I hope I don't lose my people on this one, but I have a whole other side to me. I'm still crafty, family-oriented, and love my baking and cooking, but I also love to visit old cemeteries. The older, the better. I have a partner in crime on these missions so I'm not alone in these adventures. I didn't have any interest in them until I moved out to the country. Up the hill, tucked in the woods right behind my house is an old family cemetery. One day I decided to take a look. I was fascinated by the old headstones, some of which the wording have completely faded away. I was curious so I researched the family and found some interesting reading. There are three headstones that have military markers. Two are from the War of 1812, and one from the Civil War. For such an old cemetery, I was surprised and happy to see that someone has been taking very good care of the property. They just recently put up new fencing, a new sign, and mulch on the hill leading up to it. I hope to talk to that person if I ever see them.
Another thing about cemeteries is that it's a great place to get your steps in! Not the one on the hill, but the bigger ones. We have so many trails near our house yet the big cemetery in town is always full of walkers. One of my favorite things to do is look at all the military graves. I just started carrying pennies with me so I can place them. If you like to leave coins on the headstones, here is an article on how to do it, what it means, and how it all began.
https://dma.mt.gov/MVAD/MVAD-Images/Coins-on-headstones-meaning.pdf
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Hi Sher, while I'm a sewist too, I love to see old cemeteries and read the inscriptions. I also do genealogy and cemeteries are very helpful to people looking for ancestors. There is a website "Find AGrave.com in which you can list names and locations for others to find in their research. Some people take pictures of the stone to add to their listing which is always helpful. Just for fyi. Also thank you for all the great ideas on mug rugs over the past few years. Love finding ideas even though I'm getting too old to try and put many of them to good use, but I still try. Thanks again and best wishes for you and yours. Pat Burckhardt
ReplyDeleteThank you for the article regarding leaving a coin....hadn't heard of that tradition. I will now carry pennies with me when visiting cemeteries. I have always been facinated with old cemeteries/headstones as well and usually will search out the oldest headstone I can find when in a cemetery.
ReplyDeleteHi Sher, me again, I just read the article on leaving the coins on a headstone in a cemetery and was very surprised at this but also happy to hear that other people also recognize that somebody had gone out of their way to be a special person. Thanks again, Pat
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