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Photo Friday The Letter C for Cemeteries and Cathedrals As a History Buff and Genealogist, I often find myself exploring old cemeteries. When I was visiting Arlington Cemetary in Washington D.C. - I found the mortal remains of an old boyfriend. He lied about his age. He was three years younger than my father and they served in Korea at about the same time. There are an abundance of old battlegrounds in West Virginia. I've notice that these battleground all have an intense stillness. There is Droop Mountain and the Battle of Lewisburg and even the site that I live where there was a Confederate hospital. A few years ago, I took the train to Baltimore to visit the Cathedral where the mortal remains of my late husband's famous cousin, Cardinal James Gibbons. I lit a candle to honor Grumpy and his mother. When Grumpy knew that he was heading for the other side, he was concerned that his mother would do a Catholic Funeral for him. I promised him that I would make sure that that didn't happen. He wanted to be dropped into the Pacific Ocean. I jokingly told him that I would toss him in the Greenbrier River and call it good, Of course that didn't happen. I mailed his mortal remain to Kansas. His biological transported him by motorcycle to Colorado. They caravanned to California for a family reunion and into the Pacific Ocean, he went. He got the send off that he wanted. My boys (his step-sons) and I had a simple picnic in the park. It has been my experience that family funerals can be full of drama and we managed to avoid most of that.       Abracadabra  |
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Church Records are an excellent source for finding out about births, baptisms marriages, deaths and other historical happenings of our ancestors. Abracadabra
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As a fellow genealogist I share your interest in cemeteries, markers, monuments, etc. Great blog post! A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!
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I love visiting cemeteries and churches too, the older the better. I like to light a candle or two in every church I visit. Interesting photos and a very enjoyable blog post. 
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So many of us enjoy visiting the resting grounds of our friends and family. Great set of pictures.
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There is a stillness in cemeteries, a peacefulness. I guess that is why the call it being "at rest". I remember our little town cemetery, and near Memorial Day, how my gramma cut flowers to take to the family graves. I went with her and received a family (and town) history as we walked among the head stones. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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Interesting narrative. Hmm ... it depresses me to visit cemeteries ... I used to go to accompany a friend or relative at the funeral of a loved one. Now I can't.   Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.(Khalil Gibran)
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