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JUDSON CLAY 1892 – 1960   SYLVIA SHAW 1897 – 1976 Alongside one of the avenues in the historic Graceland Cemetery in Chicago is a plain and unadorned polished granite block marking the grave of Sylvia Shaw Judson.  There is nothing … Continue reading →

Tucked in the back of a mausoleum in the Forest Hills Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a stained-glass window that depicts Christ carrying the Cross along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem on His way to Crucifixion. This dramatic portrayal shows … Continue reading →

TO THE MEMORY OF BELLE ACHER BORN IN EASTERN PA SEPT 5. 1858 DIED IN WARREN PA SEPT 19.1900 BY HER BRILLIANT ACCOMPLISHMENT AND RARE-GRACES OF MIND AND PERSON SHE GAVE DISTINCTION TO THE HISTORIC ARTS. TO THE NAME OF … Continue reading →

Lewis Raul October 12, 1855 – July 18, 1924 Jane Elinor Morely Raul August 21, 1860 – April 8, 1930 Marie Edna Raul Haytock 1881 – 1964 Benjamin Haytock, Jr. March 17, 1882 – May 21, 1933 Harry Lewis Raul … Continue reading →

Dr. Traill Green, M.D. May 25, 1813 – April 29, 1897 Harriet Moore Green July 29, 1820 – February 17, 1906 Dr. Traill Green was an important figure in Easton, Pennsylvania.  According to the April 30, 1897 edition of The … Continue reading →

Charles Koffman Williams January 31, 1862 – October 12, 1944 Ida L. Wilson Williams December 17, 1866 – December 29, 1940 The Williams Family monument, titled “Vision,” in the Easton Cemetery in Easton, Pennsylvania, is a private commission created by … Continue reading →

Several readers have asked about the carving on the Patrick tree-stump gravestone from the previous post which is in the Friendship Park Cemetery at Paragon, Indiana. While it is clear that the hand of the female, denoted by the lace on … Continue reading →

John Quincey Patrick November 1847 – November 16, 1933 Highland Mary Franklin Patrick May 15, 1856 – June 1, 1935 Tree stump tombstones were a part of the rustic movement of the mid-nineteenth century which was characterized by designs that … Continue reading →

Often the inside of a mausoleum is the more impressive than the exterior with displaying sculptures and stained-glass windows that are not readily accessible to be viewed.  Even though this window from a mausoleum in the Mount Holly, Little Rock, … Continue reading →

IN BELOVED MEMORY OF LT. COL. JOHN BAYARD SNOWEDEN II BORN JAN. 19, 1906 KILLED IN ACTION NEAR MARBACHE, FRANCE SEPT. 7, 1944 COMMANDING 318TH INF BN 3RD ARMY U.S.A. BURIED LOT A ROW 6 GRAVE 145 AMERICAN MILITARY CEMETERY … Continue reading →