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Killed at New Albany North Y. while on duty for the Monon R. W. Co. EMORY L. SON OF J. N. & E. A. TITZEL BORN SEP. 15. 1880 DIED DEC. 20. 1902 HIS LAST TRIP C. R. Salyards of … Continue reading →

FILOMENA BUCCOLA REMEMBRANCE OF MY DAUGHTER JULIA AGE 29 YRS. questa fotografia presa dopo 6 anni morta BUCCOLA On moonless nights when there is a gentle rain, there have been reports in the Mount Carmel Cemetery at Hillside, Illinois, of a … Continue reading →

  DR. OSCAR SCHULTZ NOV. 9, 1848 FEB. 11, 1890 LOUISA HIS WIFE MAR. 9, 1850 MAR. 6, 1903 The representation of Hope can be easily found in American cemeteries.  Hope is most often portrayed as a woman standing and leaning … Continue reading →

A TRIBUTE TO THE MEN OF MONROE COUNTY WHO IN THE SPIRIT OF LOYALTY SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR 1917 – 1918 AND LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE INSCRIBED BELOW WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE Memorial Day is a … Continue reading →

Erected by Public Donations In memory Of the Veterans Of the Spanish- American War 1896 – 1902 Dedicated 9-26-1926 The Spanish-American War monument in the Bohemian National at Chicago, Illinois, was designed by Theo Ruggles Kitson. The eight-foot statue weighs … Continue reading →

On the highest hillock in the Walnut Hill Cemetery at Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana, stands a monument and cannon to those who served in the Civil War. The column rests on a four-sided plinth. Two sides have bas-reliefs of eagle, … Continue reading →

PVT. MICHAEL KOKOSKA CO. L. 127 INF. He gave his life in Honor Of our Country Born Sept. 28, 1892 Died June 27, 1918 in France Many cemeteries feature memorials to soldiers. Some statues commemorate all of the soldiers who … Continue reading →

One of my favorite episodes of the Andy Griffith Show, Three Wishes for Opie, came in the 5th season when Barney and Goober went to an auction. Barney came back from the auction holding a gypsy’s box that contained a … Continue reading →

Henry Brooks Adams February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918 —- Marian “Clover” Hooper Adams September 13, 1843 – December 6, 1885 Henry Adams, the scion of the great and influential Adams family was a journalist, an historian and a … Continue reading →

ANNE SIMON “A SOUL WHOSE EYES WERE KEENER THAN THE SUN A SOUL WHOSE WINGS WERE WIDER THAN THE WORLD” “There is no Death” The souring angel in the Rock Creek Cemetery at Washington, D.C., that marks the grave of … Continue reading →