Monthly Archives: July 2023

Goddess of Flowers

JAMES COUSINS DIED JULY 4, 1901, AGED 50 YEARS The segmented top white marble gravestone of James Cousins in the Old City Cemetery in Sacramento, California, is festooned with flowers and foliage—lily of the valley, ferns, and ivy—each with meaning.  … Continue reading

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Art Deco

VIRGINIA RANDOLPH ELLETT 1857 – – 1939 FOREMOST IN LIEARNING AND IN FAITH AND AID PRE-EMINENT; ALL-TIRELESS; NEVER FOND BUT RESOULTE IN PROGRESS AND AFRAID ONLY OF FINDING NO MORE WORK BEYOND Nested under a canopy of trees in a … Continue reading

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Contrapposto

ANN AMERICA, WIFEOF L. GAMBRILL, AND DAUGHER OF REV. L. PIERCE, BORN DEC. 10TH 1815, DIED DEC. 1ST 1859. “THIS IS THE VICTORY THAT OVERCOM- ETH THE WORLD EVEN OUR FAITH.” The white marble monument in the Linwood Cemetery in … Continue reading

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Patriot Soldier Statesman

Archibald Bulloch’s tomb can be found in the Colonial Park Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia.  Though his name most likely does not ring a bell today, he was an historically significant figure in the State of Georgia’s history. Brickwork covers his … Continue reading

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