Monthly Archives: October 2016

Spirits of the Dead

Posted on October 31, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

Spirits of the Dead By Edgar Allan Poe, 1827 Thy soul shall find itself alone ’Mid dark thoughts of the grey tomb-stone; Not one, of all the crowd, to pry Into thine hour of secrecy.   Be silent in that … Continue reading →

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Hope in Granite and Bronze

Posted on October 29, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

MARGARET L. GAFF 1829 – 1916 JOHN H. GAFF 1820 — 1879 The two statues in this blog post found in the Spring Grove Cemetery at Cincinnati, Ohio, are atop rose-colored columns of soaring heights,  resting on square plinths.  They … Continue reading →

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Who Are They?

Posted on October 27, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

Recently I was walking around in the Highland Lawn Cemetery at Terre Haute, Indiana, and came across this metal marker for the Modern American Fraternal Order.  I had never seen this marker before nor had I had heard of this … Continue reading →

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Faith

Posted on October 22, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

WILLIAM T. DEAN MAY 23, 1847, NOV. 3, 1898. AMELIA C. DEAN SEPT. 15, 1820 NOV. 16, 1904. In the Spring Grove Cemetery at Cincinnati, Ohio, a tall rose-colored column of granite is topped with a bronze statue that marks … Continue reading →

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Standing Angel

Posted on October 15, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

The Charles V. Barrett monument in the Mount Carmel Cemetery at Hillsdale, Illinois, is constructed of light gray granite depicting a standing angel in front of a Latin cross. The winged angel is a messenger of God and sent to … Continue reading →

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Matching Markers

Posted on October 12, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

JAMES Vanamburgh Died Feb. 14 1876 Aged 78 yr’s 9 m’s 13 d’s Side by side in the Pine Lake Cemetery at La Porte, Indiana, are two identical gravestones carved for a husband and a wife. The top of each … Continue reading →

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St. Francis of Assisi

Posted on October 7, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

Many images of St. Francis of Assisi depict the monk cloaked in a brown sack-cloth frock surrounded by animals—sheep, dogs, cats, bunnies, and even birds circling him. That image is so ingrained in us that we don’t think of the … Continue reading →

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The Master Is Come

Posted on October 5, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

The stained glass window from a mausoleum in the St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery in Chicago depicts Jesus Christ standing at a door, just at the moment He is about the open it. Underneath the window is written, “THE MASTER IS … Continue reading →

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Taphophobia and a telephone

Posted on October 1, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

Martin Sheets 1853 – 1926 Susan Sheets 1859 – 1929 Ethel 13 months In the 19th Century there were cases of people who had been found to be buried alive, in fact, one researcher found hundreds of such cases. Out … Continue reading →

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