Funerary Art & Unique Cemeteries

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…
St. Andrews Cemetery in Darien, Ga

A cemetery with a view, St. Andrews sits right on the edge of the marshes and…
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…
Four stories from Memory Hill Cemetery in Milledgeville, Ga

In a cemetery full of memorable people, stories that span over 11 wars, and very unique…
Rose Hill Cemetery in Winder, Ga

About 35 minutes from Athens, Georgia you’ll find the smallbutgrowing town of Winder. It was once…
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…
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…
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…
Heavy Metal! Cast Iron in Cemeteries & Burials: Fisk Coffins, Headstones, Abrams Grave Covers, & More

I haven’t had a chance to see the new Frankenstein movie but I’ve heard that lots…
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…
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…
Bostwick cemetery in bostwick, ga

As expected, lots of Bostwick family in the Bostwick Cemetery! Oh, and a lot of different…
Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tn

My first trip to Knoxville was a blast, and as I mentioned in a prior post,…
Old Monticello Methodist Church in Monticello, Ga

Currently a Places in Peril on the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation list*, this church and…
Ponder family cemetery in fairplay, ga

In this tiny cemetery there are 13 marked graves and 6 unmarked graves for those buried…
Westview cemetery in Atlanta, GA

Y’all. Y’ALL! My trip to Westview was amazing but with almost 600 acres, 125000 folks buried…
the abandoned Central state hospital & Cedar Lane Cemetery In milledgeville, GA

Central State Mental Hospital, previously called the Georgia State Sanitarium or Milledgeville State Hospital along with other…
Lott cemetery in waycross, ga

This cemetery was the first officially established cemetery in town beginning with burials in 1877, and…
common & uncommon cemetery finds

When you’re out exploring a cemetery or two or ten (hey, I’m not judging how many…
Resthaven Cemetery in Monroe, Ga

This is a mid-sized cemetery located on the edge of the rapidly expanding town square of…