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JOHN HARRY STEDMANDIED OCTOBER 29, 1922ALICE SHERWOOD WELLS STEDMANDIED OCTOBER 7, 1906 There are many objects found in our homes that we take for granted. Each one was created by an inventor. Some of these objects were created by inventors … Continue reading →

According to the experts at the Phillipsburg Memorial Company in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, there are several modern techniques for carving letters and designs on tombstones, including the following techniques which are both machine made: “Sandblasting … involves using compressed air … Continue reading →

ET TENEO ET TENEORG. A. F.OUR SON AND BROTHER On the large gray granite family stone behind the white marble round top column, G.A.F. is listed: George Albert French1841 – 1864 The column dedicated to George Albert French has two … Continue reading →

Gravely Speaking and Syngrammata have decided to dig deep into our photo collections in order to bring you pairs of images drawn from our many years combing through American cemeteries. Each pair will be linked by a theme which we … Continue reading →

SUSAN B. ANTHONYFebruary 15, 1820March 13, 1906 There is an unassuming gravestone in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York—the unadorned rounded-top white marble marker for Susan B. Anthony. On Election Day, as a tribute to Anthony’s efforts to … Continue reading →

Gravely Speaking and Syngrammata have decided to dig deep into our photo collections in order to bring you pairs of images drawn from our many years combing through American cemeteries. Each pair will be linked by a theme which we … Continue reading →

Gravely Speaking and Syngrammata have decided to dig deep into our photo collections in order to bring you pairs of images drawn from our many years combing through American cemeteries. Each pair will be linked by a theme which we are free to … Continue reading →

SERGT. GEO. H. DUNCAN of Co. L, 1st Cav. Reg. Vermont on Killed in Battle Gettysburg, PA July 3, 1863 AE 22 Son of G. H. & A. DUNCAN The eroded white marble gravestone of George Duncan in the Greenmount … Continue reading →

Margaret Caroline “Little Margaret” Pitkin November 18, 1892 – December 4, 1899 The monument in the Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier, Vermont, commissioned by Margaret’s parents, Carroll Perley and Mary A. Devine Pitkin, was to be an exact replica of … Continue reading →

Gravely Speaking and Syngrammata have decided to dig deep into our photo collections in order to bring you pairs of images drawn from our many years combing through American cemeteries. Each pair will be linked by a theme which we are free to … Continue reading →