Ferns
Pokin’ round ‘mid ferns and mosses, Like a hop-tail or a snail, Somehow seems to lighten crosses Where my heart would elsewhere fail. … Continue reading
Thomas Whittemore (1871–1950)
by Robin Hazard Ray The late Thomas Whittemore (1871–1950, Sorrel Path 2007) defies definition. The Dictionary of Art Historians describes him as a “Harvard Byzantinist and Egyptologist.”[1] Art scholar Holger A. Klein, in his article “The Elusive Mr. Whittemore,” calls … Continue reading
Symbols and Meanings of Victorian Funerary Art Bibliography
“Alice North Towne Lincoln: Boston’s Selfless Advocate for the Poor” By William A. McEvoy Jr. (Free Download)
Author and historian William McEvoy has just completed an 88 page biography on Alice North Towne Lincoln, buried on Snowdrop Path in Mount Auburn Cemetery. Alice N. Lincoln was a philanthropist in 19th century Boston who focused on reforming tenement … Continue reading