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To the memory of Charles Alston

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When we traveled to Boston and Salem in the fall of 2018, I was of course excited at the opportunities to explore some of the oldest cemeteries in North America. I also realized I needed to brush back up on my cemetery symbolism and language. As I’ve written before, when a woman is described as the consort of her husband on a gravestone, she usually predeceased him. If he predeceased her, the inscription may refer to her as a relict, an old-fashioned word for widow.

Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts
Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts
Old Burying Point, Salem, Massachusetts

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Stanford

Charles Villiers Stanford was a composer, conductor, and teacher of music.  He spent his childhood in Dublin enjoying many opportunities to hear concerts and performances with his parents, both amateur musicians.  He attended Cambridge University before studying under composers in Leipzig and Germany.  Stanford composed music of his own and taught at the Royal College of Music in London.

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