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Brides of Waldheim |
The Summer 2024 Issue of Morasha contains an article on "The Brides of Waldheim". These ladies' gravestones included a ceramic portrait of themselves (and sometimes their husband) dressed in wedding attire [or in a few cases where the headstone did not include a picture holder, the image appears on their Find a Grave profile]. Because there was space for only a few of these images in the Morasha article, all of them have been posted here. Morasha, the JGSI's newsletter, is available online to members. If you are not a member, please consider joining. It's among the best genealogy memberships you will find. The Brides and I thank you for visiting them today. I know this is not a conclusive list. Surely there are more Brides in Waldheim that I'm not aware of. If you recognize a bride and can share a story, please shoot me an email. If you know of a bride I have missed, and you can provide a photo of the stone and the particulars, please email me with the details. I'd love to hear from you. Sandy Parker skparker@aol.com.
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The photos used on this page were almost all taken from memorials on Find a Grave, then were retouched using various techniques to improve and clean the portraits. The actual photo credits go to Johanna, The Dark Poet, Jim Craig, M W Olivia, Anonymous was a Woman, Roots & Wings, JSmart, Janet R Gertz, David Miller, Rita Ogron, DM47, John Martine, Ace, Jodie Williams, Judith Pierce Gunnett and Doug Bank