During the early nineteenth century, Lexington, Kentucky, known as the “Athens of the West,” quickly became a social center for education, religion, and politics. The aristocracy was accustomed to spending their leisure moments listening to music, reading books, growing exotic flowers, riding horses, and discussing the local and national political issues of the day. They worked to bring improvement to the city. They built churches, institutions of higher learning, and brought manufacturing and commerce to Lexington. The aristocracy built roads, made city improvements, and in 1849, they made arrangements for Lexington to receive its first garden cemetery. Many members of that aristocracy found their final resting place in Lexington Cemetery.
This little book offers a brief biographical description, and several photographs, of those members of the Todd and Parker families who were related to Mary Lincoln. Also included, is historical information about the history of cemeteries and some of the mourning customs in the United States. When visiting a cemetery, one may notice artwork engraved on headstones. At the end of the book is a list of those designs and the life aspects represented through cemetery art.
Book Information:
Cover: Soft cover
Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 978-0-9795383-2-2
Ordering Information:
Donna McCreary, Author and Historian 