Monthly Archives: March 2025

Creative to the End!

Posted on March 30, 2025 by gravelyspeaking

Alexander Timothy Brown November 21, 1854 – January 31, 1929 Mary Lillian Seamans Brown August 3, 1863 – June 22, 1932 The Brown Family Mausoleum in the Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, New York, is an Art Deco masterpiece.  Art Deco … Continue reading →

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A Tragic End to a Great Talent

Posted on March 25, 2025 by gravelyspeaking

Even though the Ahern Family Mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, the Sherwood Family Mausoleum in the Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C., and the Charles Edward Crouse Mausoleum in the Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, New York, are in … Continue reading →

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Wigglesworth and Wannamaker

Posted on March 21, 2025 by gravelyspeaking

IN MEMORIAM OLIVE BELDEN WIFE OF HENRY WIGGLESWORTH Born Jan. 5, 1874 Died April 26, 1909 HENRY WIGGLESWORTH Born Nov. 2, 1866 Died March 19, 1945 SYLVIA WIGGLESWORTH BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES W. MAITLAND Born July 8, 1897 Died May … Continue reading →

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Statues to Order

Posted on March 13, 2025 by gravelyspeaking

Two bronze statues in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Indiana, honor the men and women who fought in the service of their country.  The first statue erected was a bronze of a Union soldier placed in a circle at … Continue reading →

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Watch for Speeding Automobiles!

Posted on March 7, 2025 by gravelyspeaking

DUPREE MARY DUPREE JULY 11, 1862 May 25, 1922 A couple of years ago during Halloween week, volunteers dressed in period costumes to play Bloomington residents who had passed away and were buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery.  As they … Continue reading →

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