WUWM

Wisconsin Gravestone Preservation Company Helps 'Reset The Clock,' Give History More Life

Cemeteries serve as a final resting place and a memorial for the living to visit. But time and the elements can erode gravestones, especially if they’re not maintained. And while little can be done to ...
fox17online

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS? One of West Michigan's Most Unique Gravestones

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Gravestones typically vary in size, but one in Grand Rapids is larger than expected - 6 feet tall and close to six tons. Hobby photographer, Scott Ward has the hobby of capturing ...
NBC Washington

Hundreds of Civil War-Era Gravestones Scrubbed, Defaced in Maryland

Editor's Note (April 19, 2021, 2:05 p.m. ET): An amateur genealogist said she scrubbed the gravestones to make them easier to photograph for a website. Go here for updates. Bridget Blake walked ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Recipe Engraved on a Gravestone Helps to Remember the Dearly Departed and Keep Part of Them Alive

Culinary epitaphs offer a point of connection to the deceased’s descendants and anyone else who comes across them Michele Herrmann - Contributing Writer Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson's spritz cookie ...
The New York Times

Ancient Roman Gravestone Found in New Orleans Backyard Touches Off a Mystery

Nobody knew how a nearly 2,000-year-old grave marker landed in a backyard for decades — until this week. By Aimee Ortiz Daniella Santoro and her husband, Aaron Lorenz, were busy “de-junglefying” the ...