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This gray granite Steele in the Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, depicts an intricately carved Tree of Life with two opposing figures facing each other. The Tree of Life is found in many cultures and is an archetype found in … Continue reading →

Additional photos A common and oft heard remark from Christians is that when they die, they will go to Heaven and meet with St. Peter at the “Pearly Gates” when they enter the Kingdom.  This is such a popular scenario … Continue reading →

DANIEL GANTT DIED AT NEBRASKA CITY MAY 28, 1878 AGED 63 YEARS At the time of his death he was honorably serving the State of Nebraska in the high position of CHIEF JUSTICE NON ENIM TAM AUCTORITATIS IN DUSPUTANDO QUAM … Continue reading →

CAROLINE WIFE OF J. STERLING MORTON DIED AT ARBOR LODGE JUNE 29, 1881 AGED 47 YEARS She was the Mother of JOY, PAUL, MARK, and, CARL MORTON. J. STERLING MORTON BORN APR. 22, 1832 DIED APR. 27, 1902 EMMA MORTON … Continue reading →

The Harding Family monument in the Wyuka Cemetery in Nebraska City, Nebraska, sits in the middle of a large family plot that is set off by carved limestone logs marking its boundaries.  Tree stump gravestones and curbing carved to resemble … Continue reading →

J. T. Weybrecht January 27 1829 – January 31, 1895 The elaborate Victorian unpolished granite monument for John Theobold Weybrecht in the Alliance City Cemetery, in Alliance, Ohio, is one of the tallest in the cemetery and speaks to the … Continue reading →

A.L. JONES RUTH A. JONES BORN OCT. 22, 1827, MARRIED OCTOBER 2, 1849, DEPARTED THIS LIFE OCT. 29, 1878, AGED 51 YRS. & 7 DAYS. No other war was like the American Civil War for Americans because every sailor and … Continue reading →

Stephen Neal June 11, 1817 – June 23, 1905 The large, polished granite column topped with a bronze bust in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lebanon, Indiana, commemorates the life of Stephen Neal.  Neal was a prominent citizen of Lebanon, … Continue reading →

The Benevolent Protective Order of Elks (B. P. O. E.), one of the many fraternal organizations in the United States, was originally a drinking club called the Jolly Corks founded in 1866 by a group of actors, who evidently liked … Continue reading →

ORSON PHELPS BORN DEC. 17, 1805, DIED MARCH 15, 1870 — CALISTA MARIA TALBOT, DIED JANUARY 21, 1898 — ORSON J. BORN JULY 13, 1847, DIED MAR. 20, 1852 — MARIA LOUISE BORN JAN. 15, 1849, DIED JUNE 10, 1871. … Continue reading →