51 Cemeteries Project: # 40 St. Michael's Cemetery, Statford CT

Six months ago today, I unexpectedly lost my Mother. I grew up in Connecticut, and had not yet decided upon which cemetery to shoot for this project. My Mom's death made that decision easy (however it's one cemetery I wish I never had to shoot). My Mom was a big supporter of my photography endeavours, including this project. Her death has reminded me that with every simple or ornate tombstone I photograph, underneath it lies someones loved one. Rest in Peace Mom.

Fall Special Headstone from Uvilla, WV

I had to stop to photograph this headstone this afternoon at this small cemetery in Uvilla, West Virginia just outside of Sheperdstown.

Three DC Cemeteries: St. Marys Catholic Cemetery

This is the last of my three DC Cemeteries that I visited in Northeast Washington D.C. Graves date back to the early 180o's and it was very well kept nice cemetery. All three of these Cemeteries were in the Edgewood area of Northeast D.C.

Three Washington DC Cemeteries: Glenwood Cemetery

Glenwood Cemetery dates back to the early 1800's. It was first called Clover Hill Farm before changing it's name by decree of the U.S. Congress in 1854 as Glenwood Cemetery. While the cemetery has a lot of old and historic graves, my discovery of the below statues made out fallen tree stumps and bases (created two years ago) was by far my find of the day! The artist is Dayton Scoggins from Mississippi. He is a professional chain saw artist. The four oak trees were carved into Angles, Dragon and Tiger with a rabbit, snake and rat at the base of the Tiger.

This statue greets visitors to Glenwood Cemetery.

Three Washington DC Cemeteries: Prospect Hill Cemetery

While I already have my DC Cemetery for the 51 cemeteries project, on this last Saturday in September I visited three Washington DC cemeteries next to each other. The first one is Prospect Hill Cemetery. Prospect Hill was found in 1858 and is a historic landmark. It's described as a "German-American" cemetery.

This first photo was very disturbing to see, a fallen angel...

Tomorrow I will post photo's from Glenwood Cemetery, which inclued a couple of statues made out of fallen trees by a Mississippi Artist knows as "the chain saw artist"

51 Cemeteries Project: # 41 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY

Green-Wood Cemetery is one of America first rural cemetery. It was founded in 1838 and is spread out over 478 acres in Brooklyn, NY. I don't believe I covered half of the cemetery in my two and half hour visit to the cemetery. The views of Manhattan was among my favorite parts of this very impressive private cemetery.

For more info on Green-Wood Cemetery you can visit their web site @ http://www.green-wood.com/

51 Cemeteries Project: # 42 Swan Point Cemetery, Providence RI

Swan Point Cemetery was established in 1862 on 60 acres of land located on the banks of the Seekonk River. Today it's more than 200 acres and extends almost to the Pawtucket-Providence city line. Earlier this spring, I posted on a social networking site asking people to send me a cemetery I should visit for this project when in Rhode Island, and more than half a dozen people responded telling me that Swan Point Cemetery was the place I must go and photograph! They were right, the gravestones and history made it one of the nicest cemeteries I have visited so far. The only problem was I went one of the hottest days in more than four years, and that made "exploring" a little bit uncomfortable. But I'm sure when I am back in Rhode Island (on a cooler day) I will return to this huge cemetery!

For more information on this Cemetery, check out there web site: http://swanpointcemetery.com/

51 Cemeteries Project: # 43 Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town WV

If you live in the Washington DC area, you most likely have heard of, and may have visited, Charles Town Races and Slots in West Virginia. On a recent visit to the Casino, I drove less the half mile down the road to Edge Hill Cemetery. This cemetery is a mix of old and new graves.




A number of head stones had parts missing.. Not sure if it's age or neglect?

One of the smallest grave markings I have scene...

I was drawn to the grave because of the picture of the city (I assume it's Charles Town) on the front!

51 Cemeteries Project: # 44 Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah GA

I wasn't alone in taking pictures at the Bonaventure Cemetery on the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia. The cemetery is not only popular among tourists for it's old headstones, but it is the cemetery in the book and movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." The cemetery is located on the Wilmington River and is the largest municipal cemetery in Savannah.

This was one of the most moving graves/statues I've come across so far in the cemetery project. Gracie Watson's father W.J. Watson, managed a hotel in downtown Savannah called the Pulaski House in the 1880s. Gracie lived at the hotel with her mother and father. Gracie became known as the "star of Pulaski house" as she charmed the guests (many of them returning guests) with her beauty and playfulness. At the age of six, Gracie contracted pneumonia and two days after Easter died. Her devastated father, before he left Savannah for good, commissioned Savannah artist John Waltz to design this sculpture, which more than 100 years after her death, still has a regular visitors paying their respects to little Gracie Watson.

For more info about Bonaventure Cemetery check out this web site: http://www.bonaventurehistorical.org/

Circular Church Cemetery, Charleston SC

Because Charleston is known for it's ghosts and cemeteries, I decided to break format and post two cemeteries from the same state. Circular Church Cemetery is located in heart of downtown Charleston, and is one of the oldest cemetery in Charleston. This first picture sums up how the years have not been kind to a number of head stones.

For more info Circular Church, you can check out their web site @ http://www.circularchurch.org/