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Stones & Bones stories: The soldier
Fall City Cemetery Pacific Northwest cemeteries have a wide variety of military markers for every conflict since the Civil War. Sometimes, the smaller cemeteries are those with the greatest number of … more →
Beyond The Ghosts...A Cemetery Blog
Stones & Bones stories: The soldier
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G.E. Anderson wrote 4 days ago: Fall City Cemetery Pacific Northwest cemeteries have a wide variety of military markers for every co … more →
Stones & Bones stories: The race car driver
G.E. Anderson wrote 3 weeks ago: Crown Hill Cemetery George L. Smyth was born 1899 in Nova Scotia. Smyth was an early race car driver … more →
Stones & Bones stories: A long-lived life
G.E. Anderson wrote 3 weeks ago: Fall City Snoqualmie Indian Cemetery This is not a typo. According to Jack’s History of Fall City, G … more →
Know any good cemeteries?
G.E. Anderson wrote 4 weeks ago: This morning I received an email request from the people working on the Cemetery Initiative project … more →
Update on the King County cemetery initiative
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G.E. Anderson wrote 1 month ago: Lakeview Cemetery Last week’s article on King County’s Historic Graves and Cemeteries Preservation I … more →
Lending a helping hand
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G.E. Anderson wrote 1 month ago: Temporary repairs in Mount Si cemetery Cemetery restoration projects typically fall on the shoulders … more →
Repairing the stones
G.E. Anderson wrote 1 month ago: For those unable to attend any of the Stones & Bones presentations, a pdf link to the damage/rep … more →
Mount Pleasant memories
G.E. Anderson wrote 2 months ago: Writers and artists have somehow always known cemeteries are a place of inspiration. Seattle-based w … more →
The military past
G.E. Anderson wrote 2 months ago: Fascinating discoveries can be found on military headstones. While detailed research is warranted fo … more →
Mysterious family crests
G.E. Anderson wrote 2 months ago: Below is an unfamiliar carving that looks very much like a Finnish family crest. It was found on a W … more →
Decoding the kanji stones
G.E. Anderson wrote 2 months ago: Japanese kanji inscriptions In the September 24th posting on Weathering, vandalism & maintenance … more →
Stones & Bones presentation schedule
G.E. Anderson wrote 2 months ago: The following dates and locations have been scheduled for Stones & Bones: Discovering secrets in … more →
Weathering, vandalism & maintenance: Part V
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G.E. Anderson wrote 2 months ago: Newcastle Coal Miners' Cemetery Weather, vandalism and maintenance are the three biggest challen … more →
Carvings and symbols: Part IV
G.E. Anderson wrote 3 months ago: Names and dates are important facts for any researcher but on a headstone, the variety of carvings a … more →
The stones share a few secrets - Part III
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G.E. Anderson wrote 3 months ago: A visitor pays respects Cemeteries attract all sorts of visitors, although some are more surprising … more →
Six cemeteries in the spotlight - Part II
G.E. Anderson wrote 3 months ago: Any cemetery enthusiast will readily agree that highlighting just a few cemeteries out of so many ca … more →
Discovering secrets in King County’s old cemeteries
G.E. Anderson wrote 3 months ago: Newcastle Coal Miners' Cemetery issues shot to the forefront of American consciousness when head … more →
Vandalism...
G.E. Anderson wrote 3 months ago: The Pacific Northwest is not known for its kind winter weather and cemetery headstones are all too f … more →
Wash a stone, restore some history
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G.E. Anderson wrote 3 months ago: Steven Willis (before cleaning) One of the biggest challenges facing cemeteries today is how to prop … more →
