Category: Tombstone Tourist
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Stories under the Stones
Albert W. Schroeder and his wife Julia are buried in Chicago’s Mount Olive Cemetery. Their headstones were among 600+ photos I took for Find A Grave in that cemetery in April. The emblem on Albert’s headstone intrigued me. If the dates on his headstone are correct, Albert was only 19…
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Grieving Statuary
Cemetery art and architecture often takes my breath away. And makes me wonder about the lives of the people who commissioned it.
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Stone Chairs
One can only imagine the heartache felt by Sarah Hickling when her beloved husband William died. William had referred to Sarah as his “darling girl”. Apparently their togetherness didn’t end with William’s passing. Sarah had stone chairs made to face the memorial she had erected in William’s honor. She may…
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A Respectful Distance
Much of this summer has been spent meandering in cemeteries near and far. When the weather is conducive to headstone photography, I enjoy walking along the rows of granite and stone to preserve what I can. It may sound strange, but I often think of the names on each marker as part of…
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Hidden Among the Headstones
Headstones stand like soldiers in Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Oswego Illinois: And this soldier lies among them:
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A Show of Patriotism
Click on the image below to enlarge. Warning – you may feel your heart swell with love of our country and appreciation for the service men and women who make our freedoms possible. Happy Independence Day.
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Give of Your Local Cemetery
Graveyards of Chicago; the People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries is a wonderful resource for genealogists, local historians, and lovers of the arts and social sciences. I carried the first edition with me in April during my Thousand Mile Journey, referring to it before and after every cemetery visit. As soon…
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I’m Not Likin’ Lichen!
According to Wikipedia, lichens “are among the first living things to grow on fresh rock…”. I’m accustomed to seeing headstones affected by lichen. But unruly amounts of lichen tend to be found only on older headstones. Or so I thought until I visited the Mauston City Cemetery operated by the Mauston…
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