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Mary Townsend, Needham, Massachusetts, Henry Christian Geyer

Early New England Stonecutters–Henry Christian Geyer and son John Just Geyer

Muldoon, Carver, Old Live Oak

Marble Carvers–M. Muldoon & Co.

Front Gate, Green-Wood Cemetery, New York

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

Imps, Jane Dickson, Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Early New England Stone Cutters–Joseph Lamson (1658-1722)

Elias Row, Imps of Death, Phipps Street Burial Ground, Charleston, Massachusetts

The Imps of Death

Cast Iron Fence, Mausoleum, Wood & Perot Makers, Phila
New Orleans Cast Iron Mausoleums
Cast-Iron Gate, Gee's Family Lot, Rustic
Wood & Perot Cast-Iron Cemetery Fencing

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Angel Carrying Baby - Thorvaldsen Day

About the Site

December 31, 2021February 18, 2022Kim Jacobson Comment
This site is about all of the artistic and interesting finds in cemeteries. Elaborate marble sculptures, detailed cast-iron gates and fences, unusual tombstones --More
Old Live Oaks Cemetery

Cemetery Fences and Gates and Their Makers

December 28, 2021February 18, 2022Kim Jacobson 1
The best examples of charming “Lacy Iron” in the cemetery are the elaborate gates and fences surrounding family lots. The makers are readily --More
Mary Townsend, Needham, Massachusetts, Henry Christian Geyer

Early New England Stonecutters–Henry Christian Geyer and son John Just Geyer

July 5, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
Henry Christian Geyer and son John Just Geyer Henry Christian Geyer was born in Germany 1727 and emigrated to America in the Mid-1700s. --More
Muldoon, Carver, Old Live Oak

Marble Carvers–M. Muldoon & Co.

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
Col. Michael Macdonald Muldoon (1836-1911), was the founder of “Union Marble Works, M. Muldoon & Co.,” of Louisville, Kentucky. Born in County Cavan, --More
Front Gate, Green-Wood Cemetery, New York

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
Green-Wood Cemetery is one of the most amazing cemeteries that I have ventured in to. With over a half a million graves, you --More
Burial Hill Cemetery

Top Cemeteries

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
Photos from my Top Ten Cemeteries --More
Imps, Jane Dickson, Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Early New England Stone Cutters–Joseph Lamson (1658-1722)

February 10, 2025Kim Jacobson Comment
Joseph Lamson was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1658, the son of William and Sarah (Ayers) Lamson. Joseph Lamson’s early designs suggest he --More
Elias Row, Imps of Death, Phipps Street Burial Ground, Charleston, Massachusetts

The Imps of Death

February 8, 2025February 8, 2025Kim Jacobson Comment
The “Imps of Death” were part of Puritan New England tombstone imagery from about 1680-1712. They were frequently accompanied with an hourglass, coffins, --More
Phipps Street Burial Ground, Boston, Massachusetts

Masonic Symbolism in the Cemetery

February 7, 2025February 8, 2025Kim Jacobson 1
Freemasonry, rich in symbolism, has had centuries to develop symbolic embellishments for its many ceremonies and levels of proficiency. Masons or Freemasons are --More
Cortland Hempstead Green-Wood Cemetery

Ships of Green-Wood

February 7, 2025Kim Jacobson Comment
New York’s Green-Wood Cemetery in the Bronx, with over 500,000 burials, is a veritable treasure trove of unique monuments. While there are many --More
Queen of the Air

Story Stones: Queen of the Air

January 29, 2025Kim Jacobson Comment
Lillian Leitzel, known to her fans as “Leitzel”, was a star of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. She is buried --More
Italian Angel Green-Wood Cemetery, New York

Angel Photo Gallery

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025Kim Jacobson 1
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About Me

October 18, 2021December 31, 2021Kim Jacobson 2
About the author of this website. --More

Top Ten Cemeteries

Front Gate, Green-Wood Cemetery, New York

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
Green-Wood Cemetery is one of the most amazing cemeteries that I have ventured in to. With over a half a million graves, you --More
Burial Hill Cemetery

Top Cemeteries

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026

About the Site

Angel Carrying Baby - Thorvaldsen Day

About the Site

December 31, 2021February 18, 2022Kim Jacobson Comment
This site is about all of the artistic and interesting finds in cemeteries. Elaborate marble sculptures, detailed cast-iron gates and fences, unusual tombstones --More
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