Token of Affection

This is the grave of Mary Ellen Quinn, an assistant teacher who was in her 19th year. No cause of death, but the children of Charleston's schools had this to say:"Your last loving words ring still in our ears/crushed us with grief, moved us to tears/The last lingring (sic) blessing from that now icy hand/May it rest with us ever til with God we shall stand.

CYCLE TOUR - OF GHOULS & GRAVEYARDS

February 24th 2010
Fossicking in old graveyards may seem a strange thing to do. I’m sure the Beast of Burden thinks so, and he may even consider it a ghoulish habit I’ve acquired as once again, I leave him at the gate and head off with notebook and camera. A Window On The Past But I prefer to see it as looking through a window into our past. Often the glimpse we get is tantalizing short on detail - ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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