Some cemeteries aren't as obvious as others. For instance, I was exiting Denison Park recently and tried a little pathway which led to a small, very old, cemetery on Park Avenue, right across the street from a bigger, more noticeable one.
The older of the two, Gorton Cemetery, claimed its last resident in 1889...
Mary D. Owen died 1838 at age 31...
Time wears away body and soul, and old stone...
Polly was the wife of Moses Gorton Jr. She died in 1879 and lived to the very old (at least for those days) age of almost 76 years...
CLICK ON ANY PHOTO TO SEE AN ENLARGED VERSION.
Most interesting names: Enos and Perthe...
Jane, wife of Wm., died in 1840. Was she age 15 or 45 or something else? ...
Across the street, dozens of trees which have probably shaded these resting places for many, many years...
Have you ever wondered what's behind the words? ...
The angel still stands...
My favorite. A wonderful tribute...
Three wars/conflicts and a fireman. Still relatively young when he died...
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Enjoyed walking with you! Aren't they fascinating, really? One of my favorites is a stone in the Pioneer Cemetery in Prattsburg where a man buried his TWO wives side by side, one stone. They did die several years apart, so presumably it was all legal. LOL Would love to walk with you sometime - I'd be interested in Woodlawn in Elmira. But another love of mine is any of the small, usually unnoticed old burial spots. My poor husband is quite used to pulling over when I spot one. Enjoy today! And BTW, of course I don't mind your similar theme for today's blog. I did, after all, take my readers on a walk in the fog in my neighborhood which sounds quite similar to something you might do. Great minds...(???)
ReplyDeleteYour walking/photo journey(s) through Corning and your themed blog posts would be a natural for photo books. Scanning old photos is another matter entirely. The scanning part is easy -- how you 'process' the scans is another.
ReplyDeleteYou might want to get a copy of "Digital Restoration From Start to Finish: Second Edition" by Ctein. Excellent book by one of the best printers alive today. I bought my copy via Amazon for the best price.
You might want to play around with desktop publishing to format your photo books. I use Scribus, a free, open source program for all my photo books. One of the big benefits of going this route is you will have a high quality e-book. You can always get a hard copy later.
John
This makes me excited! I love reading this blog, my husband and I discovered the "true grit" memorial stone before on a walk. I believe it's at Hope Cemetery but now I'm not so certain. :) Thanks for posting this though, I've been meaning to go for a walk again to find it.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous ~ Just discovered your comment. Good to hear from you and glad that these Corning photos get your blood going. My fav is "Mom, Thank you for teaching me the power of food." The cemetery is on Park Avenue, but I didn't pay attention to the name.
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