New England Cemeteries
Author: Andrew Kull
Publisher:
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13:
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Reading the Gravestones of Old New England
Author: John G.S. Hanson
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2021-11-15
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 1476643296
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe graveyards of old New England hold an incredible range of poetic messages in the epitaphs etched into the gravestones, each a profound expression of emotion, culture, religion, and literature. These epitaphs are old, but their themes are timeless: mourning and faith, grief and hope, loss, and memory. This book tells the story of a years-long walk among gravestones and shares insights gained along the way. It identifies the source texts and authors chosen for these stones; interprets something of the tastes and beliefs of the people who did the choosing; offers some hypotheses on the various ways these texts were accessible to readers in remote towns and villages; gives a brief summary of the religious context of the times; and reflects on how the language and literature chosen for these epitaphs express these peoples' conflicted and evolving attitudes towards life, death, and eternity.
A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries
Author: David Allen Lambert
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes cemetery names; year of consecration of cemetery or oldest known gravestone or burial; location of cemetery; printed and manuscript sources for the cemetery from New England Historic Genealogical Society, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and official Massachusetts vital records to 1850; and contact information for office affiliated with cemetery.
African American Historic Burial Grounds and Gravesites of New England
Author: Glenn A. Knoblock
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-12-14
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 1476620423
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvidence of the early history of African Americans in New England is found in the many old cemeteries and burial grounds in the region, often in hidden or largely forgotten locations. This unique work covers the burial sites of African Americans--both enslaved and free--in each of the New England states, and uncovers how they came to their final resting places. The lives of well known early African Americans are discussed, including Venture Smith and Elizabeth Freeman, as well as the lives of many ordinary individuals--military veterans, business men and women, common laborers and children. The author's examination of burial sites and grave markers reveals clues that help document the lives of black New Englanders from the 1640s to the early 1900s.
Burial and Death in Colonial North America
Author: Robyn S. Lacy
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Published: 2020-09-09
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 1789730430
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the relationship and organization of 17th Century burial landscapes within their associated settlements and the wider setting of colonial northeast British North America to provide readers with a more holistic understanding of settlers’ relationship with mortality.
Graveyard
Author: Ed Warren
Publisher: Graymalkin Media
Published: 2014-10-04
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 163168017X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Ghosts are always hungry,” someone once said—and no one knows how ravenous they really are more than Ed & Lorraine Warren, the world’s most renowned paranormal investigators. For decades, Ed and Lorraine Warren hunted down the truth behind the most terrifying supernatural occurrences across the nation... and brought back astonishing evidence of their encounters with the unquiet dead. From the notorious house immortalized in The Amityville Horror to the bone-chilling events that inspired the hit film The Conjuring, the Warrens fearlessly probed the darkness of the world beyond our own, and documented the all-too-real experiences of the haunted and the possessed, the lingering deceased and the vengeful damned. Graveyard chronicles a host of their most harrowing, fact-based cases of ghostly visitations, demonic stalking, heart-wrenching otherworldly encounters, and horrifying comeuppance from the spirit world. If you don’t believe, you will. And whether you read it alone in the dead of night or in the middle of a sunny day, you’ll be forever haunted by its gallery of specters eager to feed on your darkest dread. Don’t miss the Warrens’ latest film “Annabelle” in theaters now.
Haunted Cemeteries of New England
Author: Roxie J. Zwicker
Publisher:
Published: 2009-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781933002828
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnearch some of the unusual superstitions, epitaphs, and burial customs of Old New England. Once you step into these outdoor museums of stone and visit the dead you may find that you don't want to leave.
Massachusetts Book of the Dead
Author: Roxie J. Zwicker
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2009-02-11
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 1614237379
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA historical tour of the Bay State’s oldest burial grounds—and the sometimes-spooky stories behind them. Massachusetts's historic graveyards are the final resting places for tales of the strange and supernatural. From Newburyport to Truro, these graveyards often frighten the living, but the dead who rest within them have stories to share with the world they left behind. While Giles Corey is said to haunt the Howard Street Cemetery in Salem, cursing those involved in the infamous witch trials, visitors to the Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain enjoy an arboretum and a burial ground with Victorian-era memorials. One of the oldest cemeteries in Massachusetts, Old Burial Hill in Marblehead, has been the final resting place for residents for nearly 375 years. Author Roxie Zwicker tours the Bay State's oldest burial grounds, exploring the stones, stories and supernatural lore of these hallowed places. Includes photos
Graven Images
Author: Allan I. Ludwig
Publisher:
Published: 1966
Total Pages: 526
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Puritan New England, with its abiding concern for things not of this world and its distrust of forms and ceremonies, one art flourished: the symbolic art of mortuary monument stonecarvers. This carefully researched, beautifully illustrated work was the first to consider this art in depth as a meaningful aesthetic-spiritual expression. It is reissued for today's readers, with a new preface outlining changes in the field since the book appeared in 1966.
Yankee's New England Adventures
Author: Editors of Yankee Magazine
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2018-05-01
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 1493034146
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe experts at New England’s iconic Yankee magazine have distilled nearly a century of experience and knowledge into the guide you have been waiting for. Yankee’s New England Adventures is the go-to source for in-depth travel information, with the same stunning photography and practical know-how they bring to you every month. Whether you are interested in exploring the vibrant culture of tiny villages or big cities, eating outstanding meals in colonial inns or vintage diners, rambling through art museums or up steep wooded hills, this is the guide for you. An island stuck in the 19th century? A walk-in, stained-glass globe? A place where you can eat Thanksgiving dinner every day of the year? From the golden dunes of Nantucket to the alpine tundra of the White Mountains, from the blue waters of Lake Champlain to the green grass of Boston Common, travelers and residents alike will find over 400 local secrets, out-of-the-way places, and unique experiences in all six states of this remarkable region of America. Live the Yankee lifestyle and get on the road with Yankee’s New England Adventures.
