tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post69593765987608858..comments2024-03-19T03:49:08.149-04:00Comments on for the love of a house: Living in New England: Cemeteriesfor the love of a househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151787635612708698noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-58146546335747873822013-11-23T21:53:32.761-05:002013-11-23T21:53:32.761-05:00What beautiful gravestones - what beautiful photog...What beautiful gravestones - what beautiful photographs! Thank you so much for sharing with us!Friends of Oakwood Cemeteryhttps://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfOakwoodCemeterynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-61709305084586329532013-11-12T19:50:04.287-05:002013-11-12T19:50:04.287-05:00Joan, I read with great interest of your affection...Joan, I read with great interest of your affection for old cemeteries. Years ago, when my children would have soccer tournaments that were in far distance counties and beyond, we used to leave plenty early so we could take the state and county roads. Whenever we'd begin to go road weary, I would pull into an old cemetery and we'd spend half an hour or so just walking through and reading gravesite markers. To this day my children do not remember anything about their ball tournaments, but they will recall some of the catchy inscriptions they had read as we shared those precious times of family ties... in our own way, giving honor and respect to those that have gone on before. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-6443409723822874052013-11-12T14:20:15.948-05:002013-11-12T14:20:15.948-05:00I love the beauty and history of old cemeteries. M...I love the beauty and history of old cemeteries. My sister is in Georgetown, MA, and the cemetery there dates back to the 1700s. Apparently, there was a throat distemper epidemic in 1736 that killed 48 children in the small town. So sad :(Carolyn@Sweet Chaos Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04511226690873543202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-27135962261466942252013-11-09T04:21:39.550-05:002013-11-09T04:21:39.550-05:00love to have a wafer thin tombstone.
pvelove to have a wafer thin tombstone.<br />pvepve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-8827875440357928442013-11-07T17:37:12.563-05:002013-11-07T17:37:12.563-05:00I grew up in a Revolutionary War town in Massachus...I grew up in a Revolutionary War town in Massachusetts with an old burying ground near the common. We used to picnic there as children and I had many of the headstones memorized.<br /><br />My parents are buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery, a gorgeous one designed by Olmsted. A must-visit when you are in the area. So peaceful and beautiful.<br /><br />SallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-6073266182985886542013-11-06T22:16:37.560-05:002013-11-06T22:16:37.560-05:00Hi Joan,
I think this was such an interesting pos...Hi Joan, <br />I think this was such an interesting post. I have told you this before I simply adore your home. It is stunning and I love you style and this blog.<br />Lisa<br />leeshideaway.blogspot.comLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168353389781006789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-3217151707098956022013-11-06T09:58:07.940-05:002013-11-06T09:58:07.940-05:00Anon- we love Washington, NH!! We like to go up a...Anon- we love Washington, NH!! We like to go up and visit the stand/store at Eccardt Farm for great meats! It's a gorgeous part of the state- lucky you to have grown up there!for the love of a househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151787635612708698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-56684291911488693952013-11-06T09:49:02.659-05:002013-11-06T09:49:02.659-05:00Cemeteries are very interesting and unique places ...Cemeteries are very interesting and unique places to visit and are often overlooked by most folks when traveling. Reading the very old headstones is also something we do on our travels. The most unique cemetery we ever visited is Hope Cemetery in VT and I would recommend you find that one. Living in the south as we currently are, cemeteries are very often found in the middle of fields or in someone's back yard. It was common to have family members buried close to where they lived; these are cemeteries we do not visit on private lands.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-16989136105740515992013-11-05T19:16:01.030-05:002013-11-05T19:16:01.030-05:00In our little on both sides of the road cemetery u...In our little on both sides of the road cemetery up the road in Washington, NH we actually have a headstone for a leg! Captain Samuel Jones. as teenagers we used to sit in the crypts and tell ghost stories...and then try to walk back to the camp without getting hysterical!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-82840055987230999802013-11-05T16:18:13.143-05:002013-11-05T16:18:13.143-05:00Love this post--as a Boston girl living in the sou...Love this post--as a Boston girl living in the south, there are so many things about New England I miss! The town cemetery where I grew up has stones dating from the 1640s. Such amazing history.Jessica @ Little Nesting Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193422322961859551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-23187676233899131182013-11-05T14:58:19.602-05:002013-11-05T14:58:19.602-05:00Such an unusual and touching post! I love the old...Such an unusual and touching post! I love the old cemeteries, too; lovely post. Thanks, BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-40056091639620990332013-11-05T11:40:42.933-05:002013-11-05T11:40:42.933-05:00This cemeteries post was most intriguing, unique a...This cemeteries post was most intriguing, unique and informative with fabulous pictures! <br /><br />best, <br />teaorwine<br /><br /><br />teaorwine.blogspot.comteaorwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569214378018984731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-20642308274575648712013-11-02T12:12:51.297-04:002013-11-02T12:12:51.297-04:00I love cemeteries, too, especially old ones with a...I love cemeteries, too, especially old ones with a long history. What really intrigues me are the "secret" ones. Every now and then, driving down a country road in Maine, we'd catch a glimpse of a headstone or two. Stopping to investigate reveals a tiny, untended graveyard of half a dozen or so headstones - sometimes only two or three. We read the names and speculate as to why they might have been buried there. Our guess is that these are probably old family graveyards that most likely existed before the roads went through.<br /><br />A wonderful post (as always) and perfect for Halloween!seablueleehttp://seabluelens.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-43304019049355243632013-11-02T08:57:10.590-04:002013-11-02T08:57:10.590-04:00I am firmly in the final camp of those you mention...I am firmly in the final camp of those you mention....lived in New England for the first 45 years of my life. I do miss ot so.....my heart is there in so many ways. Thank you for these wonderful posts.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148984113186294070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-39336983891835657222013-11-02T01:15:22.456-04:002013-11-02T01:15:22.456-04:00I do genealogy and have found the gravesites of ma...I do genealogy and have found the gravesites of many of my ancestors on the website: Findagrave.com. It depends a lot on people like you that take pictures and record who is buried there. If you have an interest in this, I hope you'll help out and check the website and think about contributing to it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-29472383866264336562013-11-01T21:36:37.746-04:002013-11-01T21:36:37.746-04:00Loved reading your post and seeing the funerary ar...Loved reading your post and seeing the funerary art carved in the headstones. I had petersburg va cemetery posted on mine on halloween , I like visiting the very old cemeteries.<br />betsyBetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285774814387516190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-34362759057353692842013-11-01T20:48:55.930-04:002013-11-01T20:48:55.930-04:00Hi!
I am a new reader and just read your whole blo...Hi!<br />I am a new reader and just read your whole blog from the beginning! It was so wonderful. When I hit 2013 I started feeling sad, the way you feel when you are approaching the end of a favorite book. <br /><br />I found your blog when looking for blogs on renovation, since my husband and I are considering buying and restoring an old home. But this was so much more. I was touched when you posted about Ella (I am a dog rescuer and lover as well) and moved by the pictures of New England. I laughed when I recognized my own behavior in your stories about antique hunting and felt so involved int he whole process of your renovation. Oh, and I was rather inspired by your beautiful home as well. Thank you so much for sharing! I can not wait to read more posts.<br /><br />And since this post is about cemetaries, I suppose I will mention that I smiled a bit whiel reading, since this took me back to my childhood. During my entire childhood, my parents never once took a road trip without stopping and having us all walk an old cemetary. When I share this with most people, there response is "that's creepy." :) Until I was an adult, I assumed everyone did this.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952844277302263249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-27519527945304981632013-11-01T14:29:07.557-04:002013-11-01T14:29:07.557-04:00Genealogy is my hobby! I often stroll in cemeteri...Genealogy is my hobby! I often stroll in cemeteries. Some are lovely like yours. <br /><br />When I saw the name Fiske I knew it was in my family line. A quick search got a listing for Able but not much about him. His wife was Anna Spaulding. I could not find any direct link but as Able had relatives living in Middlesex Massachusetts around the same time as my relatives maybe............... Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596133690738976448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-41139545010920530702013-11-01T10:52:36.914-04:002013-11-01T10:52:36.914-04:00We have done the same too, one inscription on a ve...We have done the same too, one inscription on a very old grave in Wales uk <br />Let the sun shine bright on you<br />Warm may the south wind blow<br />Sweet sod (earth) above lie light, lie light<br />Goodnight sweetheart goodnight <br />Though this was really lovely and I remember it years after reading it, a nice touch Joan - AvrilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-45961456461431231672013-11-01T08:52:18.461-04:002013-11-01T08:52:18.461-04:00I love your "Living in New England" post...I love your "Living in New England" posts. And this was the perfect Halloween treat. I live in the city and often pass cemeteries that have been engulfed by the metropolis. Sometimes at traffic lights, I glance over and think, what a sad way to spend eternity, interred next to a busy eight lane expressway. I'd never get a moments peace! But your New England cemeteries, those are optimum conditions for eternal rest. And you won't believe this - but my son and I were stopped at a traffic light today, and glanced over at the cemetery where we had passed at least a thousand times before and noticed a pumpkin setting on one of the graves. It caught our eye and made us happy to see the falling leaves, the pumpkin, and the old tombstones right in the middle of the city. Until we read the name Thrasher on the tombstone. And the names on the next two graves ... Cutter and Moon. We love autumn and Halloween. So this made our day. Thanks for such a great post!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117279224184283180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-69652676701365131702013-10-31T21:59:45.325-04:002013-10-31T21:59:45.325-04:00The detail on old headstones is so intricate compa...The detail on old headstones is so intricate compared to those of today. Growing up, We lived next to the church cemetery, often taking newcomers for a moonlight trek. I was always amazed how many were scared during the night but not in the daylight. We also noticed how body parts received headstones, like a leg that had been amputated. Interesting.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592609819034215504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-80806702669314135782013-10-31T21:24:19.901-04:002013-10-31T21:24:19.901-04:00What a great post! Not far from my childhood neigh...What a great post! Not far from my childhood neighborhood was an old cemetery which had houses built all around it.I used to love to go and visit and read the old tombstones.I never felt scared or spooked,I always felt at peace reading the names and wondering what their lives were like.Happy Halloween! Christine Dracut MaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-42350023417981108622013-10-31T18:48:13.705-04:002013-10-31T18:48:13.705-04:00I love old cemeteries. Great imagery, great verses...I love old cemeteries. Great imagery, great verses, great imagined narrative. They're also a great place for quiet reflection and introspection. A challenging time in life just melts away when you when you see where you going to end up in a few years.An Urban Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666212353075804092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-44157858714209030582013-10-31T18:21:27.450-04:002013-10-31T18:21:27.450-04:00oh i loved this joan! happy halloween!.oh i loved this joan! happy halloween!.the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-86674991781883794622013-10-31T17:33:27.293-04:002013-10-31T17:33:27.293-04:00ok, i am not the only one........
when i go to new...ok, i am not the only one........<br />when i go to new england i always visit a cemetery or three. right now am visiting edinburgh and am current post is on a main cemetary here, come visit!<br />cheers<br />debradebra @ 5th and statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18039580956294327582noreply@blogger.com