SPRINGFIELD – In the early 1700s, gravestones throughout New England were often adorned with an etching of a winged skull. But in this city, that symbol is missing from historic gravestones. “Part of ...
Dead men do tell tales. They just need experienced interpreters. Symbols etched into old gravestones reveal important information not only about the life of the people buried there but also the times ...
A lot of people walk through old cemeteries without realizing the carvings on the gravestones were meant to say something specific. This video turns that quiet detail into the whole story. As the ...
Two years before the Declaration of Independence was signed, Anstiss Crowninshield’s gravestone was laid in its place at the Old Burying Point Cemetery in Salem, right next to one that belonged to her ...
In southern Indiana, gravestones shaped like tree stumps are abundant; but in other parts of the country, they’re a rare treasure. Limestone carver Casey Winningham said he’s seen online forums that ...
The Medfield Historical Society will present the third of its spring programs, “Medfield’s Other Art Gallery: Gravestone Art and Carvers in Vine Lake Cemetery,” taking place in the vestry of the First ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs maintains more than four million gravesites across the U.S. Three of them have Nazi swastikas carved into the headstones. The World War II-era gravestones with Nazi ...
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