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Wearing my cemetery shirt today. Shout out to the Canterbury CT Historical Society for the excellent merch!
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Wearing my cemetery shirt today. Shout out to the Canterbury CT Historical Society for the excellent merch!
#31DaysofGraves - Day 31 - Memento Mori
Old Abington Burying Grounds, Pomfret, Connecticut, USA
Thank you all for sharing your photos! And huge thanks to @annaandthedead.bsky.social for putting this together every year 🙏🏻
Happy Halloween 🎃
Old Abington Burying Grounds, Pomfret, Connecticut, USA
Thank you all for sharing your photos! And huge thanks to @annaandthedead.bsky.social for putting this together every year 🙏🏻
Happy Halloween 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 9:41 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 31 - Memento Mori
Old Abington Burying Grounds, Pomfret, Connecticut, USA
Thank you all for sharing your photos! And huge thanks to @annaandthedead.bsky.social for putting this together every year 🙏🏻
Happy Halloween 🎃
Old Abington Burying Grounds, Pomfret, Connecticut, USA
Thank you all for sharing your photos! And huge thanks to @annaandthedead.bsky.social for putting this together every year 🙏🏻
Happy Halloween 🎃
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
October 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 28 - Column
Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Columns on the cenotaph of beer baron Joseph Schlitz, who died in a shipwreck off the Isles of Scilly in 1875.
Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Columns on the cenotaph of beer baron Joseph Schlitz, who died in a shipwreck off the Isles of Scilly in 1875.
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 28 - Column
Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Columns on the cenotaph of beer baron Joseph Schlitz, who died in a shipwreck off the Isles of Scilly in 1875.
Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Columns on the cenotaph of beer baron Joseph Schlitz, who died in a shipwreck off the Isles of Scilly in 1875.
#31DaysofGraves - Day 27 - Tree
Blanchard Cemetery, Guilford, Vermont, USA
A tree for Patience Balch, d. 1798. If you look closely, you’ll see a dotted line where one of the leaves is falling.
Blanchard Cemetery, Guilford, Vermont, USA
A tree for Patience Balch, d. 1798. If you look closely, you’ll see a dotted line where one of the leaves is falling.
October 27, 2025 at 9:16 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 27 - Tree
Blanchard Cemetery, Guilford, Vermont, USA
A tree for Patience Balch, d. 1798. If you look closely, you’ll see a dotted line where one of the leaves is falling.
Blanchard Cemetery, Guilford, Vermont, USA
A tree for Patience Balch, d. 1798. If you look closely, you’ll see a dotted line where one of the leaves is falling.
#31DaysofGraves - Day 26 - Figure
Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen, Denmark
A striking figure on the gravestone of veterinary pioneer Peter Christian Abildgaard. I think she may be Artemis of Ephesus.
Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen, Denmark
A striking figure on the gravestone of veterinary pioneer Peter Christian Abildgaard. I think she may be Artemis of Ephesus.
October 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 26 - Figure
Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen, Denmark
A striking figure on the gravestone of veterinary pioneer Peter Christian Abildgaard. I think she may be Artemis of Ephesus.
Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen, Denmark
A striking figure on the gravestone of veterinary pioneer Peter Christian Abildgaard. I think she may be Artemis of Ephesus.
#31DaysofGraves - Day 25 - Graveside Ornament
Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen, Denmark
A stick for the dog.
I’m on a bit of a streak of photos from Assistens — tomorrow will be from there too. Highly recommend it: www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/p...
Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen, Denmark
A stick for the dog.
I’m on a bit of a streak of photos from Assistens — tomorrow will be from there too. Highly recommend it: www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/p...
October 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 25 - Graveside Ornament
Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen, Denmark
A stick for the dog.
I’m on a bit of a streak of photos from Assistens — tomorrow will be from there too. Highly recommend it: www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/p...
Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen, Denmark
A stick for the dog.
I’m on a bit of a streak of photos from Assistens — tomorrow will be from there too. Highly recommend it: www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/p...
#31DaysofGraves - Day 24 - Unique Animal
Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen, Denmark
It looks to me like this gentleman was a physician, so perhaps the snake is a take on the Rod of Asclepius?
Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen, Denmark
It looks to me like this gentleman was a physician, so perhaps the snake is a take on the Rod of Asclepius?
October 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 24 - Unique Animal
Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen, Denmark
It looks to me like this gentleman was a physician, so perhaps the snake is a take on the Rod of Asclepius?
Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen, Denmark
It looks to me like this gentleman was a physician, so perhaps the snake is a take on the Rod of Asclepius?
October 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 22 - Landscape
Maxham Cemetery, Hancock, Vermont, USA
This small fieldstone cemetery on the side of a mountain road is the resting place of Jabez Maxham d. 1875, Martha Vaughn Maxham d. 1872, “and daughters”.
Maxham Cemetery, Hancock, Vermont, USA
This small fieldstone cemetery on the side of a mountain road is the resting place of Jabez Maxham d. 1875, Martha Vaughn Maxham d. 1872, “and daughters”.
October 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 22 - Landscape
Maxham Cemetery, Hancock, Vermont, USA
This small fieldstone cemetery on the side of a mountain road is the resting place of Jabez Maxham d. 1875, Martha Vaughn Maxham d. 1872, “and daughters”.
Maxham Cemetery, Hancock, Vermont, USA
This small fieldstone cemetery on the side of a mountain road is the resting place of Jabez Maxham d. 1875, Martha Vaughn Maxham d. 1872, “and daughters”.
October 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 20 - Wreath
Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Connecticut, USA
A wreath for Mary Ann Hill, “who was drowned by the upsetting of a boat” July 4, 1853.
Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Connecticut, USA
A wreath for Mary Ann Hill, “who was drowned by the upsetting of a boat” July 4, 1853.
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 20 - Wreath
Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Connecticut, USA
A wreath for Mary Ann Hill, “who was drowned by the upsetting of a boat” July 4, 1853.
Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Connecticut, USA
A wreath for Mary Ann Hill, “who was drowned by the upsetting of a boat” July 4, 1853.
#31DaysofGraves - Day 19 - Social Group
Rogerene Cemetery, Ledyard, Connecticut, USA
Down a path behind what is now a housing development is the fieldstone cemetery for the Rogerenes, a small anti-establishment religious sect known for causing a ruckus: connecticuthistory.org/the-rogerene...
Rogerene Cemetery, Ledyard, Connecticut, USA
Down a path behind what is now a housing development is the fieldstone cemetery for the Rogerenes, a small anti-establishment religious sect known for causing a ruckus: connecticuthistory.org/the-rogerene...
October 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 19 - Social Group
Rogerene Cemetery, Ledyard, Connecticut, USA
Down a path behind what is now a housing development is the fieldstone cemetery for the Rogerenes, a small anti-establishment religious sect known for causing a ruckus: connecticuthistory.org/the-rogerene...
Rogerene Cemetery, Ledyard, Connecticut, USA
Down a path behind what is now a housing development is the fieldstone cemetery for the Rogerenes, a small anti-establishment religious sect known for causing a ruckus: connecticuthistory.org/the-rogerene...
#31DaysofGraves - Day 18 - Mistake
Old Cemetery, Eastford, Connecticut, USA
I find these spacing errors so endearing. This carver did a great job on the main inscription and just misjudged on the verse. I especially love the little ^ in “welcome”.
Old Cemetery, Eastford, Connecticut, USA
I find these spacing errors so endearing. This carver did a great job on the main inscription and just misjudged on the verse. I especially love the little ^ in “welcome”.
October 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 18 - Mistake
Old Cemetery, Eastford, Connecticut, USA
I find these spacing errors so endearing. This carver did a great job on the main inscription and just misjudged on the verse. I especially love the little ^ in “welcome”.
Old Cemetery, Eastford, Connecticut, USA
I find these spacing errors so endearing. This carver did a great job on the main inscription and just misjudged on the verse. I especially love the little ^ in “welcome”.
#31DaysofGraves - Day 17 - Relocated
Westfield Cemetery, Danielson, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Webb of Boston
“She removed to this Place in 1774 on Account of that Place being in the Possession of the British Troops”
Westfield Cemetery, Danielson, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Webb of Boston
“She removed to this Place in 1774 on Account of that Place being in the Possession of the British Troops”
October 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 17 - Relocated
Westfield Cemetery, Danielson, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Webb of Boston
“She removed to this Place in 1774 on Account of that Place being in the Possession of the British Troops”
Westfield Cemetery, Danielson, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Webb of Boston
“She removed to this Place in 1774 on Account of that Place being in the Possession of the British Troops”
#31DaysofGraves - Day 16 - Obelisk
Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
A grove of trees and obelisks.
Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
A grove of trees and obelisks.
October 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 16 - Obelisk
Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
A grove of trees and obelisks.
Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
A grove of trees and obelisks.
October 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 14 - Inside
Watts Cemetery Chapel, Compton, Surrey, England
An absolutely stunning building designed by Mary Watts and completed with the help of the local community: www.wattsgallery.org.uk/visit/explor...
Watts Cemetery Chapel, Compton, Surrey, England
An absolutely stunning building designed by Mary Watts and completed with the help of the local community: www.wattsgallery.org.uk/visit/explor...
October 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 14 - Inside
Watts Cemetery Chapel, Compton, Surrey, England
An absolutely stunning building designed by Mary Watts and completed with the help of the local community: www.wattsgallery.org.uk/visit/explor...
Watts Cemetery Chapel, Compton, Surrey, England
An absolutely stunning building designed by Mary Watts and completed with the help of the local community: www.wattsgallery.org.uk/visit/explor...
#31DaysofGraves - Day 13 - Skeleton
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
A reclining skeleton with scythe on the gravestone of Elizabeth Ireland.
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
A reclining skeleton with scythe on the gravestone of Elizabeth Ireland.
October 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 13 - Skeleton
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
A reclining skeleton with scythe on the gravestone of Elizabeth Ireland.
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
A reclining skeleton with scythe on the gravestone of Elizabeth Ireland.
#31DaysofGraves - Day 12 - Notable Woman
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Sylvia Ardyn Boone was the first Black woman to receive tenure at Yale University: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_...
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Sylvia Ardyn Boone was the first Black woman to receive tenure at Yale University: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_...
October 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 12 - Notable Woman
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Sylvia Ardyn Boone was the first Black woman to receive tenure at Yale University: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_...
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Sylvia Ardyn Boone was the first Black woman to receive tenure at Yale University: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_...
#31DaysofGraves - Day 11 - Military
Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, Connecticut, USA
Three local militia members who died in the American Revolution. The inscriptions got me thinking about the role of memorials in shaping national stories and identities.
www.fortgriswold.org/the-battle-o...
Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, Connecticut, USA
Three local militia members who died in the American Revolution. The inscriptions got me thinking about the role of memorials in shaping national stories and identities.
www.fortgriswold.org/the-battle-o...
October 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 11 - Military
Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, Connecticut, USA
Three local militia members who died in the American Revolution. The inscriptions got me thinking about the role of memorials in shaping national stories and identities.
www.fortgriswold.org/the-battle-o...
Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, Connecticut, USA
Three local militia members who died in the American Revolution. The inscriptions got me thinking about the role of memorials in shaping national stories and identities.
www.fortgriswold.org/the-battle-o...
#31DaysofGraves - Day 10 - Urn
Hendee Cemetery, Woodstock, Vermont, USA
Very hard to see — it was a gray winter day when I took the photo — but this carving shows a sun with a face, an urn, and a crescent moon with the words “an urn”. Link to a better photo in next post 1/
Hendee Cemetery, Woodstock, Vermont, USA
Very hard to see — it was a gray winter day when I took the photo — but this carving shows a sun with a face, an urn, and a crescent moon with the words “an urn”. Link to a better photo in next post 1/
October 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 10 - Urn
Hendee Cemetery, Woodstock, Vermont, USA
Very hard to see — it was a gray winter day when I took the photo — but this carving shows a sun with a face, an urn, and a crescent moon with the words “an urn”. Link to a better photo in next post 1/
Hendee Cemetery, Woodstock, Vermont, USA
Very hard to see — it was a gray winter day when I took the photo — but this carving shows a sun with a face, an urn, and a crescent moon with the words “an urn”. Link to a better photo in next post 1/
#31DaysofGraves - Day 9 - Hand
Queens River Baptist Cemetery, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
I’ve seen a lot of gravestones with this finger pointing to heaven symbol, but I especially like this one because you can see the button on his shirt cuff.
Queens River Baptist Cemetery, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
I’ve seen a lot of gravestones with this finger pointing to heaven symbol, but I especially like this one because you can see the button on his shirt cuff.
October 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 9 - Hand
Queens River Baptist Cemetery, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
I’ve seen a lot of gravestones with this finger pointing to heaven symbol, but I especially like this one because you can see the button on his shirt cuff.
Queens River Baptist Cemetery, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
I’ve seen a lot of gravestones with this finger pointing to heaven symbol, but I especially like this one because you can see the button on his shirt cuff.
#31DaysofGraves - Day 8 - Glass
Common Burying Ground, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
A scythe and hourglass motif on three stones.
Common Burying Ground, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
A scythe and hourglass motif on three stones.
October 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
#31DaysofGraves - Day 8 - Glass
Common Burying Ground, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
A scythe and hourglass motif on three stones.
Common Burying Ground, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
A scythe and hourglass motif on three stones.