Thanks Christine, Mark, Ken, and Don. My spouse and resident history professor tells me that wives often kept their own names in the early-mid 18th century, especially if they were of prominent families.
There's nothing new under the sun, they say. Cheers, Rick On Mar 15, 2015, at 10:44 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > What Mark said. Interesting photo, Rick. Cheers, Christine > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Mar 15, 2015, at 8:51 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I like the how the stones lean into each other - like they are still >> huddling. Interesting that she kept her own name (at least on her tombstone.) >> >> Nice capture! >> >> Mark >> >>> On 3/15/2015 2:12 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >>> I'm not sure why I found this pair of headstones so appealing: >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17982921&size=lg >>> >>> (K-5, DA 50-200) >>> >>> Maybe it's the way they tilt toward each other. I'm also intrigued that in >>> the 19th century this woman kept her own name; something that raised >>> eyebrows when my spouse did the same thing in 1977. >>> >>> Comments appreciated! >>> >>> Rick >> >> >> --- >> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus >> protection is active. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
