Taphophile Corner

The American Civil War was a brutal war but it brought on great awareness of how to handle and bury our war hero’s. The government for ...

It's rare, but occasionally I stumble across this icon on a grave stone. It has to be one of the most romantic images I know of.  It...

Have you ever wondered how some nicknames came about?  Why a delicate flower became the symbol of a very bloody conflict? Sometimes on the s...

While walking through a very old garden cemetery, I happened to noticed for the first time, a very steep embankment that was covered in...

Have you ever walked through a very old cemetery and become confused as to what a stone was trying to say? Or looked at an epitaph and w...

Over the years as I make my way through cemeteries gathering Civil War veterans burial information, I have noticed a common occurrenc...

Siren Song  n. An enticing plea or appeal, especially one that is deceptively alluring. The Cemetery and Mythology... not a comb...

The obelisk is one of the most classic shapes in the cemetery. But did you ever wonder what inspired it's design? Say obelisk and n...

"I am not afraid" - captions a finger pointing upwards. I want to take a moment to explain one of the most interesting and c...