A “receiving vault” is a structure designed primarily to hold the bodies of the deceased during the winter months when the ground is too fr...

Riverview Cemetery has but one Sassafras tree in its plant collection, that being a weather-beaten specimen in Section K that is likely more...

Among my cemetery research interests is the study of the Monumental Bronze Company and the “white bronze” monuments they produced. The Last ...

There’s no doubt that railroads played a pivotal role in the industrialization of the nation, allowing for unprecedented growth and prosperi...

“Trees are the best monuments that a man can erect to his own memory. They speak his praises without flattery, and they are blessings to chi...