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The Davies Legacy

June 29, 2023 Jeffry Burden

Many of the lovely monuments you see in Shockoe Hill Cemetery and elsewhere in Virginia were the product of John…

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A Small Reminder

December 10, 2020 Jeffry Burden

Just south of the Cemetery, just behind the curb near the intersection of Bates and 3rd streets, is this modest…

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A Sad Story

February 10, 2019 Admin

From The Times Dispatch 28 January 1909, page 10 column 4

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William Waller Hening

January 19, 2019 Admin

Imagine my surprise at discovering I not only have an ancestor buried at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, but that he was…

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Intriguing Tale of Murder and Richmond’s First Motor Car Funeral

November 2, 2018 Admin

While some cities in the U.S. had already adopted the practice of funeral processions via automobile, Richmond did not follow…

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Cemetery Neglected

October 10, 2018 Admin

From Richmond Times-Dispatch  5 April 1915, page 6 column 4 The Voice of the People Shockoe Cemetery Neglected To the…

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Quoits Club

August 31, 2018 Admin

Quoits is a game similar to horseshoes that is played in various formats including lawn, indoors, and tabletop. It typically…

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Pin-Money Pickles

August 6, 2018 Admin

Recently, two Shockoe Hill Cemetery visitors introduced us to another resident gem.  In year 1868 sixteen-year-old Ellen Gertrude Tompkins Kidd…

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Shockoe Conditions at Age 54

June 14, 2018 Admin

The ongoing maintenance of historic Shockoe Hill Cemetery is a daunting task today. The monuments are showing their age and…

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Elizabeth Van Lew Funeral

April 17, 2018 Admin

From The Times, 27 September, 1900, page 5, column 4 Funeral Services The funeral of Miss Elizabeth L. Van Lew…

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