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New England Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History

New England gravestones and graveyard folklore. Superstitions, symbolism and stories from the oldest burial grounds in the United States photographed and…
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Creepy-chusetts, Strange-chusetts: Tewksbury State Hospital Cemetery, Tewksbury Mental Hospital, Old Cemeteries, Gravestone, Graveyard, Abandoned Places, Cemetery, New England, Farmland, Old Things
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Creepy-chusetts, Strange-chusetts: Tewksbury State Hospital Cemetery, Tewksbury
Johnson Cemetery - KEN PICARD Tombstone, Washington Square Park, Waterbury, Cemetary, Grave Marker, The Secret History, Mausoleum, Spoopy
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Johnson Cemetery - KEN PICARD
Julia Morse gravestone memorial. Maine. Morse, Folklore, Julia, Legends, Christian
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Julia Morse gravestone memorial. Maine.
Thomas Chambers - Mount Auburn Cemetery Naïve Artist, Artist Paint, Canvas Artwork, Oil On Canvas, Canvas Prints, Thomas Chambers, Urban Park, 12 Image, Thing 1
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Thomas Chambers
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Thomas Chambers - Mount Auburn Cemetery
The historic gravestone of Cicily, "servant to Reverend M. William Brattle," in the Old Burying Ground in Cambridge, Massachusetts. College Students, Campus, Grounds, Monuments
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The historic gravestone of Cicily, "servant to Reverend M. William Brattle," in the Old Burying Ground in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Joseph Palmer, buried in Massachusetts. Persecuted for wearing a beard. Fascinating cemetery story! Garden Sculpture, Lion Sculpture, Cemetery Records, Epitaph, Grave Memorials, Martyrs, Cemeteries
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Joseph Palmer, buried in Massachusetts. Persecuted for wearing a beard. Fascinating cemetery story!
1754 felchville,VT. Very good shape for being 250 years old in Vermont weather. I wonder if this is a more recent stone. Cemetery Monuments, Cemetery Headstones, Cemetery Art, Graveyards, Cemetery Angels
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1754 felchville,VT. Very good shape for being 250 years old in Vermont weather. I wonder if this is a more recent stone.
The Farber Collection is the largest archive of New England Colonial gravestones. It is sponsored by the American Antiquarian Society. Most of these gravestones are labeled and marked, and can be located with a bit of effort. Look for patterns in the shapes, symbols, and carvings, as well as the choice of materials from region to region. New England Colonial
New England Colonial
The Farber Collection is the largest archive of New England Colonial gravestones. It is sponsored by the American Antiquarian Society. Most of these gravestones are labeled and marked, and can be located with a bit of effort. Look for patterns in the shapes, symbols, and carvings, as well as the choice of materials from region to region.
Bennington, Vermont. Robert Frost's grave. Bennington College, Bennington Vermont, Robert Frost, House Museum, Stone House
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Bennington Vermont
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Bennington, Vermont. Robert Frost's grave.
Joey Laquerre Jr's race car. Barre VT gravestone. Vermont Fall, Grey Granite, Barre
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Joey Laquerre Jr's race car. Barre VT gravestone.
The Rhode Island Historical Society - Elizabeth Seamans gravestone 1795 Learning To Embroider, Small Words, Naive Art, Paper Ephemera, Historical Society, Online Gallery, Small Flowers, Have Time
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The Rhode Island Historical Society - Elizabeth Seamans gravestone 1795
“New England contains some of the oldest gravestones in the United States today, with some that date back to the 1600s.” Click image to read more from Roxie about Halloween history, New England cemeteries, and legends & lore. Places To See, Places To Travel, Vermont Foliage, Craftsbury, Halloween History, Tavern On The Green, American Cemetery, Lord, All Things New
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“New England contains some of the oldest gravestones in the United States today, with some that date back to the 1600s.” Click image to read more from Roxie about Halloween history, New England cemeteries, and legends & lore.
Portsmouth, NH graves. Headstones, Art Forms, Portsmouth Nh
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Portsmouth, NH graves.
Winchester Family Tomb, Mount Auburn Cemetery by George Eastman House, via Flickr Abandoned Churches, Old Churches
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Winchester Family Tomb, Mount Auburn Cemetery by George Eastman House, via Flickr
New England headstone. #cemetery #gravestone #headstone Immortal, Ghosts
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New England headstone. #cemetery #gravestone #headstone
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New England Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
One of my favorite books to research and write, Haunted Cemeteries of New England. It is currently out of print, so if you see it out there, don't pass it by. Haunted Graveyard, Haunted Hotel, Spooky Places, Haunted Places, Scary Stories, Ghost Stories, Haunted America, Ghost Hauntings, Local Author
Haunted Graveyard
Haunted Hotel
Spooky Places
Haunted Places
Scary Stories
Ghost Stories
Haunted America
Ghost Hauntings
Local Author
One of my favorite books to research and write, Haunted Cemeteries of New England. It is currently out of print, so if you see it out there, don't pass it by.
19th century gravestone will willow, urn and heart. Orleans, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Weeping Willow, Willow Tree, Halloween Graveyard, Backhoe Loader, Memento Mori
Weeping Willow
Willow Tree
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Backhoe Loader
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19th century gravestone will willow, urn and heart. Orleans, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
New England Curiosities
New England Curiosities
New England Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
Massachusetts Book of the Dead by Roxie Zwicker. Cemetery superstition and folklore from the Bay State. Book Of The Dead, Massachusetts, Bay
Book Of The Dead
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Massachusetts Book of the Dead by Roxie Zwicker. Cemetery superstition and folklore from the Bay State.
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New England Curiosities
New England Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
The Caswell Cemetery, Star Island, Rye, New Hampshire. This is a small 19th century burial ground out on the Isles of Shoals. Rye, New Hampshire, Genealogy, Places Ive Been
Rye
New Hampshire
Genealogy
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The Caswell Cemetery, Star Island, Rye, New Hampshire. This is a small 19th century burial ground out on the Isles of Shoals.
New England Curiosities
New England Curiosities
New England Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
This book features spooky tales from the most fascinating graveyards of the granite state of New Hampshire. From actively haunted burial grounds to cemeteries hidden in the woods this book will take you there. Granite State, New Books, Spooky
Granite State
New Books
Spooky
This book features spooky tales from the most fascinating graveyards of the granite state of New Hampshire. From actively haunted burial grounds to cemeteries hidden in the woods this book will take you there.
New England Curiosities
New England Curiosities
New England Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
This book features fascinating graveyard stories from western Massachusetts down to Cape Cod. From ghost stories to macabre gravestones this book offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of the dead. Newburyport, Macabre, Cape Cod
Newburyport
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Cape Cod
This book features fascinating graveyard stories from western Massachusetts down to Cape Cod. From ghost stories to macabre gravestones this book offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of the dead.
New England Curiosities
New England Curiosities
New England Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
King's Chapel Burial Ground was established in 1630 and it remains one of the oldest cemeteries in the United States. The gravestones depict the superstitions and beliefs of the early Colonial settlers. This stone here depicts father time and death extinguishing the candle of life. Father Time, Colonial, Remains
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King's Chapel Burial Ground was established in 1630 and it remains one of the oldest cemeteries in the United States. The gravestones depict the superstitions and beliefs of the early Colonial settlers. This stone here depicts father time and death extinguishing the candle of life.
New England Curiosities
New England Curiosities
New England Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
Shadows and Stones Cemetery Tour Wonderful Time, Shadows, Buddha Statue
Wonderful Time
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Shadows and Stones Cemetery Tour