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Cemeteries & Symbolism

Cemetery Symbols: Epitaphs for the Living?

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One of the most creative epitaphs I've ever seen! (photo Tui Snider)

Inspired by a Microphone with Wings To me, visiting historic graveyards is like opening a dictionary or using a search engine. While I start out with a clear idea of the information I wish to find, I’m nearly always distracted by other things along the way: a unique monument, a strange name, or in this […]

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Cemetery Symbols: Headstones, Footstones & Misleading Names

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Footstones are often nicknames (photo by Tui Snider)

Why do most headstones face east? Most people have heard the word “headstone” before. Generally speaking, headstones mark where the head of the deceased is situated. In most Christian cemeteries, the person is oriented so that the body faces east. According to this tradition, this means they will be facing the right direction when the […]

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Cemetery Symbols: What does Draped Cloth Mean on a Grave?

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Faux cloth draped on a headstone. (photo by Tui Snider)

FREE Cemetery Symbols Guide: Would you like a FREE guide to historic cemetery symbolism? If so, click the image below: What does draped cloth signify on a headstone? You know how some folks say a person “saw curtains” as a euphemism for death? Those curtains refer to the veil that separates the living from the […]

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Cemetery Symbols: What does Wheat Signify on Headstones?

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Wheat on a headstone (photo by Tui Snider)

WHAT DOES WHEAT SIGNIFY ON A GRAVE? You don’t have to visit many historic cemeteries for the statistics of life expectancy then-and-now to hit home. It’s one thing, for instance, to read that infant mortality in the United States of America was 90% higher 100 years ago than it is now. It’s quite another experience, […]

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Cemetery Symbols: Quirky Calculator Headstone

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(photo by Tui Snider)

What does a larger-than-life T1-30 calculator symbolize in a graveyard? CALCULATOR GRAVE MARKER: That really is a larger-than-life replica of a Texas Instruments T1-30 calculator at the top of this post. Your eyes are not playing tricks on you! So, what exactly does this unique cemetery headstone represent? Is it symbolic of a human adding […]

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Mineral Wells: Did I Hear Ghosts in Elmwood Cemetery?

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Historic Elmwood Cemetery in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

Two Paranormal Investigations in Mineral Wells, Texas As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about Haunted Hill House, my husband and I spent last weekend with with our dear friend and talented psychic, Teal Gray, over in Mineral Wells, Texas for a writing research trip. Part of that research included participating in two different paranormal investigations. […]

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