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TO THE GREAT GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF A TRUE DAUGHTER OF THE OLD NORTH STATE QUIDA ESTELLE EMERY HOOD BORN RALEIGH, N. C. SEPT. 19TH 1883 DIED MONROE, MICH. FEB. 27TH 1930. A magnificent and wonderful … Continue reading →

LESTER C. MADDEN SEPT. 24, 1931—June 7, 1983 Yesterday, June 20th, was the 49th anniversary of the release of Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster movie Jaws.  That movie, based on the Peter Benchley novel of the same name, spawned three sequels and … Continue reading →

RACHEL BLYTHE WIFE OF A.G. BUAER Jan. 9, 1897 – Aged 26 YEARS “True worth is being, not seeming.” The inscription underneath her Rachel Baur’s picture: In thy dark eyes splendor Where the warm light loves to dwell Weary looks … Continue reading →

Etta Rebecca White Ratcliff October 24, 1880 May 28, 1918 Etta Ratcliff is buried next to one of the broad avenues in the Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Her gravestone features a carved angel—not unusual except the face of … Continue reading →

The Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina has a large section dedicated to Confederate soldiers who died in the war and those soldiers who served and survived and wished to buried there after the war.  The white marble gravestones are … Continue reading →

FRANCIS SCOTT KEY FITZGERALD SEPTEMBER 24, 1896 DECEMBER 21, 1940 HIS WIFE ZELDA SAYRE JULY 24, 1900 MARCH 10, 1948 “SO WE BEAT ON, BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT, BORNE BACK CEASESSLY IN THE PAST.” –The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald … Continue reading →

Most cemeteries, especially historic cemeteries that no longer have room for new burials, rely on volunteers for the upkeep. In the historic Easton Cemetery in Easton, Pennsylvania, volunteers create gardens in cradle graves!

There are many superstitions that surround the supernatural and consequently burial practices, many of which have been long forgotten. For instance, the doors to mausoleums are often imbued with symbolism.  In fact, the door itself represents a portal.  Portals come … Continue reading →

THE TWELVE GATES WERE TWELVE PEARLS, REV. 21:21 “TO-DAY SHALT THOU BE WITH ME IN PARADISE.” LUKE 23:43 FRANK HAMILTON, 1853 – 1947, RESTING CARRIE HAMILTON, 1852 – 1908, RESTING ELBERTINE R. HAMILTON, 1862 – 1958, DEVOTED DISCIPLE Two monuments, … Continue reading →

In a mausoleum in the Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans, the stained-glass window in the back of the tomb depicts an angel with red wings.  Angel’s are known as God’s messenger from the Hebrew root meaning send.  This angel is … Continue reading →