Most headstone inscriptions follow a classic formula, but there are no rules dictating what should be displayed above a person’s final resting place. If you know where to look in certain ...

Cemeteries — historically considered grassroots archives — serve as physical records of past lives, revealing information about individuals through headstones and inscriptions. They reveal information ...

A British composer has composed an hour-long requiem featuring inscriptions from Jewish gravestones in London — and playwright Sir Arnold Wesker, singing. Benjamin Till, 38, said he was inspired ...

A war hero’s valor is finally recognized on his headstone at Arlington National Cemetery almost 60 years after his gallantry saved four lives in Vietnam. Spc. Calvin Bouknight joined the U.S ...

Conde's work started months ago, when the first two headstones were uncovered and restored. One includes the inscriptions of Simon Gates, who died in 1777, one year after the signing of the ...