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Michael “Mike” Benedum Born: July 16, 1869, Bridgeport, West Virginia Died: July 30, 1959, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sarah Nancy Lantz Benedum Born: September 22, 1872, Blacksville, West Virginia Died: August 11, 1951 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Claude Worthington Benedum Born January 13, … Continue reading →

Cemeteries, large and small, urban and rural, often need volunteers to help maintain them.  That help can range anywhere from volunteers planting flowers in cradle gravestones, washing grave markers, resetting gravestones, mending fences, trimming trees, and even lawn care.  For … Continue reading →

The stained-glass window in the back of the Wittmer Family Mausoleum in the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh is a montage of symbolism.  Like many such displays the meaning of the symbolism is not always straight forward—that is, it is subject … Continue reading →

John Lupher Porter July 1, 1868, Meadville, Pennsylvania January 18, 1896, Oil City, Pennsylvania Augusta Marlin Fisher Porter October 2, 1868, Oil City, Pennsylvania July 8, 1939, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania John Lupher Porter was a Pennsylvania native and except for a … Continue reading →

An oil lamp is the centerpiece of the stained-glass window in the Fisher Family Mausoleum in the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The oil lamp hangs from the ceiling and is flanked by fluted Neo-classic pilasters.  A flickering flame billowing shades … Continue reading →

The long slender stained-glass window in the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, displays a crown and cross in a purple quatrefoil. The quatrefoil in Christian symbolism represents the four evangelists—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—and is often found in the tracery of … Continue reading →

Often the inside of a mausoleum is more impressive than the exterior displaying sculptures and stained-glass windows that are not readily accessible to be viewed. The window shown here displays a woman in white robes cradling a dove in her … Continue reading →

Here Lies PEGGY GUGGENHEIM 1898 – 1979 HERE LIE MY BELOVED BABIES CAPPUCINO 1949 – 1953 PEGEEN 1951 – 1953 PEACOCK 1952 – 1953 TORO 1954 – 1957 FOGLIA 1956 – 1958 MADAM BUTTERFLY 1954 – 1958 BABY 1949 – … Continue reading →

Benjamin Franklin Jones August 8, 1824 – May 19, 1903 Mary McMasters Jones March 13, 1829 – January 11, 1911 On the front of the Jones Family Mausoleum in the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh are two Neo-classic female figures in … Continue reading →

ROBERT PAUL Jr. WAS A PRIVATE OF CO. A. 13TH PA. VOL. INFANTRY 3 MONTHS SERVICE, HELPED ORGANIZE AND ENLISTED IN HAMPTON BATTERY F. PA. LIGHT ARTILLERY OCT. 8TH 1861 AND WAS ENGAGED IN EVERY BATTLE THE BATTERY WAS IN … Continue reading →