Comments on: Travel Photo Thursday — Mar.6/14– Halifax’s Old Burial Ground

By: A 1749 Halifax Landmark

A 1749 Halifax Landmark — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 09:35:55 +0000

[…] safe to that you are in one of the most historical parts of Halifax. On your right is the Old Burial Ground, and directly across the street you have St. Matthew’s United Church founded in the same year […]

By: Nancie

Nancie — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:28:35 +0000

In reply to Mike (Nomadic Texan).

Hi Mike,

Thanks for letting me know about the buttons. I’ve checked them out and I think I have them working again. I find those things have minds of their own.

It’s true some of the graves do contain more than one corpse. I read numerous head stones with more than one name. Looks like children were often buried with a parent. Strange but true!

Thanks for stopping by! 🙂

By: Mike (Nomadic Texan)

Mike (Nomadic Texan) — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:35:14 +0000

Nancie,
Interesting post. I love old architecture regardless of the genre. I was taken back by the line you stated that a grave might have more than one’s remains. That is a little out there IMHO. By the way when I tried to “follow” you on Google+ it took me to Google+ not your page. Also the Twitter address blank above would not let me copy and paste the link. I had to type it. Just FYI’s. Safe Travels.
Mike

By: Nancie

Nancie — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 14:25:41 +0000

In reply to Irene S. Levine. Hi Irene! Cemeteries tell a lot of stories, for sure!

By: Nancie

Nancie — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 14:24:46 +0000

In reply to Nancy Thompson. Hi Nancy! Thanks for dropping by. I'm glad you like the photos.

By: Nancie

Nancie — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 14:23:50 +0000

In reply to Doreen Pendgracs. Hi Doreen! There's always a history lesson to be had in a graveyard! :)

By: Nancie

Nancie — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 14:22:46 +0000

In reply to Donna Janke. Hi Donna! It is a Heritage site, so they have had their share of funding over the years. I'm sure some of that has gone to cleaning/maintaining the headstones. However, there was a time when it looked quite derelict, and if I remember correctly, a favorite place of homeless people to sleep. These days, it's locked at night.

By: Nancie

Nancie — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 14:20:09 +0000

In reply to Suzanne Fluhr.

Hi Suzanne…Both New England and Nova Scotia “have” a lot of history. I’m sure back then that a lot of men remarried because they lost wives in childbirth…sad.

HaHa, I was wondering who you be the first to comment on my somewhat “anti-American” sounding comment. Trust me, I quite like America, I know some lovely Americans (like you), but I still like being a Canadian 🙂 (I hope you can seem the twinkle in my eye as I type this comment, and hear my laughter!) 🙂

By: Suzanne Fluhr

Suzanne Fluhr — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 02:01:29 +0000

I always make it a point to visit old graveyards—-especially in New England. The last time I was in Boston, I visited a graveyard where one of the people buried there was born in the 16th century — that’s about as old as you’ll find in English North America. I like trying to figure out the family histories of those buried there. In one Cape Cod cemetery, I found a 18th century guy who was buried with his 3 wives—the first two of whom might have died in childbirth based on their ages.
PS: Since I’ve met you and I know you’re a very nice person, I’ll ignore your remark about having been “saved” from Halifax being a star on the American flag 😉

By: Neva

Neva — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:12:10 +0000

I love history and this is a treasure trove of so many lives ready to tell their story. I noticed one grave stone had some flowers laid there. Any idea why?