† Bones of Contention †

Sprankle Mausoleum is late XIXth century neo-Gothic. They really don't build them like this anymore. It has five crocketted spires, usus...

the dessicated maple leaf was there Looking back at photos i took, i decided to put these on the net. Some others were visually interesting ...

When people came to America they still knew the ways of the old country and followed their natural cultural. This extended to burial practic...

The globe is the Workmen's Circle emblem. The letters 'A', 'R' stand for Arbeter Ring, the Yiddish for the former. Workm...

Ту с почива є наш син • Tu spočivaje naš sin • Here rests our son Стефан • Stefan The boy lived into his sixth year *1919, 1924†. He was ...

at cemetery Many people feel similar emotions, have similar senses of sanctity, concerning graveyards and churches. Some faiths consider bo...

Gound is broken, and then the resultant hole is filled. Now some times, the same ground is broken again. People are buried, and occasionall...