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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Mary Mulford Anderson Tombstone

Born on 21 Aug 1792 in Green County, Pennsylvania, Mary Mulford Anderson died  on 16 Nov 1859 in Jefferson County, Iowa.  Her husband, Hiram Anderson had passed away six years earlier in Boone County, Indiana. 

Mary was buried in the Stringtown Cemetery northwest of Winterset, Iowa.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

U.S. Military Cemetery – Colleville-sur-Mer

The U.S. military cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer,Calvados, Normandy, France.

US cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy rows

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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Phebe Glover Mulford Rysam Tombstone

South End Cemetery – East Hampton

Memory of Mrs. Phebe Rysam, relic of Capt. Wm. J. Rysam and formerly consort of Col. David Mulford who died Nov. 16, 1815, aged 79 years & 8 mo.

 

Glober Phoebe Mulford headstone_sm

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Golden Gate National Cemetery

The seemingly unending rows of veteran graves in the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California.

Golden Gate Military Cemetery

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Piper Hill Cemetery – Stewartstown, NH

After years of searching, I found many of my ancestors buried in the Piper Hill cemetery a little south of Stewartstown, New Hampshire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, November 30, 2009

The Tombstone is Failing

Weather and time are taking a serious toll on Albert Clarke’s tombstone.  Made of concrete, the best material his family could afford, the marker is disintegrating.  Water and ice will continue to do their destructive work until the marker totally fails in the not too distant future.

Clarke Albert headstone

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Her Carved Headstone

Maud Mary Bathgate Logan Adams was so loved by her husband that  considerable stone working skills were used to carve her headstone.  The inscription is disappearing on the semi-hard 100 year old stone.  Like many other makers in the cemetery, it is being abused by city owned lawnmowers piloted by teenage boys.  The design is unique and the sentiment of a loving husband has been on display for generations of descendants and visitors to the cemetery.

Mary Bathgate Adams headstone

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Saint Peter’s ~ Dissenters Burial Ground ~ Broadstairs, England

The Dissenters Burial Ground was closed in 1937, part of it having already being built over in 1894. The gravestones were removed to the surrounding walls in the early 1960's, but a record was maintained of their positions at that time. Many of the limestone headstones are now in a poor state and there are a number of broken stones. It was formerly known as Salem. The children's graves are 5 feet deep. The adult graves are 6 feet deep. Burial charges were assessed at one sixth per foot. Most graves are family graves with multiple burials in each grave.

Russell Mary Thomas headstone

Edwards Al Morgan Elizabeth headstone

Lukin Mary Hurst Susanna Covell Robert headstone

Dawson Joseph Robert Elizabeth headstone

Cock Mary Robert headstone

Baylis John headstone

Bradley John Mary Fanny Josiah headstone

Brook John Mary Eliza Cottew Mary headstone

And many, many more whose inscriptions have all but disappeared.

The church in days gone by….

Baptist Church pre WWII

Thomas Cramp

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The Veterans of American Fork

The FamHist blog talks about meeting a veteran in the American Fork, Utah cemetery. The city has erected many memorials to its veterans at the south entrance gate.

AF Cemetery Veterans Memorial Flags

AF Cemetery War Memoral Flags

AF Cemetery Veterans Statue Memorial

AF Cemetery WWI Veterans Memorial

AF Cemetery War Veterans Memorial

AF Cemetery WWII Veterans Memorial 2

AF Cemetery WWII Veterans Memorial 3

AF Cemetery WWII Veterans Memorial 4

AF Cemetery Vietnam Veterans Memorial

AF Cemetery Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial

AF Cemetery Famous Veterans Memorial

AF Cemetery Gulf Iran Veterans Memorial

AF Cemetery All Wars Veterans Memorial

AF Cemetery Terrosim Conflict Veterans Memorial


AF Cemetery VFW Honor Guard Memorial


AF Cemetery Veterans Memorial 2

AF Cemetery Veterans Memorial

May we never forget their sacrifice and bravery.