My headstone of the week for Thanksgiving Week is found in St. Mary’s Cemetery, right here in Lancaster. While searching for a family member’s gravesite, I came across this one and just could not resist taking it’s picture. It seems to have been reinforced with large stones to keep it upright. It dwarfs the surrounding [...]
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Linda’s Headstone of the Week, Week #6
Posted in Cemeteries, Graveyards, Headstone, tagged Lancaster Pennsylvania, St. Mary's Cemetery on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Linda’s Headstone of the Week, Week #5
Posted in Cemeteries, Graveyards, Headstone, tagged John H. Dysart, Lancaster Pennsylvania, Woodward Hill Cemetery on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While trying to find a some headstones for a find-a-grave request, I came across this wonderful headstone in Woodward Hill Cemetery. Ay first glance I thought this was yet another vandalized headstone in this old city cemetery. Upon close inspection I found that it was not, the sabre was actually carved this way. There were [...]
Awesome Harrisburg Cemetery!
Posted in Cemeteries, Graveyards, tagged Civil War graves, Harrisburg Cemetery on November 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today I visited my favorite cemetery ~ Harrisburg Cemetery, within view of the State Capitol. Old, old, old Harrisburg Cemetery. . . . and today I noticed something I had never noticed before. I first had to stop by my great-grandparents site. They rest with five of their children who did not live to see [...]
Linda’s Headstone of the Week, Week #4
Posted in Cemeteries, Graveyards, Headstone, tagged Lancaster Pennsylvania, Maytown Union Cemetery, St. John's Lutheran Church on November 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Week #4′s headstone is found in Maytown in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one headstone in memory of ten people. The Inscription tells the story: KNOWN NOW BUT TO GOD BURIED BENEATH THIS GROUND ARE THE BONES OF TEN PERSONS WHOSE UNMARKED GRAVES WERE UNCOVERED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHURCH ELEVATOR AND SOCIAL [...]
Immanuel Church Graveyard, Newcastle, Delaware
Posted in Cemeteries, Graveyards, Headstone, tagged Delaware, Immanuel Church Graveyard, New Castle on November 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Newcastle, Delaware is one of my favorite places to go. It is about 1 1/2 hour drive from Lancaster and we travel to go to Church on occasion, to have brunch or just to walk around the town and take in the beauty of old, old Newcastle. A friend introduced us to Immanuel Episcopal Church [...]
Linda’s Headstone of the Week, Week #3
Posted in Cemeteries, Graveyards, Headstone, tagged Headstone, Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster Pennsylvania on November 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My pick for headstone of the week is found in Lancaster Cemetery in the heart of the city. This is one of my favorite cemeteries, and a relaxing, peaceful place to visit. My Headstone of the Week is also, not a headstone, but a row of grave markers for an entire family. On a recent [...]
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