Shreiner-Concord Cemetery

Our mission is the preservation of Shreiner-Concord Cemetery, birthplace of Thaddeus Stevens and final resting place of many Civil War veterans. We strive to maintain the tranquil beauty and historic integrity of this small green space in the heart of the City of Lancaster. Shreiner-Concord Cemetery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the burial site of US Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, a radical abolitionist, Underground Railroad supporter and ?father? of the primary civil rights amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Stevens (1792-1868) chose to be buried at this public cemetery because rules established by founder and owner Martin Shreiner (1769-1866) were not restrictive based on race, as were other cemeteries in Lancaster at the time. The homes of both Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith are being restored as part of the recently opened Lancaster County Convention Center, located just a few blocks away at the center of the historic City of Lancaster. These sites are evolving as major heritage tourism destinations of national significance, and the Board of Directors of the Shreiner-Concord Cemetery Foundation have embarked on a new phase of long-term improvements to the cemetery to compliment them.