Monthly Archives: September 2022

A Message From Heaven

Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. SACRED to the memory of Mrs. Frederica Caroline daughter of Cart and Anna E. SCHRICK and beloved wife of ANTONY BASLER who was born in Overnhausen, Prussia on the … Continue reading

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Bones and Ashes

The Catholic Calvary Cemetery is a beautiful and peaceful setting despite being between two busy streets in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois.  The cemetery grounds gently slope down from the Chicago Avenue Main Gate to Sheridan Road which borders … Continue reading

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Pretentious

GRANT WOOD 1891-1942 NAN GRAHAM WOOD 1899-1990 BYRON H. McKEEBY 1867—1950 A small house built by the Dibble family in 1881-82 in the town of Eldon, Iowa, became the backdrop for one of the most famous and most parodied paintings … Continue reading

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