The High Mortality Rate of Infants and Children
A lamb is the one of the symbols for a child's grave September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month and an appropriate time to explore the tombstones of infants and children.…
Symbols: Flowers and the Frailty of Life
Symbols have been used on tombstones for centuries. But it was not until the mid-1800’s that this secret code caught on with the ‘common folk’ who could finally afford to…
Cemeteries Worth the Visit – Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois
Normal 0 0 1 41 239 1 1 293 11.1539 0 0 0 1872 Map of Cemetery Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in the Illinois capitol city of Springfield. Founded…
Jane Todd Crawford -The First Survivor of Ovarian Surgery
September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, http://www.ovariancancer.org/ reports that each year in the United States, over 21,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. About…
Mausoleums, Crypts, and Tombs (Oh My!)
Mausoleum Mausoleums, crypt and tombs. So what is the difference between the three? A mausoleum is an independent aboveground structure built to hold the remains of a person or persons. …
Divining the Dead
18th Century Dowser Regardless of what you call it, divining, witching, dowsing, or Rhabdomancy - there is now quite an interest in this ancient art.Grave dowsing has caught the attention…