tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post2248493999771378056..comments2023-11-03T06:10:55.430-04:00Comments on Stealing Hamilton: dateshamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-49966453952213458142012-05-16T19:20:03.977-04:002012-05-16T19:20:03.977-04:00haha, I am sure there are many families who would ...haha, I am sure there are many families who would feel that way! I wonder, sometimes, how they would feel about us in the 21st C poking around in their lives and reading those census forms!hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-54167517562060862952012-05-16T11:10:46.151-04:002012-05-16T11:10:46.151-04:00there was also no name on the back of the stone? (...there was also no name on the back of the stone? (i guess not!!)<br />but only after more than a year here in the US did i discover that the stones are often inscribed on both sides... or that the little stones with "mother, father, etc" in front of the stone refer to the names on the actual stone. haha, that took me a while.. <br /><br />this stone is pretty in its simplicity, i think!CaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448120621150624576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-33052919262100282062012-05-16T08:41:44.328-04:002012-05-16T08:41:44.328-04:00It is very tactile, isn't it. Puffed up ... I ...It is very tactile, isn't it. Puffed up ... I really like the style, the font, the stone.<br /><br />As a 'historian' the lack of information irritates me, yet I take Carolyn's point about the information possibly be available elsewhere. However, as a member of a family this just screams love and loss to me. 'They were mine. They are still mine. And that is all an outsider needs to know. So buzz off'.<br /><br />Wonderful find.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-67832220355057160302012-05-15T23:46:51.189-04:002012-05-15T23:46:51.189-04:00It wasn't until you mentioned it that it is in...It wasn't until you mentioned it that it is indeed not common to only mention the years. I think it's a beautiful headstone, and I really like how you processed this photo!Nellieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280581604747080077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-35913771126429148202012-05-15T16:46:17.744-04:002012-05-15T16:46:17.744-04:00Does this cemetery keep records of who's burie...Does this cemetery keep records of who's buried where? That would be one way to find out the family name. Really good photo. Like the way you can see how rough hewn the stone is.Oakland Daily Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352365270299187377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-2861860496678250642012-05-15T09:59:31.858-04:002012-05-15T09:59:31.858-04:00Great black and white shot, really suits the subje...Great black and white shot, really suits the subject.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093410113028503578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-53399916905492789742012-05-15T08:24:06.964-04:002012-05-15T08:24:06.964-04:00I always wonder who decided to do that?I always wonder who decided to do that?hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-70868913762671562762012-05-15T08:23:22.073-04:002012-05-15T08:23:22.073-04:00it not as uncommon as one might think. though, oft...it not as uncommon as one might think. though, often, the individual names are on flat stones on the ground surrounding the main stone. in this case, I couldn't find anything to indicate that had been done.hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-62175132438843423832012-05-15T07:49:38.259-04:002012-05-15T07:49:38.259-04:00What a wonderfully simplistic marker. Shame their...What a wonderfully simplistic marker. Shame their names are now lost to time.<br /><br />Herding CatsSeaThreePeeOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639732349402996973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-51896611068348662782012-05-15T05:10:25.500-04:002012-05-15T05:10:25.500-04:00Yes, odd...Yes, odd...Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-5306784124259132062012-05-14T18:36:39.608-04:002012-05-14T18:36:39.608-04:00I always find these "mother" "fathe...I always find these "mother" "father" graves strange. I guess their real names weren't worth remembering. :(Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-8994074248108090212012-05-14T18:30:25.354-04:002012-05-14T18:30:25.354-04:00I find it odd that there are no names for Ma and P...I find it odd that there are no names for Ma and Pa - have never seen a headstone with no names.Paul in Powell Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539247800330943502noreply@blogger.com