Now I lay me down to Sleep...

On September 19, the class took a nice little walk into a brewing storm to look at two local Church Cemeteries in downtown Charleston.

The first church we visited was the The Cathedral Church of St.Luke and St. Paul. This is where most of my photos were taken due to the threatening weather. My first impression of the trip was how disrespectful I felt walking through the sleeping bodies. After about 10 minutes, I was very fascinated by the cemetery that all of my worries were forgotten.

The second church we visited was the St. Patrick Catholic Church. This was a cemetery that made me happy, well at least the OCD side of me. Like stated before, the threatening storm cause me to not take as many pictures. I will say that the design of the cemetery was simple, yet beautiful. I love how the grave markers were mainly all the common headstones, but they were all very very unique and gorgeous. I was very intrigued, which is another reason I forgot to take photos.

Here are the photos from that night. Captions explain the grave marker.

This is a Box Tomb.

The Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul

This is a mausoleum.

This is a cradle.

This is a bevel.

This is the most common, just known as a headstone. 

This is a headstone

This is such a beautiful grave marker.
 The craving on the stone and the detail of the cross.
 Truly breathtaking. 

This is an urn or pedestal tomb.

A headstone with beautiful carvings.

Beautiful carving of a rose on a grave marker.

A very extraordinary of a mausoleum where the name of the family
resting here isn't even craved into the tomb.

A broken column which represents how the life has gotten cut off very suddenly.

A beautiful craving on a headstone.

A ledger keeping the spirit inside of the tomb
Love how the cravings are very heard to see.

St. Patrick Catholic Church Photos

A ledger made to look like a headstone laying on the ground.

Another craving that is breathtaking on a headstone.

Meeting my first ever Taphophilia

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One of the scariest places on Halloween happens to be Ruth M. Miller's favorite place to investigate, graveyards. Being a local Charleston historian, Miller took the time to come visit our class on September 12, 2016. The passion Mrs. Miller had shown was truly breathtaking.

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Starting off her presentation with how she first fell in love with graveyards. She was working at the St. MichaelsGraveyard in Charleston, South Carolina. She states that a “bus full of morticians” had come to the cemetery and instead of following her and her tour, they went directly to the Cemetery to look at the grave markers. She also states “I learned so much about the graveyard and fell in love”. She had lost them in the area and they took her on a two-hour tour of the grounds. Oh, how the roles had change. Oh, how that sparked a passion within Miller.

Then, she starts to explain all of the graveyards and cemeteries in the area. She told all of us how there is a Quaker graveyard in the downtown area that is now  a parking garage due to the growing city and the tourism scene. Thanks to the historians, there is a plaque that states that there was at one point a graveyard, which you can find on the fence in a form of a dedication. This was also the oldest Quaker cemetery south of Philadelphia.

         

          Miller also talks about the grave markers of Charleston. “We have the best collections of the 18^th-Century graveyards, with the best carvers”, states Miller. Since Charleston was the richest city in 1770 with no stone to carve, everyone had ordered from England and other for the stone. Making Charleston better than New York and Boston. This is because, she states, “We had the population of Boston, richer tan New York in 1770.” And we also “had freedom of speech”.

          Some interesting points she had stated. Meeting St in Charleston was named this because of “the church meeting homes”.

St Michaels has two signers of the Declaration of Independence.

When Ashely Cooper announced freedom of religion, “he never knew that he would bring golf over” to the United States.

Charleston has the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the United States.

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My name is Lainey Galicia. I am a freshman at the College and can't wait to see what my future here holds. I work at HandPicked, a jewelry store on King Street.

 I am from a small town about 30 minutes outside of Charlotte, NC named Clover, SC. I am the youngest child with 3 older siblings(sister, then two brothers) I am the last of my family to attend CofC( yes every child has attend/is attending).

 I am in a sorority (GO PHI MU) and can't wait to be initiated and a part of Greek life here on campus.I also want to play quiddich and start to get involved in other groups and clubs.

 I was heavily involved in JROTC in high school. I want to cross town with CSU for AFROTC next year, and after my four years of college, I wish to commission as a officer in the Air Force( AIR POWER) where I want to be in the OSI which is basically the FBI of Air Force.

After years of military service, I wish to use my degree of Pyschology and Crime, Law and Society to become a behavioral analyst in the F.B.I, or even a Special Agent. I have always want to be a part of the Secret Service as well. I don't know where I will end up in life, but I know that I want to protect this country and serve.

So, hello, my name is Lainey and I am a positive and fun gal who is ready to take on my 4 years of college in the best city.

May 18,2016. Awards Ceremony with a close friend

May 18,2016. Awards ceremony with my two instructors 

June 7, 2014. After receiving ranks at Cadet Officer Leadership School with two of my best friends at Newberry College

August 21,2016. Bid Day

September 6,2016.After pledging Phi M
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November 16, 2015. My siblings and I before a wedding.