Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL.
Wednesday’s child – Ruby May Smith
12 Wednesday Jun 2013
Posted in Illinois, Wednesday's Child
Taphophile Tragics #21 — Garrick Mallery
10 Monday Jun 2013
Posted in Indiana, Taphophile Tragics
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My eye was caught by this name, first, and then by the dates, which told me he died during the time of the Civil War.
Unfortunately, I didn’t find much about Garrick Mallery, although I found his name on a roster for this infantry company, which showed that he mustered in on July 18, 1862 1962, and died in Scottsville, Kentucky on November 13, 1862. So, he didn’t serve very long at all.
There is a Wikipedia article about this unit, if you’d like to read more.
This stone may be found in the Riverside Cemetery in Noblesville, Indiana, where the rest of his family appears to be, as well.
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Things, other than grave markers, found in cemeteries —
09 Sunday Jun 2013
Posted in Illinois
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My husband and I had a bit of time yesterday morning, and it was such a beautiful day, so we decided to go to Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. This is a huge cemetery (350 acres), and we knew we wouldn’t possibly be able to see everything, but we figured we’d do a bit of looking, just to get a taste.
There is one section that is beautiful, and which has a pond. And in that pond were several families of geese, just swimming along. 
I think goslings are so cute. When they’re tiny little balls of fluff, they’re adorable, but even when they reach “teenager” status, they’re still pretty cute. So, of course, I was taking a bunch of photos, and the geese were just doing their thing… until a few of the goslings decided to come out of the water.
Let me tell you, these guys move pretty quickly. They apparently believed I had some goose treats in my pocket (or were hopeful, anyway), and so they made a beeline towards me. Which was very cute ….. but then, as I realized they were quite earnest, a bit daunting. But I moved away and they started rooting around in the grass, instead.
It was fun to see them, as well as the small turtles in the pond (I’ve got a photo of them which I’ll post at some point). There were also the usual robins. and we saw 2 crows — and also, a large hawk, who flew overhead and circled. The hawk treated us to a few screams, which was pretty cool, too.
I’ll go back to regular grave marker posts, but I wanted to share a little something different today. :)
See more Cemetery Sunday posts here, at Beneath Thy Feet
I just posted my 101st post!
03 Monday Jun 2013
I realized when I put up the Taphophile Tragics post for this week, that it was my 101st post. It’s hard to believe that I’ve gotten to 100 already!
So I just wanted to thank everyone who visits this blog, because whether or not you leave a comment, you keep me inspired, and you keep me blogging. Thank you!!
I found her in a cemetery in the Allouez Cemetery, Green Bay, WI
Taphophile Tragics #20 — War memorial
03 Monday Jun 2013
Posted in Taphophile Tragics, Wisconsin
Welcome to week #19 of Taphophile Tragics on this blog! I appreciate everyone’s support for this meme — and I’m going to do my best to keep this up as a weekly meme. :) My list of links appears on a separate page — I’m sorry, but until I bite the bullet and upgrade to the pay version of WordPress (which, right now, I’m debating), this is how the Linky works. I have looked at other linky programs, and none of them seem to work seamlessly with the free version of WordPress.
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This week’s photos comes from my visit to Wisconsin this last weekend. I’m still in the process of going through and labeling all of my photos, but I thought I’d share this striking memorial. It’s in Riverside Cemetery in Peshtigo, WI. It was a really humid, mosquito-y day, so I didn’t take many photos (yes, I had forgotten my bug spray ….. I’m still adjusting to summer, apparently).
Wednesday’s children – Adela and Judson
29 Wednesday May 2013
Posted in Illinois, Wednesday's Child
Volo Cemetery, Volo, IL.
Taphophile Tragics #19
28 Tuesday May 2013
Posted in Illinois
Welcome to week #19 of Taphophile Tragics on this blog! I appreciate everyone’s support for this meme — and I’m going to do my best to keep this up as a weekly meme. :) My list of links appears on a separate page — I’m sorry, but until I bite the bullet and upgrade to the pay version of WordPress (which, right now, I’m debating), this is how the Linky works. I have looked at other linky programs, and none of them seem to work seamlessly with the free version of WordPress.
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This week, I’m just posting a photo of something I found this weekend:
It made me think of how, even when there is a marker for someone, even if it’s put there with love, that nothing is forever. Time, and Nature (and sometimes, lazy groundskeepers) can all take their toll on things. Not much is left here, except for the grasped hands, and a partial name.
Post for Memorial Day weekend — Garrick Mallery
24 Friday May 2013
Posted in Indiana
He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Riverside Cemetery in Noblesville, Indiana.
Wednesday’s Child — worn stone with child and lamb
22 Wednesday May 2013
Taphophile Tragics # 18 – Santa Croce, Florence
20 Monday May 2013
Posted in Italy
Welcome to week #18 of Taphophile Tragics on this blog! I appreciate everyone’s support for this meme — and I’m going to do my best to keep this up as a weekly meme. :) My list of links appears on a separate page — I’m sorry, but until I bite the bullet and upgrade to the pay version of WordPress (which, right now, I’m debating), this is how the Linky works. I have looked at other linky programs, and none of them seem to work seamlessly with the free version of WordPress.
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I took this photo on my trip to Italy in May of 2011, in the Basilica of Santa Croce, in Florence, Italy. Unfortunately, I’m not able to figure a great translation of what the marker says, although it apparently the third sentence has something to do with “the tom of his grandfather” and the year appears to be 619. Either way, I found the details in it to be very striking. Considering the potential age of the marker, it is is very good condition.
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I am following the same rules for this meme that Julie had set up, and have all the information on my page for Taphophile Tragics. Please include some details of the cemetery in which you took your photographs, and link directly to your post, rather than simply to your blog in general. I enjoy hosting, and seeing everyone’s posts! If you have any questions or comments about my hosting (or anything else), please leave a comment or send me an email (Liquidityoftime @ gmail dot com)
