A Taphophile's Appreciation of the Art and Beauty of New England Cemeteries
Showing posts with label Unusual Markers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Unusual Markers. Show all posts
Saturday, November 24, 2012
A Simple Statement
I saw this one day and thought it was a recent grave that would soon get a tombstone, but I was surprised to see the deceased had been interred back in 1997. As is usually the case, I was left to fill in the blanks on my own. This could've meant many things, like maybe the family just didn't have the money to purchase a headstone, or maybe there were no close relatives around when this lady died, but it's clear that someone at least took the time to construct this rough style cross. For a moment I was reminded of the old Westerns I'd seen where a person would end up buried just about anywhere and the grave marked with a cross constructed of sticks. In the end it really isn't about how fancy a tombstone one gets but how well they're remembered by the friends and family still living.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
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