Serengenity
David ShawConnecting the dots in history, genealogy, culture, archaeology and historic grave marker conservation.
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The Beekeeper?
release date May 5, 2026
The Beehive
I don’t remember which of us found it.
Carole1 and I began work on gravestone restoration at Union Cemetery in 2019. Many of the markers were thick with mold, black and illegible. We light...
Making Stone Talk - Inscriptions on the edge
release date April 28, 2026
The photo below should be familiar to my regular readers. I’ve written extensively about the meaning of epitaphs found on 19th century grave markers. But this one nagged at me. I just couldn’t read the wea...
Betsy's ledger stones
Release date 04/15/2026
Betsy
On March 30, 2020, I probed for sunken stones near the Betsy Morris1 monument as a preliminary step for the Union Cemetery conservation plan. Five years later on April 5, 2026, I am only beginning...
Calling all History Nerds: Ten things to know before you visit an historic cemetery
You’ll want to bookmark this post.
Best time to visit?
- It depends on two things, weather and facing. Modern cemeteries found in the U.S. Midwest (and elsewhere) tend to face east. That means the best photography is on a sunny d...
Ballots and Blood Feud: The 1847 Randolph County War
Mississippi curse.
If you live in a river town, the river controls the town, not the other way round.
The ancient village of Kaskaskia was once the center of Illinois civilization. It was the first village, first capital, and the fi...
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