Monthly Archives: November 2014

The Hand of God

Posted on November 29, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

N. G. LEWIS DIED DEC. 21, 1869 AGED 69 Y. 10 M. 7D. The rounded-top white marble gravestone of N. G. Lewis depicts the hand of God holding a broken chain. The broken link of chain represents a life that has ended. … Continue reading →

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The Circle of Life in a Wagon Wheel

Posted on November 26, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

  In funerary art, tombstones took on the look of tree stumps during the rustic movement. The gravestones were purposefully designed to look like trees that had been cut and left in the cemetery to mark a grave. Most of … Continue reading →

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Mario Korbel

Posted on November 22, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

Mario Joseph Korbel (March 22, 1882 – March 31, 1954) was a noted Czech-American sculptor who worked on several commissions for monuments that are found in cemeteries in Illinois and Iowa. Like many artists, including Daniel Chester French, Aldabert Volck, … Continue reading →

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I.N.R.I.

Posted on November 17, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

In many cemeteries, especially Catholic cemeteries, one is likely to find the crucifixion as part of the symbols adorning the gravestones.  In this case in the St. Martin Cemetery at Whitefield, Indiana, the letters “I.N.R.I” are written above the crucified … Continue reading →

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Look-a-likes

Posted on November 14, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

Chester Alan Arthur (b. October 5, 1829, Fairfield, Vermont – November 18, 1886) was the 21st President of the United States (1881–85). He assumed the office upon the death of James Garfield who was felled by an assassin’s bullet and a host of … Continue reading →

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Edna Miriam Paul

Posted on November 9, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

EDNA MIRIAM PAUL BORN AUG. 23, 1897 DIED MAY 2, 1907. Many hopes are buried here The likeness of 9 ½ year old Edna Miriam Paul in the St. Luke Cemetery at Chicago, Illinois, was created in the Victorian style … Continue reading →

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Improved Order of the Red Men

Posted on November 5, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

The metal marker found in the Ancient Cemetery at Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, marks the grave of a member of the Improved Order of Red Men (I.O.R.M.), which claims its beginnings with the patriots who were in the Sons of Liberty … Continue reading →

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