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Decoration of a monument at Novodevich'e cemetary in Moscow
I think it's very touching...

I had part of the afternoon off, and had to run into the city, so I decided to take my camera. Before I left, I found a few historic sites that weren't too far out of my way. This is from the Painesville Cemetery, in Franklin Wisconsin, just south of Milwaukee. Unfortunately, I didn't even leave the house until a little before 3:00, and by the time I got there, it was ten after four - on the shortest day of the year. It was pretty much dark by 4:30. I thought I had light, but I was shooting at ISO 800, and you can probably see the odd light, particularly in the first shot.

The site was the Painesville Chapel. The adjacent cemetery was started by some anti-religious German free thinkers (followers of Thomas Paine, among others). The chapel was built by German Protestants. It was used as an Army Depot during the Civil War, as well as by the Underground Railroad.


This is the marker for the Honadel family. The names on this side of the stone are John George Honadel (1793-1876), and Dorothy Honadel (1793-1871), both born in Alsace (a rather German area of France). On the very bottom of the stone is the name Cecelia, who could be their granddaughter (1866-1889). On the top, on the vase-looking thing is the name Isabella Honadel (1864-1937). There are names on all four sides of the marker, but this is all I can tell you.


Christine M. Dittmar (1802-1864), on the left. I can't make out the name on the right.

Just put the Xmas show 2009 up for download- go to http://deadthyme.libsyn.com or iTunes (search the podcast directory for deadthyme).

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