by B.L. Unkel | Nov 11, 2020 | Holidays
Private Robert Shurtleff enlisted in the Continental Army in 1782. He served for over a year, during which time he suffered first a saber wound and later a gunshot wound. He treated both injuries himself, then returned to the fighting. Although surely in great pain,...
by B.L. Unkel | Oct 31, 2020 | Holidays
Graveyards are attached to churches, while cemeteries don’t have to be. And you can bury ashes in a cemetery, but not in a graveyard. There’s also a difference between tomb and grave? A grave is a hole in the ground where you place the deceased, while a tomb is a...