Monthly Archives: February 2023

FATHER JOHN BURTON HENWOOD FEB. 15, 1855, NOV. 4, 1925. The white marble segmented-top gravestone of John Burton Henwood in the Oakland Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas, displays a caliper. Perhaps this is a nod to his profession–but what profession … Continue reading →

In nearly every public poll, George Washington is listed as either the greatest president or polls in the second spot behind Abraham Lincoln.  He was, of course, our first president, and many of those at the Constitutional Convention that drafted … Continue reading →

The white marble monument in the Miller Family plot of the Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas, is imbued with a profusion of symbolism as is common with many Victorian gravestones.  The monument depicts a winged cherub standing on … Continue reading →

THE NEWSBOYS FRIEND JOHN ELSTNER GUNCKEL 1846 – 1915 “THERE WAS A MAN SENT FROM GOD WHOSE NAME WAS JOHN” TOLEDO HONORS A CITIZEN WITHOUT REPROACH A FRIEND WITHOUT PRETENCE A PHILANTHROPOST WITH OUT DISPLAY A CHRISTIAN WITHOUT HYPOCRISY THIS … Continue reading →