Archive for the ‘Cemeteries’ Category

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An Unusual Gravestone Found at the Woodstock Hill Burial Ground With a “Winged Soul Effigy” Placed in Each Top Corner Representing the Two Young Daughters Lost by Abel and Sabra Hofmer in the 1770s (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 30, 2017)

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A Resourceful Garden Gnome Attempts to Utilize a Toadstool as a Makeshift Umbrella at Pine Grove Cemetery in Spencer MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 21, 2015)

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A Little Bird and a Cute Cherub With a Butterfly Share Space on Top of a Tombstone at Hillside Cemetery in Auburn, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on May 14, 2016)


A Lichen-Covered Angel With Both of Her Hands Missing Discovered Next to a Grave at North Cemetery in Sturbridge, MA  (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on May 13, 2019)


An Angel Dressed in a Star Spangled Gown Clutches a Folded American Flag to Her Breast at St. Anthony’s Cemetery in Webster, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 1, 2018)

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A Balloon-Shaped Skull With Wings Seen on a Gravestone From the Mid-18th Century at the Woodstock Hill Burial Ground in Woodstock, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 11, 2017)

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A Petite Fairy, Wearing a Bonnet and Missing Her Left Hand, Loiters in Front of a Gravestone at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Putnam, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on December 30, 2017)


A Moss-Covered Figure of a Nude Child Clutching a Crumbling Cornucopia on Top of a Monument at North Cemetery in Sturbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 1, 2019)


A Granite Angel Kneels as She Clutches a Large Cross at Pine Grove Cemetery in Whitinsville, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on April 15, 2019)


An Adorable Angel Holds a Plump Little Bird in His Cupped Hands as He Kneels in Front of a Gravestone at St. Philip’s Cemetery in Grafton, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 5, 2019)