Category Archives: Symbolism

John Belushi and Puritan Iconography

Posted on December 22, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

Here Lies Buried The Body Of JOHN BELUSHI January 24, 1949 March 5, 1982 I may be gone, but Rock and Roll lives on. Catie, a friend of mine, was vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard and walked through Abel’s Hill Cemetery … Continue reading →

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Rising or Setting Sun

Posted on December 15, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

Here lies the body of Miss RUTH HUNT Who departed this life Oct. 19th, 1792. in the 87th Year of her age The gray slate gravestone in the Burying Point, the oldest burying ground in the City of Salem, Massachusetts, … Continue reading →

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Wheat and Ivy

Posted on December 10, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

LEVI BUCKINGHAM BORN DEC. 15. 1795. DIED SEPT. 26. 1857. ELIZA BUCKINGHAM BORN APRIL 17. 1802 DIED AUG. 20. 1865.   PETER A. BUCKINGHAM BORN OCT. 26. 1831. DIED NOV. 16. 1835. SALINA BUCKINGHAM BORN MARCH 13. 1829 DIED AUG. … Continue reading →

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Neo-classical design

Posted on December 5, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

WILLIAM EVANS CHAPIN AUG. 15, 1856 – JAN. 25, 1936 NANNIE NICOLSON CHAPIN MAY 19, 1880 – APRIL 29, 1912 The Chapin monument in the Westview Cemetery at Atlanta, Georgia, is a neo-classical design. Many ancient classical designs are replicated … Continue reading →

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The Scroll

Posted on December 2, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

REYNOLDS DUNN DIED JULY 18, 1860 AGED 67 YRS … PHEBE WIFE OF REYNOLDS DUNN DIED JAN 22, 1863 SIMEON B. 1822 – 1839 JENNETTE 1831 – 1839 The City Cemetery at South Bend, Indiana, has a very elaborate monument … Continue reading →

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I Am the Light of the World

Posted on November 22, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

The stained glass mausoleum window in the Westview Cemetery at Atlanta, Georgia, portrays Jesus Christ carrying a lantern. The window is a depiction of the Biblical passage, John 8:12: “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light … Continue reading →

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Angel of Death, Take Two

Posted on November 12, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

Adam Edward Burkhardt April 26, 1845 – November 1917 Emma Amanda Erkenbrecher Burkhardt April 25, 1851 – September 23, 1916 Adam Edward Burkhardt, emigrated from Bavaria to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he founded a company that manufactured furs. Burkhardt was a … Continue reading →

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Angel of Death

Posted on November 9, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

Adam Edward Burkhardt April 26, 1845 – November 1917 Emma Amanda Erkenbrecher Burkhardt April 25, 1851 – September 23, 1916 Adam Edward Burkhardt, emigrated from Bavaria to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he founded a company that manufactured furs. Burkhardt was a … Continue reading →

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Hope in Granite and Bronze

Posted on October 29, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

MARGARET L. GAFF 1829 – 1916 JOHN H. GAFF 1820 — 1879 The two statues in this blog post found in the Spring Grove Cemetery at Cincinnati, Ohio, are atop rose-colored columns of soaring heights,  resting on square plinths.  They … Continue reading →

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Faith

Posted on October 22, 2016 by gravelyspeaking

WILLIAM T. DEAN MAY 23, 1847, NOV. 3, 1898. AMELIA C. DEAN SEPT. 15, 1820 NOV. 16, 1904. In the Spring Grove Cemetery at Cincinnati, Ohio, a tall rose-colored column of granite is topped with a bronze statue that marks … Continue reading →

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