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Researching graveyards throughout Florida
Have you ever been walking in the woods and come across a group of tombstones. They were probably overgrown with weeds, some of them maybe even broken. Did you wonder why they were there? Who were they, why were they buried in this lonely place ? Was this an old homesite, the remains of an old town, were they just travelers killed on their journey?
Someone loved these people and cared enough to mark their graves. They were people just like us once. Should their graves just be left to disappear? If we don't preserve their history, who will preserve ours?
Many towns and cities do not even know these places exist. Someday they will have homes or stores built over them. It is our job to remind the system that these graveyards exist and that people still care about them. If we can update current lists, maybe we can protect these sites from development
Someone loved these people and cared enough to mark their graves. They were people just like us once. Should their graves just be left to disappear? If we don't preserve their history, who will preserve ours?
Many towns and cities do not even know these places exist. Someday they will have homes or stores built over them. It is our job to remind the system that these graveyards exist and that people still care about them. If we can update current lists, maybe we can protect these sites from development
Share Old Graveyard in the Woods by Angel Dean
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People often ask me why I photograph cemeteries that are not "abandoned".
These 2 photos are actually the same tombstone. The first photo is from 2008, the second photo is 2013 All cemeteries should be documented before these treasures are lost forever. |
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