Early New England Gravestone Symbols June 6, 2022June 6, 2022Kim Jacobson Comment One of the earliest tombstone symbols in the United States is the Death’s Head. Also known as the “winged skull,” it pertains to --More
Emblems and Hieroglyphicks June 3, 2022June 18, 2022Kim Jacobson Comment When I first saw Mehtabel Sheafe’s gravestone in King’s Chapel Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts I thought it was a mama skeleton with --More