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2 posts published by HIS during August 2025| Words on Stone
Using WordPress free site I started writing this blog in 2014 and have created 314 posts to date. I have now reached the maximum limit, receiving a message ‘not enough space to upload photographs’. Therefore I must sadly say goodbye. Thank you to all who viewed and/or followed my blog.| Words on Stone
In the 19th century, childhood mortality was significantly higher than it is today. Almost one in five babies died before their first birthday and a substantial number of children before their fift…| Words on Stone
This memorial is located in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland. It features a seated, kilted infantryman holding a rifle across his knees as he looks towards the Castle. The design was cr…| Words on Stone
The Town of Colma in California is known as “The City of Souls” due to its numerous cemeteries and the large number of deceased residents (1.5 million souls), far exceeding the living population of over 1,407 residents. A San Francisco ordinance in 1900 prohibited further burials within the city limits, leading to the relocation of … Continue reading CITY OF SOULS→| Words on Stone
Severe flooding often means your deceased relatives do not rest in peace. Lord, plant my feel on higher ground. Under the sod, and the dew, awaiting judgment day. Stop traveller and weep,For here b…| Words on Stone
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland Lasswade is derived from two Old English words meaning meadow and a shallow river crossing. Before there was a bridge, a sturdy local girl called Jenny struggled across the river carrying travellers on her back. According to this local legend, the cries of ‘Jenny lass, wade!’ is the reason that the village … Continue reading Lasswade Old Kirk and Graveyard→| Words on Stone
An engraved thistle adorns this gravestone, symbolic of Donald McEwen’s homeland. Thistles represent earthly sorrow and can be found on many Scottish gravestones; it is also the national flower of Scotland. He was a native of the Island of Islay in Argyllshire and died at age 74 in 1846. His grave is located at Campbellville … Continue reading Scots Far From Their Native Land→| Words on Stone
Kilmartin Glen, located in Argyll and Bute, Western Scotland, was part of the Poltalloch Estate owned by the Malcolm Clan until the 1930’s. It is a natural museum with hundreds of historic mo…| Words on Stone
A sample of graves located in the First Mennonite Cemetery also known as East End Cemetery. JOHN RICHERT This very old stone is so worn that the inscription is illegible. The cemetery record furnishes the following information: In Memory Of / John Richert / Born Oct. 18, 1830 / Died Feb. 14, 1895 / Aged … Continue reading Kitchener Mennonite Cemetery→| Words on Stone
This engraving shows a boat with a full sail in the style of Vikings. An angel with outstretched arm appears to be guiding the vessel which contains a dead body. This vignette represents the journey of the soul across the sea of death to the afterlife accompanied by a guardian angel. On the right side … Continue reading Sailing to the Afterlife→| Words on Stone
