Monthly Archives: October 2025

Gravely Speaking and Syngrammata have decided to dig deep into our photo collections in order to bring you pairs of images drawn from our many years combing through American cemeteries. Each pair will be linked by a theme which we … Continue reading →

Gravely Speaking and Syngrammata have decided to dig deep into our photo collections in order to bring you pairs of images drawn from our many years combing through American cemeteries. Each pair will be linked by a theme which we … Continue reading →

This highly detailed stained-glass window in a mausoleum in the Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois, most likely refers to several Bible verses.  In this window, Jesus holds a lamb—a symbol of innocence and purity.  It also refers to … Continue reading →

Emma Goldman Born June 27, 1869 Kaunas City, Lithuania Died May 14, 1940 Toronto, Canada Buried Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois* *Her gravestone inaccurately lists her day of birth as June 29 and inaccurately lists her date of death … Continue reading →