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A Tragic End to a Great Talent

Even though the Ahern Family Mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, the Sherwood Family Mausoleum in the Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C., and the Charles Edward Crouse Mausoleum in the Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, New York, are in … Continue reading

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Wigglesworth and Wannamaker

IN MEMORIAM OLIVE BELDEN WIFE OF HENRY WIGGLESWORTH Born Jan. 5, 1874 Died April 26, 1909 HENRY WIGGLESWORTH Born Nov. 2, 1866 Died March 19, 1945 SYLVIA WIGGLESWORTH BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES W. MAITLAND Born July 8, 1897 Died May … Continue reading

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Statues to Order

Two bronze statues in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Indiana, honor the men and women who fought in the service of their country.  The first statue erected was a bronze of a Union soldier placed in a circle at … Continue reading

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Watch for Speeding Automobiles!

DUPREE MARY DUPREE JULY 11, 1862 May 25, 1922 A couple of years ago during Halloween week, volunteers dressed in period costumes to play Bloomington residents who had passed away and were buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery.  As they … Continue reading

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The Living

Sometimes, it is just nice to go to a cemetery and see the living. Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh.

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Vigilante Justice

SIMEON RENO REGT 79 IND INF CIVIL WAR AUG 2 1843  DEC 12 1868 WILLIAM RENO 50 REGT IND INF CIVIL WAR MAY 15 1838  DEC 12 1868 FRANK RENO CO H 6 IND INF CIVIL WAS JUN 27 1837  … Continue reading

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A Mystery

Dr. William Sheridan Flower January 22, 1871 – June 30, 1924 Sarah Eleanor Lockhart Flower October 11, 1877 – September 1, 1960 The early 1920s Flower Family Mausoleum in the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has a vaguely Egyptian design … Continue reading

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Fetch, Prince!

TO THE MEMORY OF PATRICK HAGAN DIED JAN. 6. 1912 MAY HE REST IN PEACE TO THE MEMORY OF MARY E. HAGAN DIED SEPT. 1. 1912 MAY SHE REST IN PEACE The Hagan Family Plot in the Catholic Cemetery in … Continue reading

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Here Kitty, Kitty!

Carved atop a gravestone in the Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena, rests a cat basking in the California sun, a tribute, no doubt, to the deceased’s love of the cuddly feline. Though dogs have long been considered man’s best friend, … Continue reading

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Christian and Egyptian Symbolism Coexisting

Erected byTERENCE NUGENTIn Memory ofhis Esteemed FriendCORNELIUS CREMIN,A native of Cork,IRELAND,Who departed this lifeSeptember 1st, 1854,Aged 26 years,May he rest in peace. Afflictions sore he bore,Physicians were in vain,Till God did please that death should come [?] And cease him … Continue reading

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