Cullinan. Ritual: wine cross + bread + candle + tobacco. Say her name aloud.
    County Rte 45, Fulton, NY 13069
  7. 6
    12:15 – 13:00 · drive back + lunch + setup
    Back to Best Western Plus Oswego Hotel and Conference Center
    Grab lunch at The Coffee Connection (156 W 2nd St, 4.8/5) or Port City Cafe & Bakery (209 W 1st St, 4.4/5). Zoom setup by 12:50.
  8. 7
    13:00 – 15:30 · continuous
    Meeting block CALL BLOCK
    Anchored at Best Western Plus Oswego Hotel and Conference Center — free wifi, lobby fireplace, professional Zoom backdrop, business center. Stay put for the whole block.
    26 E 1st St, Oswego, NY 13126 · (315) 342-4040
  9. B
    15:30 – 16:15 · return
    Back to Comfort Inn & Suites Syracuse-Carrier Circle
    Dinner at Liverpool village (Heid's) or Fayetteville (Barado's) — or rest at hotel. Wed was a long day.
Pine Plains Cemetery moved to Thursday afternoon — Wed became too full with Upson Corners Cemetery added.

Thursday — Canastota morning + Pine Plains Cemetery afternoon

Three grandparent cemeteries in one day: Betty Galavotti + Raymond E. Galavotti Jr. + John Leo Salinsky + Bernice (Poplaski) Salinsky · Canastota morning, Pine Plains Cemetery afternoon · home ~3:40 PM
Open Thursday loop in Google Maps →
  1. A
    8:30 · depart
    Comfort Inn & Suites Syracuse-Carrier Circle
    6491 Thompson Rd, Syracuse, NY 13206
  2. 1
    9:00 – 10:30
    Lenox Rural Cemetery — Betty (Britton) Galavotti GP
    Your bio grandmother on Ray's side. Section S (south-most section) per Larry from J. Homer Ball Funeral Home email 9/29. No monument yet — look for fresh earth mound + temporary marker.
    7196 Nelson Rd, Canastota, NY 13032 · Denny Pexton (315) 420-9504
  3. 2
    10:30 – 10:45 · drive between
    Lenox Rural Cemetery → Saint Agatha Cemetery (15 min)
    Betty (Protestant, Hope Christian Fellowship Canastota) → Ray Jr (Catholic, Italian family). Different faith = different cemetery. Not separation — married until Ray Jr's death 2017.
  4. 3
    10:45 – 12:00
    Saint Agatha Cemetery — Raymond E. Galavotti Jr. GP
    Your bio grandfather. Confirmed here by J. Homer Ball Funeral Home email 9/29. Buried with the Italian Catholic family.
    Same cemetery, bonus: Ranato Galavotti (great-grandfather, immigrant 1920) + Rose (Micheletti) Galavotti (great-grandmother) in the Galavotti mausoleum wall GGP
    7712 Oxbow Rd, Canastota, NY 13032
  5. 4
    12:00 – 12:20 · silent drive-through
    Galavotti Pl + Rosewood Cir GGP
    Ranato's neighborhood (he developed it — that's why there's a Galavotti Pl). 385 Rosewood Cir = Raymond M. + Tammy Galavotti's home (where the certified letter went). No stops, no interaction. Photo of the street sign, keep moving.
    Rosewood Cir, Canastota, NY 13032
  6. 5
    12:20 – 13:00
    Lunch in Canastota
    Options: Graziano's Casa Mia (Italian), Marino's Restaurant, Mangia! Cafe.
  7. 6
    13:00 – 13:50 · drive across the state
    Canastota → Pine Plains Cemetery (~50 min via I-90 W → I-481 N)
    Decompress between Ray's side (Italian Catholic) and Roy's side (Polish Catholic).
  8. 7
    13:50 – 15:20
    Pine Plains Cemetery — John Leo Salinsky + Bernice (Poplaski) Salinsky GP
    Roy's parents. Shared marker, Sect 5 Lot 21G. Died 8 days apart in July 1987. Wine cross + bread + candle + tobacco. Say each name aloud.
    8686 Henry Clay Blvd, Clay, NY 13041 · (315) 652-1354
  9. B
    15:40 · return
    Back to Comfort Inn & Suites Syracuse-Carrier Circle
    Home ~3:40 PM. Pack, hotel fitness center, send Roy the photos, sleep early for 6:40 AM Friday.
Cut from the trip: Calvary Cemetery Herkimer (Bernice Poplaski's parents, great-grandparent tier, ~3-hour drive tax — halfway to Albany). Dropped per grandparents-only rule. Roy still gets the Poplaski piece via Tuesday's Saint Francis de Sales Church parish call → records + photos emailed to Alex.