The Bicentennial of the War of 1812

  A Battle in the War of 1812 Map of Battle Sites This Monday, June 18, will mark the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the War of 1812.  Although…

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Cemetery Designs

  Frank Lloyd Wright Today marks what would have been the 145th birthday of American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.  Wright is known for what he termed ‘organic architecture,’ which later…

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Cemeteries Worth the Visit – Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio

Cemetery of Spring Grove Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio is the second largest cemetery in the United States.  It was originally known as the Cemetery of Spring Grove, and…

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Faces From the Past – Ceramic Memorial Plaques

  They go by many names – those faces from the past.  Ceramic pictures, photo porcelain plaques, memorial portraitures, even postmortem portraits.  They first began appearing on gravestones in the…

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