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Day 2 of the 3 day Battle of Gettysburg ended with a fierce fight between several thousand soldiers at this scene, Cemetery Hill. One feature prominent in this picture is the fencing. Fences like the split-rail with mortise fence in the foreground are still used commonly today. Beyond are several rows of low stone wall fences, behind which soldiers found some cover. Fences throughout the park are generally maintained roughly in their original locations, as determined through photographs from the time period.
Looking at this picture in large size, the cemetery can be see through the trees on the left beyond the white building. About a half-mile ahead, at the horizon, is a brown structure, the Cemetery Gatehouse, built in 1855.
Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous "Gettysburg Address" for the dedication of the adjoining Soldiers' National Cemetery in 1863, a few months after the battle that cost over 51, 000 casualties. The Civil War lasted another two years after the Battle of Gettysburg.
Kensal Green Cemetery, taken with my Daguerreotype lens from Lomography.
Nikon F4. Ilford FP4 Plus 125 35mm B&W film.
Had a little dirt (or did I?) on my lens that was enhanced when converting to black and white infrared and had to go with it. My nod to the otherworldly. Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.
A memorial to victims of Covid on the fence of Green-Wood Cemetery. I found it to be a sad and moving experience to view these tributes. Anyone can add to the fence.
Rockford National Cemetery
Kodak Ektar 100
Rock Island, Illinois
Sept 2017
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In Manila cemeteries, families honor their loved ones by repainting graves—often before Undas, the Day of the Dead. This tradition reflects care, remembrance, and respect. Bright colors or white limewash are used to clean, protect, and personalize tombs, showing the dead are not forgotten. It’s a heartfelt ritual passed down through generations.
April 5 2021 a sunny and very cold morning in Hull General Cemetery Kingston Upon Hull. The cemetery is looking much better and safer to be in after all the work by the volunteers. Thank you to you all and this place has so much history uncovered by the volunteers daily. In monochrome with iPhone SE!
On the way back from Lisarroll Donkey Sanctuary & having passed the sign for Knawhill Cemetery probably 30 times in recent years I finally had time to spare & headed up the single track lane to find the cemetery.
The Cemetery of the Old Château has many impressive graves from the past. Menton has long been known for its healthy climate. A century ago the upper class went to the tuberculosis sanatorium here, but not everyone survived. At least they got themselves an impressive final resting place. Menton, France-
The cemetery was established in 1841. The last known burial was in 1967. (There can be found also another, Orthodox Jewish cemetery in Vác.) The gravestones date from 1848 up until the 20th century. Inscriptions are in Hebrew, German and Hungarian. Some gravestones have traces of paint.
Rabbi Adolf Neumann and Moshe Lovinger are buried here.
The cemetery has special sections for rabbis, Cohanim, and non-members. Special memorials to Holocaust victims and marked mass graves are present. A pre-burial house with tahara table is present.
History of the Vác Jewish Community: Even during the period of Turkish rule, in the sixteenth century, there was Jewish settlement. Between 1570 and 1580, the Turkish census mentions a "Jewish street" with six houses. After the expulsion of the Turks in 1684 the town was destroyed, and the Jews left Vác together with the Turkish Army. Until the nineteenth century, there were no Jews in Vác, and no trace of them in official reports.
A Jewish community was organized in Vác only after the publication of the law on free residence in 1841. The initial Jewish re-settlers were merchants who directed businesses in Vác, but they were forced to return every evening to the nearby village of Penc, where they were permitted to live.
The Vác Chevra Kadisha was founded in 1844, and a permanent synagogue, built in Romantic style was inaugurated in 1864. The Vác synagogue is on Eötvös K. utca, 5.
The Vác Jewish community was first organized in 1841. After the split of Jewish communities in Hungary in 1869, the Vác community also split. The majority defined itself as Orthodox. In 1875 however, the two parts united and declared itself ‘Status Quo’. Only a few of the most radical separated and established for themselves an Orthodox community. Ultimately, in 1930 the united community also defined itself as Orthodox. The community owned a library, and an organized archive. The communities welfare institutions included a Women's Organization (opened in 1868), and Malbish Arumim for clothing the poor.
There were five Jews in Vác in 1840; 139 in 1869; 2,131 in 1910; 2,059 in 1920; 1,854 in 1941; and 377 in 1946. Presently less than 10 Jews reside in Vác. The rapid growth of the number of Jews stopped in the First World War, and there was even a decrease of their numbers afterwards.
After the German invasion of Vác on March 19, 1944, the Jews of Vác were deported to Auschwitz, and only a few survived.
A temporary ghetto was established in March 1944, after the entrance of the Germans into Hungary. All the Jews of Vác were transferred to the brick factory in the nearby town of Mono. Their transfer was done quickly, and they were permitted to take only a little food. Jewelry and valuables were confiscated from them. In the Mono ghetto there were also Jews from nearby settlements: Alag, Alsógöd, Dunakeszi and Veresegyház. Arrested Jews lived for four weeks outdoors, fed by their small supplies of food they had brought with them. Finally, they were taken to Auschwitz. Very few returned after the war, and they organized a new little Orthodox community, but little by little, their numbers dwindled. Some emigrated to other countries, others moved to Budapest, and the community ceased to exist. Very few Jews now remain in Vác. Many of the former Vác Jews returned to their community and prayed there during the High Holidays.
Alternative Town Names: Waitzen (Ger.) | Vácium (Latin) | Vácov (Slovakian) | ווייצן (Yiddish)
SUNKEN CEMETERY
According to local historians, Mount Vulcan had four historic eruptions. The first one was in 1827 but records of this eruption were nil. The second one was in 1862 when thick ashes from the crater flowed and overtook people who were fleeing towards the sea, resulting in 326 fatalities. The third one started in 1871. Previous experience had taught some of the Camiguin people of the dangerous whims of Mount Vulcan. Thus, when earthquakes were felt, they fled as far away as possible from the volcano, but some stayed behind. There were spasmodic eruptions and the people who fled decided to stay away until the time when the volcano finally subsided in 1875. But when they returned, they have lost their land and their friends.
The whole capital of Camiguin, with its cemetery, sunk under the sea. In the following years, the sunken land and the gravestones can still be seen when the tide is low. But in 1948 until 1953, Mount Vulcan erupted again, sinking the whole area deeper, to around twenty feet. In 1982, a large cross was built on the solidified lava to mark the site that became the graves of the ancestors of the Camiguin people. It has become a sunken cemetery. Now, it is one of the world’s most unique diving sites.
source:http://www.philippinesvacation.org/camiguin/camiguin-sunken-cemetery/
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We visited the cemetery at Kilmorack. Kilmorack is right next to Drumindorsair. There were a lot of grave stones with the name Cameron (my mother's family).
The National Cementery in San Francisco ....profoundly quiet and dignified honor to those heroes who served our country. #cy365 315/365 'cemetery'
Brompton Cemetery Chapel. Grade 2* listed and constructed 1841-2 to the design of Benjamin Baud. It was the only one of three such chapels to be built, the others being discarded from the plans due to costs. The dome is decorated with marigolds, and there are acanthus leaves around the edge. The Mediterranean acanthus grew in the cemeteries of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Its leaves have been used to symbolise the ‘garden of heaven’. By contrast, marigolds represented sadness for the Victorians. The chapel is still used for funerals, but is also a concert venue and exhibition space. The Brompton Cemetery is unique in that it is one of the London Royal Parks. The cemetery was opened in 1838 before completion, is grade 1 listed and on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
London Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London, England - Brompton Cemetery Chapel, Old Brompton Road
October 2022