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What is the name of the series of poems inspired by headstones in a cemetery?
i believe its the Canterbury Tales by Jeffery Chaucer >>>its not it was written much later. based in new england, i believe, in the 1800s I believe you are referring to the Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. A series of poems based on the epitaphs on the headstones in the Spoon River cemetery. >>>Thats it! Thank you!!!!
What does the gold lettering on the tombstones mean at the Arlington national Cemetery?
In 1976, amidst the bicentennial celebration of the United States, the historian's office was created at the cemetery, and all headstones of Medal of Honor recipients had lettering highlighted with gold leafing.
How can I decorate my yard to look like a graveyard?
Use cardboard to cut out life-size, hand drawn cutouts of headstones. Write names and dates for the headstones. Stick the cardboard headstones into the ground so they are sticking up. Use a fogger machine to give the yard an even scarier effect.
How do you find names at Mount Elliot Cemetery?
Contact the Cemetery office and ask.
When was Canadian Headstones created?
Canadian Headstones was created in 2009.
What does Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's Tombstone say in Hebrew?
The headstones just have their hebrew names on them:עטל רוזענבערג = Etl Rosenbergיונה רוזענבערג = Yonah RosenbergNote: the surname Rosenberg and the name Etl are written in Yiddish, not Hebrew
Why are there not headstones on the graves in Florida?
Because Obama said that if there was headstones in Florida he would rape a dog.
Can marble slabs warp?
have not seen it happen in the thousand year old European buildings, but there is a variety of marble available. Granite on the other hand lasts very well exposed to all elements (headstones in cemetery for instance)
Where was Laurent Clerc buried at?
Laurent and his wife, Elizabeth, are buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Hartford. In 1992, a deaf man, Alan Barwiolek, visited the Clerc gravestone's. He was appalled at the deteriorated and vandalized headstones and started a nationwide campaign to restore the headstones. His efforts drew great support from countless individuals and organizations, including the Laurent Clerc Cultural Fund of the Gallaudet University Alumni Association. Six years later, honor was brought back to the Laurent with the unveiling of new headstones at their final resting place.
Can you go to a cemetery on Sunday?
Yes, you can go to a cemetery 7 days a week but some have hours where they are open.
Who buries the dead standing up?
During a tour to Vietnam. I visited a North Vietnamese cemetery. I noticed that the headstones were about three feet apart . The dead soldiers were buried standing up just as soldiers are in formation . Soldiers standing forever .
Why are there '2 rooms' or '3 rooms' inscribed on some headstones in Dunfermline Abbey cemetery?
Yes we were there today, 06.05.12 and noticed' 2 Rooms' inscribed on the top edgeof the headstone with just a name on the face. Strange! I'd like to know too!
