Very hard to see — it was a gray winter day when I took the photo — but this carving shows a sun with a face, an urn, and a crescent moon with the words “an urn”. Link to a better photo in next post 1/
Queens River Baptist Cemetery, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
I’ve seen a lot of gravestones with this finger pointing to heaven symbol, but I especially like this one because you can see the button on his shirt cuff.
Thank you for sharing this! Field hockey was a huge part of my high school experience (we won three state championships!) and I now know I had Constance to thank for it. 🏑
Westminster Old Cemetery, Westminster, Vermont, USA
Virtue names (Patience, Felicity, Mercy, etc) were a tradition started by the Puritans and some are still popular today (Grace), but 21st century me cringes at the idea of a woman named Silence
Robinson Burying Ground, Stonington, Connecticut, USA
In memory of Franses (sic) W. Holmes “who died on his passage from Demarary [now Guyana] to this port June 6th 1801 in Lat 20 39N & Long 64W Aged 14 Years”
