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March 9, 2023

The History of Headstones: Origins to Present-Day

The headstone is a marker that is placed above the grave typically indicating the name…
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February 14, 2023

Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing a Headstone

The death of a loved one is a stressful, painful experience. Arranging for an appropriate…
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Engraved granite tombstone with damaged inscription in outdoor graveyard
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December 7, 2022

Factors to Consider Before Changing a Headstone’s Inscription

Owing to the way in which inscriptions are engraved on headstones, it is not really…
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Black and white photo of older tombstones with surface damage and engraved inscriptions in graveyard
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November 11, 2022

How to Choose the Right Engraver for Older Headstones

If you are planning to add a new inscription to an older headstone, you need…
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September 10, 2022

Hold the Headstones: Six of History’s Most Unusual Burial Rites

Headstones for graves as we would recognize them today first started appearing in church cemeteries…
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September 10, 2022

Famous People Buried Without Headstones

Throughout the course of history, the size of a deceased person's memorial was almost always…
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Granite tombstone with cross symbol engraving in soil with surrounding yellow flowers
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August 17, 2022

General Rules and Regulations for Headstones

Understandably most people don’t spend their life dwelling on the kind of headstones they will…
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