Funerary Art & Unique Cemeteries
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Tomb of Astronaut Ronald McNair in Lake City, SC
Picture this: Elementary school classroom in the 1980’s. They roll a huge television into the room…
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St. Andrews Cemetery in Darien, Ga
A cemetery with a view, St. Andrews sits right on the edge of the marshes and…
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Victorian Era Floriography in Funerary Art: A Short List
About a year ago I posted a very brief introduction to floriography and cemetery symbolism as…
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Rose Hill Cemetery in Winder, Ga
About 35 minutes from Athens, Georgia you’ll find the smallbutgrowing town of Winder. It was once…
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Piney Grove Primitive Baptist Church & Cemetery in Needham, GA
I grew up not 15 minutes from this church and up until recently I a) had…
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The Lonely Grave of Little Leila Howell in Piedmont, SC
In memory of little Leila, infant daughter of Dr. W.S. and S.C. Howell who departed this…
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First Looks: Magnolia Cemetery in Augusta, Ga
Fire on the mountains—snakes in the grass.Satan’s here a-billin;—oh, Lordy, let him pass!Stephen Vincent Benet Benet…
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Sara Louise Little at Crawford cemetery in Crawford, Ga
I posted these photos to my Instagram not long ago and the response to this little…
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See It Before It’s Gone: Antioch Baptist Church & Cemetery Near Crawfordville, GA (UPDATE!)
Update: Strike this one from the see it before it’s gone list! A recent visit found…
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Bostwick cemetery in bostwick, ga
As expected, lots of Bostwick family in the Bostwick Cemetery! Oh, and a lot of different…
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Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tn
My first trip to Knoxville was a blast, and as I mentioned in a prior post,…
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Old Monticello Methodist Church in Monticello, Ga
Currently a Places in Peril on the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation list*, this church and…
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Ponder family cemetery in fairplay, ga
In this tiny cemetery there are 13 marked graves and 6 unmarked graves for those buried…
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Westview cemetery in Atlanta, GA
Y’all. Y’ALL! My trip to Westview was amazing but with almost 600 acres, 125000 folks buried…
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Lott cemetery in waycross, ga
This cemetery was the first officially established cemetery in town beginning with burials in 1877, and…
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common & uncommon cemetery finds
When you’re out exploring a cemetery or two or ten (hey, I’m not judging how many…
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Resthaven Cemetery in Monroe, Ga
This is a mid-sized cemetery located on the edge of the rapidly expanding town square of…


