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Exactly 125 years ago today, on October 30, 1899, Annie French Cooley passed away at the age of 26. Annie...
In case you missed my previous post, I have started work on the French Family Burial Plot at Bethesda...
I am not doing too well on completing my monuments and posting articles. Life has somehow managed to...
Wow! Time really does fly by. I cannot believe that I have not posted anything since August 2022. ...
My latest project was chosen simply because I thought the monument was unique and pretty! I could...
The last article I wrote was about the murder of Eula Bass in 1921. I told you that I had my work...
Scene of the crime – Madison Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee
On an April afternoon in 1921, Eula...
On a Tuesday afternoon in February of 1916, Claude Veazey and Lida Canon were married in Memphis, Tennessee....
The angel at Longtown Cemetery in Panola County, Mississippi is a sight to behold. It is a marble statue...
When you walk into Palestine Cemetery in Tate County, Mississippi, you are greeted by a young girl kneeling...
I have spent the last week working on a project that I am excited to share with all of you. Last...
Every time I ride south on Highway 51, I always look up at a girl on the hill in Bethesda Cemetery.
The...
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