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There’s no denying that the monument honoring this person clearly indicates she had lots of money. It’s one of the tallest in the cemetery, along with the Masonic column in…

Someone whose working life was a mix of several different occupations is often a person who  lived in several different places. Daniel’s journey was like that; his career path was…

Sarah knew about the Korean War because she read about it in the newspaper. But unlike others who only read about the Civil War in history books, she could have…

The number of people who are living more than 100 years is on the rise, as is the average lifespan. It may not be surprising to find more than one…

George was born in Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania to Joseph and Adelaide Broadbent, immigrants from Yorkshire, England. Inspired by a pastor’s preaching, he felt convicted to leave the Episcopal Church…

The phrase “sanctity of human life” holds special meaning in cemeteries. Rooted in the idea that human life is inherently sacred or precious, each body that was laid to rest…

This four-word epitaph, Volunteer Civil War Nurse, does well on the surface to summarize this person’s great achievement. Before looking closer at her life, two other women of the Antebellum…

Only on a very rare occasion will the neat rows of white marble in the cemetery’s Naval Plot be interrupted by a different type of marker. The massive stone on…