Archangels and Angels of Faith, Hope, Mercy and Religion
The combination of Faith, Hope, Mercy, and Religion appears in classical cemetery architecture and monument design, where they are personified as allegorical figures
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Early New England Stonecutters
New England, and in particular the Boston area, boasted some of the finest gravestone carvers of the era and to this day. Seventeenth
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Early New England Stonecutters–William Mumford
Samuel Ruggles, 1692, Roxbury, Massachusetts
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Early New England Stonecutters–Fosters of Dorchester
James Foster and Descendants James Foster I (1651–1732), son of Captain Hopestill Foster and Mary Bates, is credited with creating many of the
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Early New England Stonecutters–J.N.
J.N. Possibly John Noyes, Silversmith “J.N.” was the first New England carver to use peacocks. His work utilized highly sophisticated engravings which also
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Early New England Stonecutters–Henry Christian Geyer and son John Just Geyer
Henry Christian Geyer and son John Just Geyer Henry Christian Geyer was born in Germany 1727 and emigrated to America in the Mid-1700s.
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Marble Carvers–M. Muldoon & Co.
Col. Michael Macdonald Muldoon (1836-1911), was the founder of “Union Marble Works, M. Muldoon & Co.,” of Louisville, Kentucky. Born in County Cavan,
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Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Green-Wood Cemetery is one of the most amazing cemeteries that I have ventured in to. With over a half a million graves, you
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Top Cemeteries
Photos from my Top Ten Cemeteries
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