Since I live in New England, I thought I can share with you my visits to some of the incredible graveyards and cemeteries in the area. First off, take a look at this one, just a few hundred feet from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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This past weekend my wife and I ventured out to visit the South Douglas Cemetery located on (surprise!) South Street in Douglas. Not a huge cemetery but within its walls are some beautiful old headstones and obelisks. We each had a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last week I showed some of my wife and I’s photos that gave a wide view of the cemetery. This week let’s take a closer look. Next week I’ll wrap the trip up with some nice arty shots. Enjoy! Note:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m wrapping up our visit to the South Douglas Cemetery with some closeups and ‘arty’ pics most courtesy of my lovely wife. Next week we’ll start on another cemetery. All photos are copyright www.thegraveyardgang.com
Last weekend my lovely wife and I visited another cemetery in Douglas, MA. The Douglas Center Cemetery is located right on Route 16. We took dozens of photos of this one, so I’ll be blogging on it for a few[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since we took so many photos of the Douglas Center Cemetery, I decided to have this installment continue with more of an overview of the cemetery. There are many shapes and sizes which we will get closer to down the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week I’d like to focus on the hills. I thought it was a neat feature of this cemetery to have so many headstones sprinkled up and down. Some graves are even on the hill slopes, I wonder if it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week we’ll look at some more photos of the Douglas Center Cemetery. Since my wife and I took so many photos this will be a second look that focuses on the hills. But this time we’ll look closer a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, here we are again at the Douglas Center Cemetery. This week we’ll take a closer look at some of the shapes and sizes of headstones. I really like reading the epitaphs, don’t you? Let me know what you think[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week we’ll get more up close and look at some some of the names on the headstones. Besides the (sometimes) unusual names, look at the the different shapes and sizes along with the various motifs that decorate the stones.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…