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Historic headstones and monuments connect the present to the past while highlighting the artistic workmanship of beautiful grave markers and cemetery scenes. Take a photographic journey through Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to view historic cemeteries, detailed tombstones, and unique graveyard memorials while exploring stories about the region. The people of Lancaster County have a background filled with diverse religious beliefs, rich folk art and culture, and captivating histories that are carved into the old grave markers that are still standing today.
Hand-carved tombstones from the eighteenth century include unique Pennsylvania German folk art decorated with celestial scenes and flowers in addition to traditional funerary motifs such as skulls, hourglasses, and soul effigies. Many Lancaster County cemeteries from the nineteenth century contain intricate headstones, exquisite cemetery entranceways, and surprising Egyptian-inspired monuments.
Famous artists, military heroes, and a former U.S. president are all buried here, in addition to everyday people whose names are etched into the building blocks and tombstones of Lancaster County’s history and culture.
Leann Good is a cemetery enthusiast who loves exploring cemeteries and finding unique grave markers wherever she goes. She was born and raised in Lancaster County, PA, and has ancestors who lived in the county for hundreds of years. She graduated from Temple University and studied English literature and photography. Currently, Leann lives with her husband, child, and three cats in Philadelphia. Grave gardening, cemetery volunteering, and nature are some things she enjoys in her free time. She often visits Lancaster County to see family and eat whoopie pies. Leann’s cemetery photos can be found on Instagram @cemetery_seen or on her website www.cemeteryseen.com.
