My family and I were recently on the Fundy Trail in New Brunswick where we visited an old “Sea Captains’ Burial Ground”.
This was one of the gravestones we found in the tiny, peaceful graveyard.
If this sea captain were alive today, he would be 200 years old!
“Hope reach beyond the bound of time
When what are now deplore
Shall rise in full immortal prime
And bloom to fade no more.”
(Hand tooled inscription near the bottom of the stone)
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WOW… can you imagine what he would think of the world today? it’s changed so much just in 50 years…
I know Lynette, I’m pretty sure he would feel like he was on a different planet!
The inscription is so well considering it was done 157 years ago. Must have taken a long time.
I know Diana, it must have been a real labour of love!
I love visiting old graveyards!
I do too Meryl…it’s fascinating to get a tiny glimpse into the lives of these people who lived so long ago.
This is an excellent WW find!
Thanks Rosey, it was an amazing place to visit.
Pretty cool to see such old headstones still standing.
It was pretty cool…and the lettering looked like it was all done by hand.
What a cool find.
Michelle, it was so interesting to read the stones and learn a tiny bit about these people from long ago.
That is a really neat find!!
I know! We felt very lucky to be there and learn a tiny bit about these people who lived so long ago.
What an awesome find…. I would love to hear his thoughts about how things are today.
Wouldn’t that be awesome Annie, I’m sure it would feel to him, like a totally different world.
I love the inscription at the bottom, looks like a neat place to visit
The inscriptions were so touching to read Laura, gave us a tiny glimpse of these people.
Sounds like a very cool place to visit!
I know, it was awesome and we felt very lucky to be there.
I love visiting graveyards too but not many old ones around here. They have so much history
You’re so right, graveyards certainly have a lot of history Tara and you can learn so much about the people just by reading the inscriptions.
Wow, isn’t it beautiful! Old graveyards are such amazing places…
It was such a beautiful and peaceful place Kathryn and it was so touching and humbling to read the stones and learn a tiny bit about these people from long ago.
I’d love to get out to get a look at that graveyard. All those things fascinate me.
Kathy at Oak Lawn Images
You would love it Kathy, it was so interesting and beautiful.
What a great entry for Wordless Wednesday! The design of the gravestone is beautiful as well. How sad that he died at such a young ( by to days standards) age. 200 yrs ago, it probably was more common .
Patricia, Sugar & Spice & All Things ? Nice
Thanks Pat, it was such a beautiful, peaceful and kind of sad place to visit.
What a cool find! I love that it is so obviously hand tooled.
I love that too Elizabeth, imagine the care and love that went into the crafting of that and many other headstones.
We have some old gravestones in an historic gravesite near us. They old like that one. Very neat to see little bits of history like that.
It is neat to see the bits of history Wendy, you can learn quite a bit just by reading the inscriptions and looking at the stones.
That is so neat! I love old headstones like that :)
Brandi, It was such an amazing and slightly surreal place to visit.
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Old graveyards can be so interesting. Love the poem.
I agree Donna, it’s fascinating to learn little tidbits of information about these people who lived long ago.