Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri, is a rural cemetery established in the 19th century as part of a movement to create burial grounds with a focus on nature. Rural cemeteries are designed not only to be tranquil resting places for the dead, but attractive landscapes where people could both honor their loved ones and spend their free time enjoying the park-like … [Read more...] about Infant Gravestones in Maple Park Cemetery: Researched, Conserved, and Reconstructed by Madison Baker
While the craftsmanship of these two chairs is of high quality, the small size of the chairs and the thin caning indicates that they were not meant to serve as actual chairs for children; instead, these were meant to be toy chairs for use as accessories for dolls. Each chair has a wooden frame that consists of machine-turned, solid wooden pieces that form the legs, … [Read more...] about Doll Chairs: Researched and Conserved by Malena Hemenway
The Republic Sports Sculpture was made by Ralph D. Lanning as a gift to the city of Republic, Missouri. Lanning, who was born in Greene County in 1916, was a prominent member of the community; he served in the United States Army in World War II, taking part in D-Day on Omaha Beach and in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he worked in construction, and he started making … [Read more...] about The Republic Sports Sculpture, by Ralph Doss Lanning: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Paul Rehagen
Nineteenth-century gravestones, like those in the Union Campground Cemetery, use a great deal of symbolic imagery to convey meaning about the deceased and the sentiments of their families and friends. A prevalent 19th-century symbol exists in the pair of clasped hands on Jane C. Caldwell’s gravestone. This symbol is interpreted by many sources as a goodbye, where the living … [Read more...] about Gravestone Images in the Union Campground Cemetery: Researched and Conserved by Jasmine Currey
The main purpose of a gravesite is to provide a resting place, but it is also to provide a place where family and friends can visit and show respect to the deceased. Styles of graves and gravestones can vary in style due to income, social class, location, religious beliefs, and time period. Thomas Patterson Ellison’s grave is the oldest in the Union Campground Cemetery, and … [Read more...] about Gravestone Shapes and Types of Graves in the Union Campground Cemetery: Researched and Conserved by Emma Schupbach