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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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Tewksbury Massachusetts
Creepy-chusetts, Strange-chusetts: Tewksbury State Hospital Cemetery, Tewksbury
Washington Square Park
Vermont
Folklore
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Traveling
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Johnson Cemetery - KEN PICARD
Maine
Symbols
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Memories
Julia Morse gravestone memorial. Maine.
Thomas Chambers
A4 Poster
Poster Prints
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Thing 1
National Gallery Of Art
Classic Image
Thomas Chambers - Mount Auburn Cemetery
College Students
Harvard
Monuments
Massachusetts
Awesome
The historic gravestone of Cicily, "servant to Reverend M. William Brattle," in the Old Burying Ground in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Garden Sculpture
Lion Sculpture
Cemetery Records
Grave Memorials
Evergreen
Joseph
Sculptures
Joseph Palmer, buried in Massachusetts. Persecuted for wearing a beard. Fascinating cemetery story!
Cemetery Monuments
Cemetery Headstones
Cemetery Art
Graveyards
Cemetery Angels
Unusual Headstones
La Danse Macabre
Graven Images
1754 felchville,VT. Very good shape for being 250 years old in Vermont weather. I wonder if this is a more recent stone.
After Life
Old Stone
Family History
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
Under Construction
Bennington, Vermont. Robert Frost's grave.
New Hampshire
Barre
Granite
Joey Laquerre Jr's race car. Barre VT gravestone.
Learning To Embroider
Small Words
Naive Art
Historical Society
Online Gallery
Small Flowers
Have Time
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Fiber Art
The Rhode Island Historical Society - Elizabeth Seamans gravestone 1795
Places To See
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Halloween History
Tavern On The Green
American Cemetery
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All Things New
History Books
“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
Carving
Portsmouth, NH graves.
Abandoned Churches
Old Churches
Eastman House
Spiritus
House Photography
Winchester Family Tomb, Mount Auburn Cemetery by George Eastman House, via Flickr
Ghosts
New England headstone. #cemetery #gravestone #headstone
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New England Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
Spooky Places
Haunted Places
Scary Stories
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Haunted Graveyard
Haunted America
Ghost Hauntings
Real Ghosts
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.
Weeping Willow
Willow Tree
Backhoe Loader
Memento Mori
Cape Cod
Urn
19th century gravestone will willow, urn and heart. Orleans, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
New England Curiosities
New England Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
Book Of The Dead
Art
Massachusetts Book of the Dead by Roxie Zwicker. Cemetery superstition and folklore from the Bay State.
New England Curiosities
New England Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
Rye
Genealogy
Places Ive Been
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 Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
Granite State
New Books
Woods
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 Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
Macabre
England
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 Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
Father Time
Colonial
Candle
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 Cemetery Folklore, Legends & History
Wonderful Time
Shadows
Buddha
Shadows and Stones Cemetery Tour
