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| Union Cemetery, Long Lake, Hennepin, Minnesota |
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Irish Churchyards / Gaelic Lament
I'm just back from a beautiful trip to Ireland and thought I'd post a few cemetery pictures I took, along with this beautiful video I came across today on the Facebook page of Cemetery Records Online, called "Gaelic Lament". It's about the beauty and healing qualities of the laments of the Gaels in Ireland and Scotland. The video also has some incredible scenery and awesome cemetery images.
And here are some of the cemetery images from my trip. Enjoy!
Various churchyards from around the Glens of Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:
Images from the church cemetery at the Hill of Tara, County Meath, Ireland:
And here are some of the cemetery images from my trip. Enjoy!
Various churchyards from around the Glens of Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:
Images from the church cemetery at the Hill of Tara, County Meath, Ireland:
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Wordless Wednesday: Semper Fi
Please read the story behind this amazing photograph, taken by Frank Glick at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, at the StarTribune website.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Spring has sprung, and this graveyard rabbit is hopping again!
It was a long, snowy winter, but finally the tombstones are free of their snow cover and ready for this eager graveyard rabbit to discover and photograph again!
My very first graveyard hop of the season was one of my best ever. I finally figured out the location of the cemetery where my husband's great grandparents and great great grandparents are! It's right in my own home town, so it's pretty ridiculous that I haven't been able to find it, but here's why:
First, there are three churches right in a row on that street. I didn't know that, and I was concentrating on the first one, which it turned out was not the right church. I didn't understand it, because I wasn't paying close attention to the address/directions on the usgenweb page. I figured I knew where the church was... etc., etc., etc.
Second: The cemetery transcription was tripping me up, because of an error. The great great grandparents were Joseph (1841-1922) and Anna (1845-1924) Plihal. The cemetery transcription had a Josephine Plihal (1842-1922) and an Anna Plihal (1845-1924) next to each other, but just glancing at that, I thought, well, no, that's not them. It turns out that the tombstone says "Joseph" (not "Josephine"), but it does say 1842, not 1841. Either I've got his birthdate (Dec 1841) wrong, or whoever ordered the stone didn't know his birthdate, but knew he was 80 years old, so just put 1842.
Also, my husband's Bohemian ancestors had a tradition of naming their children after family members. Nothing could be harder for the genealogist, especially when they're all living near each other! There are literally THREE couples named Joseph and Emilie Plihal that I've been researching, in the same vicinity and right around the same age! Confusing! Plus, I only had information calling MY Emilie "Emma" so looking at the cemetery transcription, not finding an Emma, I thought they must be buried somewhere else. Upon further research, though, my Emma was called Emilie too.
Anyway, once again, I'm learning the lesson that you HAVE to be open-minded in researching these things. There are always going to be mistakes, spelling variations, name variations, and you have to keep your mind open and look into all possibilities to find your people!
Such a thrill to be able to be out graveyard hopping again! Happy Spring, everyone!
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| Bohemian Church, Hopkins, Minnesota |
My very first graveyard hop of the season was one of my best ever. I finally figured out the location of the cemetery where my husband's great grandparents and great great grandparents are! It's right in my own home town, so it's pretty ridiculous that I haven't been able to find it, but here's why:
First, there are three churches right in a row on that street. I didn't know that, and I was concentrating on the first one, which it turned out was not the right church. I didn't understand it, because I wasn't paying close attention to the address/directions on the usgenweb page. I figured I knew where the church was... etc., etc., etc.
Second: The cemetery transcription was tripping me up, because of an error. The great great grandparents were Joseph (1841-1922) and Anna (1845-1924) Plihal. The cemetery transcription had a Josephine Plihal (1842-1922) and an Anna Plihal (1845-1924) next to each other, but just glancing at that, I thought, well, no, that's not them. It turns out that the tombstone says "Joseph" (not "Josephine"), but it does say 1842, not 1841. Either I've got his birthdate (Dec 1841) wrong, or whoever ordered the stone didn't know his birthdate, but knew he was 80 years old, so just put 1842.
Also, my husband's Bohemian ancestors had a tradition of naming their children after family members. Nothing could be harder for the genealogist, especially when they're all living near each other! There are literally THREE couples named Joseph and Emilie Plihal that I've been researching, in the same vicinity and right around the same age! Confusing! Plus, I only had information calling MY Emilie "Emma" so looking at the cemetery transcription, not finding an Emma, I thought they must be buried somewhere else. Upon further research, though, my Emma was called Emilie too.
Anyway, once again, I'm learning the lesson that you HAVE to be open-minded in researching these things. There are always going to be mistakes, spelling variations, name variations, and you have to keep your mind open and look into all possibilities to find your people!
Such a thrill to be able to be out graveyard hopping again! Happy Spring, everyone!
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