A headstone, tombstone, or gravestone is a stele or marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave. They are traditional for burials in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions, among others. In most cases they have the deceased …
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General Definitions for Burial Places Cairn A mound of stones erected as a memorial or marker. Catacomb An underground cemetery consisting of chambers or tunnels with recesses for graves. The most celebrated catacombs …
Burial Vaults for Caskets Do I Need A Burial Vault for my Casket? In today’s world of price consciousness, many families who are struggling with the cost of a memorial service for a loved one who had died wonder about the necessity …
Rules for pet Burials can be confusing – sometimes even city officials may not have an answer – but this article will help answer pet burial questions.
Things to Consider when Purchasing a Grave Marker or Headstone Do you need to arrange for a memorial grave marker, headstone or monument and are not sure where to start? The information outlined below aims to provide a simple …
More info will follow ASAP This workshop will provide two days of hands-on training on the conservation and maintenance of cemetery monuments and gravestones. Jonathan Appell will lead hands-on, interactive training for …
Two men who gave their lives for their country in World War One are buried at Union Cemetery. On the left is the stone of Isaac Burkert who died in 1918. The stone is only a memorial as he is as the stone states "At rest in France".
Charles Bahne said… There are at least a couple of examples at Copps Hill in Boston. In my book "The Complete Guide to Boston’s Freedom Trail" I quote from the stone for Thomas Williston, "who exchanged this Life for a better" in …
West door & Font Just inside the west door is the font, made of marble and newly introduced when the church was restored in 1870 by William Butterfield. Its position at the entrance to the church reflects its use in Holy Baptism, the …
[Following are selected words that might be unfamiliar to a new reader of Hawthorne’s works. Most are from The Scarlet Letter, but some also from The Marble Faun–usage may be different in other texts. Use your browser’s Find …
I have tried to focus on the lesser known or visited areas of the battlefield and topics for those of you and your family who are interested in learning or doing more than the average visitor to Gettysburg.
Porthcothan is a small settlement overlooking Porthcothan Bay two miles south west of St. Merryn on the north Cornish coast and the hill to the south of the town is known as Trevethan hill on which can be found Trevethan farm.
The Thomas Gray Archive is a collaborative digital archive and research project devoted to the life and work of eighteenth-century poet, letter-writer, and scholar Thomas Gray (1716-1771), author of the acclaimed ‘Elegy …
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The members included university lecturers and professors, businessmen and professional men of the church, military and navy. Meetings were postponed on occasion, as in 1871 when members attended a dinner of venison and …
Research by the Aizona Pioneer & Cemetery Research Project (APCRP) into the history of the Skeleton Cave Massacre … HOME | BOOSTER | CEMETERIES | EDUCATION | GHOST TOWNS | HEADSTONE MINOTTO | PICTURES …
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Peter was an officer in the War of 1812. (One Fulkerson genealogy states he was a Colonel, while another [Preston] says he was a Captain with Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. An 1836 diary by Anne Middleton …
1. Llywelyn the Great Prince of Gwynedd, son of Iorwerth Drwyndwn ap Owain Gwynedd Prince of North Wales and Marared ferch Madog ap Maredudd, was born about 1173 in <Dolwyddelan>, Wales, died on 11 Apr 1240 in …