We took a day trip over to Tallahassee to visit my cousin Margie and her family on May 31th. We drove by a cemetery and I of course had to stop. It was the Old City Cemetery, the oldest public cemetery in Tallahassee,established in 1829.
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| Confederate Cemetery within the Old City Cemetery |
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| "The marker for Samuel Allen Sheppard (d. 1897) is made of zinc or "white bronze." White bronze was popular at the turn of the century, primary for statuary and garden furniture. The Monumental Bronze Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut (with six foundries, including one in New Orleans), was the only firm that made gravemarkers. Exposure to air gives the marker a distinctive gray color." |
Of course we Lebanese clansmen always want to go to a Lebanese restaurant. Unfortunately it was closed, so we did the next best thing, we went to Mayuri Indian Restaurant. Wonderful! As is my custom, I had a picture taken there. We spent the afternoon talking about family, genealogy and Lebanese food.
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| Mike, Tess, Margie & Hunter |
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| Margie,Billy,Matthew,Glo & T @ Mayuri' Restaurant |
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