Ancestral Burial Sites• Family Stories• Grayson• Today• Yesterday
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Aspen Hill, MD
Gate of Heaven is a peaceful site, and a recent addition to Maryland's rich Catholic history.
I am the proud possessor of my great-grandfather's (less notable) walking cane.
I did it. I just uploaded my book manuscript. Better said, WE did it. It's a great feeling, even if it doesn't win a Pulitzer Prize.
Our ancestors were slaveholders. That's a difficult thing to write.
"We'd be out for two months at once, carrying our hot, heavy pack with a mortar round and a D-handled shovel on top."
It is mind-boggling to consider the odds of the curators selecting THIS photo from the thousands they had to choose from!
We wondered what house on Isle of Hope the photo depicted.
"They roll by just like water, and I guess we never learn."
At nearly every stop, our ancestors voices could still be heard.
May our last word today be kind and loving, and our last look filled with compassion and understanding.