It was something we had wanted to see for a number of years – beautiful green wreaths, each with a large red bow, decorating row after row of headstones turned white with the passing of time. Christmas Day, 2011 was the perfect time to do it!From the General of the Armies of the United States, [...]
Archive for December, 2011
Let’s See if I Can Keep this Resolution . . .
Posted in Cemeteries, Graveyards, Headstone, tagged Headstone, New Years Resolution on December 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Making New Year’s resolution seems to be a tradition many of us follow. Breaking New Year’s resolutions seems to be another tradition! Will this year be different? I hope so since I have several I’d like to make. My first resolution involves my blogging. Several years ago I had a “Headstone of the Week” blog, and [...]
Visits to Three US Presidents in One Day!
Posted in Biography, Cemeteries, Graveyards, Headstone, tagged 16th Presdient, 27th President, 35th President, Arlington House, Arlington National Cemetery, Eternal Flame, Grave, James Buchanan, John F. Kennedy, Lancaster Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., William Howard Taft, Woodward Hill Cemetery on December 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, we did. We visited three different United States Presidents’ Grave sites for Christmas, 2011! First stop was to our 16th President, James Buchanan’s grave in Woodward Hill Cemetery, right here in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Woodward Hill was once a beautiful cemetery, but as the city grew, the area it is in became surrounded by “less [...]
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