Southern Graves

Savannah's Laurel Grove Cemetery When we come to our final resting place, we may be remembered by an elaborate mausoleum, a block of stone, a wooden post, or perhaps nothing at all. Such is the manner in which those resting under the trees of Laurel Grove Cemetery are memorialized. Established in 1850 out of the property of Springfield, one of Savannah’s earliest plantations, Laurel Grove Cemetery is one of the most mysterious and intriguing cemeteries in all of the city. Through her gates lie individuals who have made their mark locally and worldwide. In this beautiful sanctuary rest such notable individuals as Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of America; Florence Martus, who became more popularly known as the Waving Girl; James Pierpont, author of “Jingle Bells,” the popular Christmas carol; and more than 600 Confederate soldiers. Historic Bonaventure Cemetery: GA Historical Society All cemeteries are history made tangible. Each neatly laid out plot, each lichen-do...

This is a cool video. I saw it first on the Scribblings from Memory blog. It was done by Josh Flowers . What an awesome idea. Enjoy!

Sad, but true. Lynching Victims in America

I first saw this on Dana Huff's genealogy blog . I decided I wanted to share! It's "A Collection of Historical Nineteenth Century Photographs from the American Civil War." Enjoy!

Macon Daily Telegraph (Georgia) 6 December 1916 DEATHS AND FUNERALS MRS. FANNIE ELIZABETH ETHERIDGE Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Elizabeth Etheridge, widow of M. F. Etheridge, were held at Centerville yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. The services were largely attended and the floral offerings were many and beautiful. Elder T. J. Herring conducted the services. Interment was made beside her husband in Centerville cemetery. Image by Christie via FindAGrave -

I recently visited and surveyed Carlos Cemetery on Taylor Road in Bibb County, Georgia. Following the link above, you'll find I've uploaded gravestone transcriptions and photos, as well as linked to obituaries and news articles about some of those interred there. Enjoy!

The Macon Telegraph & Messenger 15 February 1882 The Humble Dead in Rose Hill Cemetery "On fame's eternal camping ground, The silent tents are spread, While glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead." No costly marble marks the spot of the silent sleepers. There has been no portraiture of their death-bed scenes. No long extended notices were published announcing their decease. But sadly and silently they were borne away, and soon the brown autumn leave covered the new made graves. The birds sang their plaintive songs amid the overhanging boughs. The winds sighed a sad requiem and all was soon hushed into deep forgetfulness. Their stations in life were humble, yet many, very many of them did their parts nobly, heroically in life, were kind fathers, devoted wives, noble sons, loving sisters, the toiling mechanic, the just merchant, the private soldier each filled his earthly mission and have gone to their long homes. Let us not forget the humble sleepers in...